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UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 

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DR.  LAUR  LARSEN 


Luther  College   Through 
Sixty  Years 


1861  -  ig2i 


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By  THE  .LUTHER  COLLEGE  FACULTY 

Editorial  Committee: 
O.  M.  NORLIE  -  O.  A.  TINGELSTAD  -  KARL  T.  JACOBSEN 


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PREFACE 

LUTHER  COLLEGE  has  had  a  definite  aim  and  has  rendered 
a  very  definite  service.    It  has  stood  for  sound  Biblical  doc- 
trine, and  on  this  basis  has  furnished  many  well  educated  ministers 
and  teachers  for  the  Church.    It  has  thus  been  a  very  important 
factor  in  the  development  of  the  Norwegian   Lutheran   Church  in 
this  country.    It  has  given  its  students  a  knowledge  of  the  cultural 
and   spiritual   heritage  which  they  have   received  from  their   fore- 
fathers   and   lias   thus    added   to   their   strength   of   character    and 
individuality   and   made   them  better  American   citizens   than   they 
would  have  been  had  they  known  less  of  the  roots  from  which  they 
\Jiave  sprung.    It  has  stood  for  a  thorough  classical  training;   and, 
Y^thpugh  providing  for  the  study  of  the  natural  sciences,  has  empha- 
■J,  sized  the  study  of  languages,  history,  human  thought  and  art,  and 
human  institutions,  in  a  time  of  great  uncertainty  in  college  edu- 
cation.   It  has  pursued  its  policy  in  the  face  of  great  temptation 
\t6  yield  to   the   spirit  of  the  time,   and  has   produced   a  body   of 
^alumni  who  have  exerted  a  widespread  influence  and  have  been  a 
^distinct  credit  to  their  Alma  Mater  and  the  people  of  Norwegian 
extraction  in  this   country. 

In  view  of  these  things,  it  is  quite  appropriate  that  a  history  of 
Luther    College,   such   as   is    herewith    presented,    should   be    pub- 
lished at  this  time.    It  is  not  the  first  history  of  the  College  that  has 
been  written.    A  number  of  sketches  and  histories  of  the  College 
have   been   published    from   time   to   time,   but   only    one   of   these 
.-\   'histories  has  attempted  to  give  a  detailed  account  of  the  work  done 
'i  >at  the  institution.   This  is  Prof.  Gisle  Bothne's  "Det  Norske  Luther 
.  ^College,"    written    in    the    Norwegian    language    and    published    in 
\1897.     It  is  a  very  interesting  and  valuable  work;  but,  naturally, 
*^it  contains  no  account  of  the  development  of  the  College  during 
v-the  last  quarter   of  a   century. 

«v^       "Luther   College   Through   Sixty   Years"   gives   the   history   of 

< -the  College  from  the  time  of  its  origin  to  the  conclusion   of  the 

sixtieth    anniversary    festivities,    and   contains    material    pertaining 

to  the  College  that  is  not  to  be  found  elsewhere  in  the   form  in 

^which  it  is  here  presented.    A  very  readable  history  of  the  College 

J  could  be  written,  made  up  of  accounts  of  interesting  episodes  and 

Cr^the  many  events   that   have   taken   place   on   the   College   campus. 

'  It  was  decided,  however,  not  to  make  this  volume  a  history  of  that 

^  character,   but   to   make   it    a   source   of   information    pertaining   to 

t\  the    serious    work    of    the    institution.      As    such    it    should    prove 

valuable  to  all  who  for  any  reason  are  interested  in  the  College, 


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to  all  who  arc  interested  in  the  history  of  the  Lutheran  Cluireh 
in  this  eountry.  to  all  who  are  interested  in  the  history  of  the 
people  of  Norwegian  extraetion  in  this  country,  and  to  all  who 
are  interested  in  the  development  of  higher  education  in  this 
country  during  the  last  sixty  years. 

The  volume  is  the  joint  product  of  the  men  who  constituted  the 
College  faculty  in  the  year  1921-1922,  the  "Sixtieth  Anniversary 
Year" ;  but  special  credit  is  due  the  editorial  staff,  consisting  of 
Professors  O.  M.  Norlie,  O.  A.  Tingelstad,  and  K.  T.  Jacobsen, 
who  planned  the  work,  read  proof,  and  supervised  the  publication. 
All  this  tlu'}^  have  done  in  addition  to  prejiaring  their  own  chapters 
and  performing  other  duties  which  would  ordinarily  be  regarded 
as  sufficient  to  occupy  the  time  of  a  busy  man. 

The  volume  contains  more  than  250  illustrations,  which  have 
been  selected  for  their  general  interest  and  historical  value,  and 
which  the  reader  will  no  doubt  regard  as  an  important  feature 
of  the  book. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  value  of  the  volume  will  prove  commensurate 
with  the  labor  required  to  prepare  it,  and  that  it  may  serve  as  a 
useful   work  of  historical   reference. 

Oscar    L.    Olson. 

Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa,  July   12,  1922. 


CONTENTS 


PAGE 


Cover   Destgx — li^an    Doseff        

Chapter  One— The  Foundation  of  Luther  College— 17,  Sihler  .  .  9 
Chapter  Two— Religious  Aim  and  Character — O.  M.  Norlie  ...  24 
Chapter  Three — Government  and  Administration — D.  T.  Nelson  .  48 
Chapter  Four — Presidents  and  Principals — Francis  E.  Peterson     .      .     64 

Chapter  Five— Faculty— O.  A.  Timjelstad 88 

Chapter  Six — School  Plant — Francis  E.  Peterson 142 

Chapter  Seven  — Library  and  Museum — Karl  T.  Jacobsen     ....    159 

Chapter  Eight — Income — K.   O.   Eittreim 170 

Chapter  Nine — Expenditures — O.   M.   Eittreim 177 

Chapter  Ten— The  Field  of  Luther  College— JET.  O.  TaUe     .      .      .      .184 

Chapter  Eleven — Attendance — S.    S.    Reque 202 

Chapter  Twelve — Organization — L.    A.    Mae 260 

Chapter  Thirteen — Instruction — A.   M.   Rovehtad 275 

Chapter  Fourttjen- Student  Organizations — Carl  W.  Strom  .  .  .  309 
Chapter  Fifteen— Athletics  and  Military   Drill— O.    W.  Quail ei/     .      .   328 

Chapter  Sixteen— Music — C.   N.   Eranson 361 

Chapter  Seventeen — Important   Events — Kimt   (ijerset 382 

Chapter  Eighteen— Sixtieth   Anniversary— (Vn-/o   .-/.   Sperati     .      .      .398 

Chapter  Nineteen — Graduates — M.    H.    Trytteii 411 

Chapter  Twenty— Luther  College  Graduates   and    Undergraduates   in 

Church    Work — Brynjolf   J.    Hovde 4-33 

Chapter  Twenty-One — Retrospect   and    Prospect— 0.vro*-   L.   Olson     .   468 

Bibliography — O.   3/.   Norlie 435 

Chronological    Summary — O.    A.    Tingelstad 488 

Index — Karl    T.    Jacobsen 49I 


CHAPTER  ONE 

THE  FOUNDATION  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE 

W.     SiHLER 

THE  last  of  the  eighteenth  and  tlie  beginning  of  the  nineteenth 
century  saw  rationalism,  with  its  God  the  mere  product  of  the 
human  brain,  gradually  ebb  away.  A  deeper  philosophy  arose,  and 
the  troubles  of  the  times,  which  culminated  in  the  French  Revolu- 
tion and  Napoleon's  tyrannies,  awakened  a  deeper  religious  con- 
sciousness. 

This  reaction  occurred  wherever  rationalism  had  held  sway, 
also  in  Norway,  which  had  not  escaped  its  influences.  Among  the 
lay  people  these  religious  longings  found  their  spokesman  in  Hans 
Nielsen  Hauge;  but  also  the  seats  of  learning,  where  theologians 
and  clergymen  were  prepared  for  their  responsible  positions,  be- 
came imbued  with  a  new  life  which  was  to  find  its  reflection  on  the 
prairies  and  in  the  woods  of  North  America. 

We  recognize  tlierein  God's  finger  and  rejoice  that  at  about  the 
time  of  this  awakening  the  interest  in  the  New  World  had  entered 
the  houses  and  huts  of  many  people  who  were  destined  to  play  over 
here  a  part  which  no  one  would  have  dreamed  of  some  years  be- 
fore. ' 

It  is  well  known  that  many  Norwegians  found  their  way  into 
this  country  long  before  the  nineteenth  century,  through  their 
many  mercantile  connections,  especially  through  Holland.  These 
people,  however,  were  soon  absorbed,  and  their  history  is  traced 
only  with  difficulty.  If  we  look  for  the  influences  which  caused  an 
immigration  which  became  really  monumental,  we  are  introduced 
to  the  name  of  Cleng  Peerson,  the  adventurous,  untiring  pioneer 
from    Stavanger,   Norway. 

Space  does  not  permit  going  into  details  about  Cleng  Peerson's 
burning  desire  to  learn  all  that  could  at  that  time  be  known  about 
this  country.  It  is  evident  that  no  hardships  could  deter  him.  He 
covered  thousands  of  miles  on  foot,  walking  through  the  wilds  of 
western  New  York,  Ohio,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Missouri, 
Iowa,  Texas,  and  the  intervening  states,  eager  to  make  his  own 
observations.  During  these  periods  he  was  in  communication  with 
friends  in  Norway  and  persuaded  a  number  of  them  to  attempt  a 
settlement  in  the  western  part  of  New  York.     There  is  no  evidence 


10  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

that  lie  ever  acted  from  selfish  motives.  He  was  ever  ready  witli 
the  best  he  had,  good  advice  gained  from  personal  experience. 

The  times  in  Norway  had  been  hard  in  the  first  part  of  the 
nineteenth  century,  and  so  the  people  who  came  in  the  year  1825 
and  the  following  years,  mostly  on  the  urgent  invitation  of  Cleng 
Pearson,  were  well  prepared  for  their  arduous  task  as  pioneers. 
They  brought  to  America  strong  arm*,  a  willingness  to  work,  and  a 
deep-seated  piety. 

It  will  be  well,  especially  for  the  younger  generation,  to  con- 
template the  setting  of  this  historical  spectacle.  No  century  has 
seen  such  wonderful  progress  in  making  life  easier,  though  per- 
haps not  happier,  as  has  the  nineteenth  century.  Hundreds  of 
conveniences  which*  are  demanded  to-day  as  a  matter  of  course, 
were  urritnown  to  these  pioneers:  for  example,  matches,  lamps, 
stoves,  lead-pencils,  steel  pens,  wagon-springs.  Transportation 
was  by  the  slowest  means.  Small  ships  that  often  were  on  the 
■way  for  over  a  hundred  days  brought  the  people  to  these  shores. 
On  board  these  ships  the  vo3'agers  slept  in  holes,  had  to  board 
themselves  with  fare  that  had  become  very  old,  and  drink  water 
that  would  not  go  down  unless  the  consumer  would  hold  his  nose 
at  the  same  time.  Only  a  few  arrived  who  had  not  encountered 
storms  that  often  took  them  out  of  their  course  for  weeks  at  a 
time.  And  when  they  finally  did  set  their  feet  on  firm  land,  there 
were  other  inconveniences  that  awaited  them.  The  ox-teams  walked 
no  faster  than  they  always  had,  and  the  wood  in  the  wagon-boxes 
was  as  hard  as  ever.  Stations,  if  they  did  exist,  were  far  apart 
and  often  found  only  by  accident.  The  inclemencies  of  the  weather 
had  to  be  endured  under  the  open  sky,  and  a  dry  place  for  a  night's 
rest  was  often  a  godsend. 

Not  only  had  these  pioneers  stout  hearts,  but  they  also  pos- 
sessed a  piety  which  gave  to  them  solace  in  many  dark  hours  and 
upheld  that  faith  with  which  they  began  to  lay  the  foundations 
for  the  beautiful  things  which  now  show  forth  their  ideals. 

Between  the  year  of  Cleng  Peerson's  coming  (1821)  and  the 
year  1840  the  stream  of  immigrants  became  wider  and  wider; 
after  depositing  a  settlement  on  the  Fox  River,  LaSalle  Co., 
Illinois,  this  stream  divided  and  spread  out  into  Wisconsin,  Iowa, 
and   Minnesota. 

Some  of  the  settlements  were  not  made  in  favored  places,  and 
sickness  became  a  very  great  trial,  almost  too  severe  for  the 
courage  and  faith  of  the  newcomers.  Tims  the  settlement  at 
Muskego,  Wisconsin,  has  many  sad  i)agcs  in  its  first  chapters.  Yet 
these  setbacks  were  only  temporary  and  were  gradually  conquered, 


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and  many  new  colonies  grew  and  prospered  in  more  favorable  local- 
ities. 

When  a  pioneer  takes  along  from  his  Iiome  his  Bible  and  his 
hymn  book  he  takes  with  him  a  mighty  chain  which  anchors  him 
to  a  better  world  that  is  not  stationary  but  follows  him  wherever 
he  goes.  And  we  know  that  most  of  the  early  immigrants  who  left 
old  Mother  Norway  took  good  care  to  carry  this  chain  with  them. 
In  many  instances  their  desire  for  new  surroundings  was  coupled 
with  longings  for  a  more  ideal  world  than  the  one  in  which  they 
lived.  Thus  sprang  up  in  many  localities  through  gatherings, 
mostly  on  Sundays,  what  turned  out  to  be  the  nucleus  of  later 
congregations.  Such  meetings  gladly  welcomed  persons  of  Chris- 
tian experience  who  could  expound  to  their  hearers  those  things 
that  they  longed  for  in  their  spiritual  life. 

We  find  such  men  who  felt  the  call  to  exhort  their  fellow 
Christians  going  from  place  to  place.  Among  these  must  be  men- 
tioned the  one  who  became  especially  well  known,  Elling  Eielsen. 
He  was  the  first  layman  to  assume  notable  spiritual  leadership, 
and  he  became  the  first  ordained  minister  among  the  Norwegian 
pioneers. 

The  spiritual  life  in  many  of  these  circles  was  based  very 
strongly  on  personal  experiences  and  the  isolation  in  the  country 
was  not  felt  as  keenly  by  the  people  of  these  tendencies  as  it  was 
felt  by  many  others  who  had  not  come  under  the  influence  of  Hauge 
and  his  followers,  but  among  whom  the  thought  of  the  church  in 
Norway  with  its  many  associations  awakened  deep  longings  for 
things  enjoyed  at  home,  partly  social,  and  partly  of  a  deeper 
nature.  These  people  were  not  satisfied  with  the  exhortations  of 
laymen,  but  had  in  mind  the  possibility  of  establishing  here  all  the 
outward  things  with  which  their  religious  life  was  bound  up. 

The  first  man  who  was  impressed  with  the  necessity  of  meeting 
these  wants  was  C.  L.  Clausen.  Clausen  came  to  America,  to 
Muskego,  with  the  intention  of  helping  in  school  work  as  it  was 
carried  on  in  Norway,  but  soon  realized  that  such  work  lacked 
entirely  the  religious  background  to  which  he  had  been  accustomed. 
He  clearly  saw  that  it  was  out  of  the  question  without  congrega- 
tions, and  that  the  spiritual  needs  of  the  older  people  required 
first   attention. 

Accordingly  Clausen,  though  somewhat  reluctantly,  was  per- 
suaded to  seek  ordination  by  an  acknowledged  Lutheran  minister. 
This  ordination  was  performed  by  Rev.  L.  F.  E.  Krause  on  the 
eighteenth  of  October,  1843.  Clausen  thus  became  available  as 
a  minister  of  the  Gospel  for  the  first  settlers  and  immediately  began 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


liis  work,  making  his  headquarters  in  the  distriet  around  Muskego, 
Wisconsin. 

In  the  same  month  in  whicli  C.  L.  Clausen  was  ordained  in 
America,  October,  1843,  the  king  of  Norway  issued  a  permit  by 
whicli  the  man  in  Norway  was  to  be  ordained  who  may  be  called 
the  first  direct  link  which  bound  together  the  Lutheran  Church  in 
Norway  and  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  in  America.  The 
name  of  the  man  who  had  asked  for  an  ordination  in  Norway 
was  J.  W.  C.  Dietrichson.  His  coming  here  was  due  to  the  in- 
fluence of  P.  S0rensen,  a  Godfearing  fuller  of  Christiania,  whose 
thoughts  often  turned  to  the  spiritual  needs  of  his  fellow  Chris- 
tians in  America.  Dietrichson  had  met  this  man  and  had  been 
offered   by   hiui   the   money   needed   for   a   trip    to   America   besides 


C.  L.  CLAUSEN 


J.   W.   C.   DIETRICHSON 


H.    A.    STUB 


further  support  if  he  would  be  willing  to  go  there  as  an  ordained 
minister,  to  help  the  scattered  settlers  organize  their  religious  af- 
fairs. The  otter  was  gladly  accepted,  and  the  plans  of  S0rensen 
were  carried  out.  On  the  ninth  of  July,  181t,  we  find  Dietrichson 
in  New  York  getting  ready  for  his  trip  into  the  interior. 

His  first  stop  is  at  Muskego  with  Rey.  C.  L.  Clausen,  at  whose 
adyice  he  goes  further  west  and  yisits  the  settlements  near  Madison, 
called  by  the  Indian  name  Koshkonong.  Here  he  begins  his  minis- 
terial work  on  a  somewhat  extensive  scale.  The  beginnings  were 
humble  enough.  His  first  two  sermons  were  preached  August  28, 
ISH,  in  a  cattle-shed  on  A.  E.  Hornefjeld's  farm.  East  Kosh- 
konong; and  tlie  third  sermon  was  deliyered  Se})tcml)t'r  2,  1814, 
under  two  oaks  on  Aslak  Juve's  farm,  West  Koshkonong.  This 
latter  event  has  been  commemorated  by  a  suitable  monument. 

Other  congregations  were  founded  in  quick  succession  and  soon 
became  large  and  strong,  and  fortunately  they  did  not  have  to  wait 
so  very  long  for  shepherds,  because  the  call  of  the  Lord  had 
reached  the  hearts  of  men  who  were  destined  to  spend  their  strength 
on  the  new  fields  in  America. 


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Space  forbids  going  into  details.  But  let  us  pause  for  a  mo- 
ment and  consider  the  sacrifices  of  these  men.  Most  of  them 
came  from  surroundings  where  culture,  education,  and  comfort- 
able circumstances  had  smoothened  over  the  hardships  of  life. 
Their  associations  had  developed  in  them  an  appreciation  of  the 
many  beautiful  and  good  things  that  come  with  a  more  advanced 
civilization,  such  as  books,  music,  educated  friends,  schools,  and 
other  comforts.  To  all  these  things  they  say  farewell,  willing  to 
take  what  may  come,  prepared  to  share  all  the  hardships  of  their 
charges,  gladly  sacrificing  things  whose  loss  many  a  newcomer 
did  not  feel,  because  he  had  never  been  accustomed  to  them.  Viewed 
in  that  light  these  pioneer  ministers  and  their  wives  are  seen  to 
have  been  cast  in  a  heroic  mold,  and  their  love   for  the   Kingdom 


A.   C.  PREUS 


(1.  DIETRICHSON 


J.   A.  OTTESEN 


of  Heaven  shines  all  the  brighter  through  their  sacrifices.  In  many 
ways  the  present  generation  can  comprehend  this  much  better  than 
did  the  people  whom  they  came  to  serve. 

The  first  in  this  number  was  Rev.  H.  A.  Stub,  who  arrived  in 
1848  and  took  charge  of  the  congregation  at  Muskego  as  Clausen's 
successor.  Next  came  Rev.  A.  C.  Preus,  who  began  his  work  at 
Koshkonong.  Soon  thereafter  arrived  three  men  whom  God's  call 
had  reached  in  various  ways  to  begin  their  labors  which  were  to 
bear  such  blessed  fruits.  Their  names  are:  H.  A.  Preus,  N. 
Brandt,  and  G.  Dietrichson. 

About  the  time  of  their  arrival  they  found  that  the  first  three, 
Clausen,  Stub,  and  A.  C.  Preus,  had  taken  the  first  steps  toward 
establishing  closer  relations  between  the  congregations.  As  in 
everything  that  is  built  from  the  bottom,  great  difficulties  had  to 
be  overcome  herein.  The  first  call  for  such  a  meeting  where  the 
forming  of  a  synod  mi  j;ht  be  discussed  was  sent  out  in  1849,  but 
there  was  no  response  In  1851,  however,  a  meeting  was  held  in 
the  midst  of  winter,  to  which  came  Clausen,  Stub,  and  A.  C.  Preus. 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


The  organization  which  was  called  into  being  was  named  "Den 
Norsk-Evangelisk-Lutherske  Kirke  i  Anierika."  This  body  did  not 
live  long.  In  the  following  year  it  was  dissolved  at  a  meeting 
M'liich  was  attended  by  six  ministers  and  thirty-six  lay  delegates 
in  the  ehurcli  at  Muskego,  but  steps  were  immediately  taken  for  the 
creation  of  another  synod  which  was  founded  in  the  next  year,  in 
October,  1853,  at  a  place  with  a  very  ap])ropriate  name:  I.uther 
Valley,  in  Wisconsin,  near  Beloit.  On  the  3rd  of  October,  1853, 
was  thus  born  what  went   l)v  the  name  of  "Den  Norske  Svnode". 


HERMAN  AMBERG  PREUS 


Thirty-eight  congregations  took  part  in  its  founding  and  seven 
clergymen  belonged  to  it  from  its  beginning.  The  seventh  in  ad- 
dition to  those  mentioned  was  J.  A.  Ottesen,  who  had  just  then 
arrived. 

We  have  alluded  to  the  hardships  of  these  men  and  the  sacrifices 
which  they  made,  but  we  may  envy  them  too.  They  had  the 
privilege  of  laying  tlie  foundation  for  a  glorious  structure,  and 
that  is  something  that  does  not  fall  to  the  lot  of  many. 

Meanwhile  the  stream  of  settlers  continued  to  come,  and 
the  problem  of  their  spiritual  care  rose  up  like  a  mountain;  but 
tlie  men  who  might  come  from  Norway  with  a  hel{)ing  hand  to 
undertake  this  task  were  few  and  far  between.  The  quality  of 
these  men  often  had  to  make  up  for  the  quantity.  Two  months 
after  the   Norwegian  Synod   had   been   founded  there   appeared  on 


THE  FOUNDATION  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE  15 

the  scene  such  a  man  who  became  a  great  force  in  furthering  the 
work  so  well  begun.  This  man  was  V.  Koren,  who  preached  his 
first  Christmas  sermon  at  a  place  where  he  was  to  preach  for  57 
years,  namely,  Washington  Prairie,  Winneshiek  County,  Iowa. 
He  was  to  take  a  leading  part  in  founding  the  institution  that  is 
commemorated  in  this  book. 

Everj'one  of  these  men  who  were  now  working  among  the  Nor- 
wegian settlers  realized  daily  that  more  helpers  must  be  put  in  the 
great  harvest-field.  The  danger  of  spiritual  neglect  was  very 
manifest,  and  no  one  knew  this  better  than  the  ministers,  because 
each  one  was  trying  to  do  the  work  of  two  or  more  men.  The  ap- 
peals to  Norway  had  not  been  very  successful,  and  a  clearer  under- 
standing of  their  surroundings  convinced  them  that  help  must  come 
from  within,  and  that  was  the  same  as  saying:  We  must  erect  a 
school  of  our  own  and  train  the  men  of  our  midst  to  undertake 
the  work  which  is  so  sadly  neglected.  They  comprehended  the 
problem  very  clearly,  and  a  strong  will  was  there.  But  was  it 
possible  to  undertake  the  building  of  a  school  under  such  circum- 
stances ?  Such  undertakings  were  entirely  outside  of  the  sphere  of 
their  experience,  and  the  many  things  to  be  considered,  with  the 
responsibility  involved,  demanded  caution. 

Under  such  deliberations  the  question  arose,  whether,  to  be- 
gin with,  the  schools  of  other  Lutheran  bodies  might  not  relieve 
the  situation,  at  least  for  some  time,  by  having  some  helpers 
trained  there.  Accordingly  two  men,  Ottesen  and  Brandt,  were 
entrusted  with  the  mission  of  becoming  acquainted  with  other  Luth- 
erans and  their  schools.  During  their  trips  they  visited  the  house 
of  the  father  of  the  writer,  who  was  not  yet  born,  and  there  sprang 
up  a  lasting  friendship,  whose  memory  has  always  been  dear  to  his 
family  and  makes  a  bright  page  in  its  history.  If  it  had  not  been 
for  this  visit,  these  pages  would  have  been  written  by  someone  else. 

The  institutions  of  the  Missouri  Synod  at  St.  Louis  under  Dr. 
C.  F.  W.  W^alther  and  at  Ft.  Wayne  under  Dr.  W.  Sihler  appealed 
most  strongly  to  the  emissaries,  and  to  these  schools  were  sent  the 
first  volunteers.  The  bonds  became  closer  when  it  was  also  decided 
to  have  a  representative  of  the  Norwegian  Synod  as  a  teacher  at 
one  of  them.  After  due  deliberations  the  position  was  offered  to 
Rev.  Laur.  Larsen,  who  left  Norway  a  few  years  before  and  was 
busy  as  the  pastor  of  various  congregations.  He  gives  as  the  date 
of  the  beginning  of  his  duties  as  professor  at  Concordia  Seminary 
at  St.  Louis  the  fourteenth  of  October,   1859. 

Naturally  this  was  to  be  only  a  makeshift.  The  great  idea  was: 
Our  own  school,  the  sooner,  the  better.  Plans  were  soon  evolved 
that  should  bring  them  to  this  goal. 


16  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

Immediately  steps  were  taken  to  create  a  fund  by  means  of  which 
they  would  finally  realize  what  they  had  wished  and  prayed  for  so 
long,  and  no  matter  how  much  they  might  differ  as  to  minor  matters, 
all  voted  to  establish  a  Norwegian  Lutheran  school  and  to  begin  at 
once  to  raise  the  necessary  funds. 

Fifty  thousand  dollars  was  thought  to  be  necessary  to  accom- 
plish this  purpose.  If  under  the  present  circumstances  the  Synod 
would  call  for  five  millions,  some  people  might  be  shocked,  but 
fifty  thousand  in  those  times  was  certainlj'^  very  much  more.  It 
is  well  to  dwell  on  this  for  a  few  moments,  because  the  spirit  of 
sacrifice  is  best  kindled  by  contemplating  the  doings  of  those  who 
really  have  made  sacrifices. 

The  first  collections  for  the  fund  were  begun  in  1857,  and  in 
1859  the  Synod  was  urged  to  all  possible  efforts  to  have  the  school 
erected  within  three  years.  Though  money  was  coming  in  slowly, 
this  thought  had  taken  such  a  firm  hold  that  no  one  would  wait 
until  the  $50,000  was  in  sight,  but  a  beginning  was  to  be  made  in 
the  hope  that  the  rest  would  be  contributed  as  soon  as  the  founda- 
tions were  laid.  At  that  time  about  $19,000  was  available,  and 
matters  began  to  assume  a  definite  shape. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Synod  in  Luther  Valley  in  June,  1861,  the 
location  for  the  College  was  chosen.  It  was  to  be  the  plot  of  thirty 
acres  on  a  slope  in  the  northwestern  part  of  the  city  of  Decorah, 
Iowa,  a  spot  so  many  Norwegians  know  and  admire  because  of  the 
beautiful  natural  surroundings  which  one  never  tires  of  gazing 
at  and  which  have  a  new  dress  for  every  season. 

This  piece  of  ground  had  been  secured  by  Rev.  V.  Koren  from 
its  owner,  a  Quaker,  for  the  sum  of  $1,500. 

At  the  same  time  a  committee  of  five  had  been  appointed  to 
secure  an  architect  and  take  all  the  necessary  steps  to  insure  tlie 
continuation  of  the  work,  when  once  begun.  The  plans  were  to 
be  submitted  to  the  Church  Council,  which  again  was  to  send  them 
to  the  ministers  and  the  congregations,  and  after  everyone  had  had 
a  chance  to  have  his  say,  the  Council  would  make  the  final  decision. 

While  these  ])lans  were  being  developed  and  matured,  the 
Civil  War  broke  out  in  the  spring  of  1861,  and  St.  Louis  became  a 
place  where  feeling  ran  high,  hence  there  was  a  reluctance  about 
continuing  tlie  arrangement  with  the  Missouri  Synod  for  the  ac- 
commodation of  the  Norwegian  students.  Something  had  to  be 
done  very  soon  for  the  students  who  were  ready  to  go  to  a  school 
which  the  Synod  had  promised. 

After  various  proposals  had  been  considered,  a  temporary 
home  was   found   in   the   parsonage   at   Halfway   Creek,   La   Crosse 


THE  FOUNDATION  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE  17 

County,  Wisconsin.  It  was  believed  that  this  would  be  the  best 
arrangement,  since  it  would  be  cheaper  than  renting  rooms  in 
Decorah.      A  description  of  this  building  and  its   accommodations 


ULRIK   VILHELM    KOREN 


is  available  and  to  be  recommended  to  people  who  are  inclined  to 
complain.  One  feature,  however,  it  did  have  that  appeals  to 
persons  not  very  fond  of  exercise.  The  boys  studied,  slept,  and 
recited  in  the  same  room.     The  teaching  force  consisted  of  Rev. 


18  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

T.aur.  Larsen  and  Rev.  F.  A.  Sclimidt,  both  of  whom,  with  their 
families,  occupied  the  one  building.  Eleven  students  attended  at 
one  time  and  were  divided  into  two  classes;  the  upper  class  had 
five  members  and  the  lower  one  six  in  different  stages  of  develop- 
ment. In  all,  sixteen  different  students  attended  for  longer  or 
shorter  periods  in  the  course  of  that  first  year. 

Such  was  the  beginning  of  Luther  College.  After  a  jirosjjcrous 
life  of  sixtv  years  it  is  with  great  satisfaction  that  it  looks  back 
at  those  humble  beginnings. 

However,  its  stay  at  Halfway  Creek  was  to  be  for  only  one 
year,  and  the  writer  has  never  heard  regrets  that  it  was  not  longer. 
It  was  a  wise  move  that  brought  the  College  to  Decorah  in  1862, 
where  its  final  location  was  to  be,  since  this  helped  to  crystallize 
the  interest  in  it  in  the  constituency  from  which  the  greatest  sup- 
port M'as  to  come.  So,  on  the  eighth  of  September,  1862,  we  find 
it  at  Decorah  in  a  building  which  is  now  occupied  by  the  St.  Cloud 
Hotel.  This  building  had  become  the  property  of  the  Synod 
chiefly  through  the  good  offices  of  Rev.  V.  Koren.  A  description 
of  this  building  shows  that  Luther  College  is  going  forward.  Only 
one  teacher.  Prof.  Larsen,  has  to  live  with  the  boys  in  this  building. 
He  even  has  a  study  or  office  for  himself. 

The  number  of  students  has  now  risen  to  .'J2.  To  accommodate 
more  the  next  year,  the  erection  of  a  building  to  the  west  of  what  is 
now  the  St.  Cloud  was  decided  upon  in  June,  ISG'.i,  by  the  Synod 
meeting  at  Rock  River,  Wisconsin. 

The  appointment  of  new  teachers  for  the  new  classes  was  also 
authorized.  The  man  first  thought  of  was  not  to  be  had,  there- 
fore the  work  was  put  tem])orariIy  in  charge  of  a  student,  J.  D. 
Jacobsen,  who  became  the  third  man  on  the  faculty,  in  the  year 
186.'i.  This  arrangement  was  to  continue  until  a  teacher  could  be 
found  by  Rev.  J.  A.  Ottesen  who  was  getting  ready  to  go  to  Nor- 
way in  that  year.  Rev.  Ottesen  was  successful  and  returned  with 
L.  Siewers,  who  relieved  J.  D.  Jacobsen  the  next  year. 

In  the  fall  of  1863  we  find  49  students  in  attendance,  all  of 
them  waiting  anxiously  for  the  completion  of  that  building  which 
had  been  authorized  to  relieve  the  congestion  in  the  Main  Build- 
ing, so  called.  But  they  had  to  wait  until  New  Year  before  they 
could  move  in.  One  would  imagine  that  the  completion  of  a  new 
building  would  arouse  feelings  of  pleasure,  but  that  seems  not  to 
have  been  the  ease.  Soon  after  its  coming  into  use  the  new  home 
received  the  name  of  "Iluttetu",  a  word  which  is  very  hard  to 
translate.  If  one  should  venture  a  translation  of  its  meaning,  the 
sentiment  might  be  expressed  with  these  words:  Leave  all  hope 
behind,  ye  who  enter  here. 


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While  these  things  were  taking  place,  the  work  on  the  real 
College  had  been  begun  and  was  steadily  progressing.  The  plans 
had  been  ready  as  early  as  1862.  To  many  who  had  examined  them 
the  building  seemed  entirely  too  large,  but  the  wisdom  of  the  com- 
mittee that  had  adopted  these  plans  was  proven  before  many  years 
had  gone  by. 

Early  in  1863  a  contract  had  been  signed  for  making  1,800,000 
bricks  on  the  college  grounds,  and  half  a  million  were  ready  by  fall. 
The  bricks  were  made  on  the  campus,  just  east  of  the  north  wing 
of  the  College.  By  the  middle  of  June,  1861,  the  cellar  had  been 
excavated  and  most  of  the  foundation  had  been  laid,  so  that  the 
date  for  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  could  be  set  for  the  thir- 
tieth of  June,  1864. 

This  eventful  day  was  celebrated  amid  the  rejoicings  of  many 
people  with  impressive  ceremonies  in  the  presence  of  the  delegates 
of  the  Synod  and  many  visitors  from  far  and  near,  also  from  the 
German  brethren. 

During  the  next  months  the  building  began  to  rise  inch  by  inch, 
the  making  of  bricks  was  continued  with  all  possible  speed,  because 
the  contractor  of  the  masonry  had  promised  to  have  his  work  com- 
pleted b}^  the  fifteenth  of  October. 

But  there  came  a  hitch  which  had  not  been  foreseen.  As  so 
often  happens,  the  contractor  did  not  intend  to  carry  out  the  speci- 
fications of  the  architect.  When  this  was  insisted  on  by  the  over- 
seers that  had  been  sent  by  the  architect,  the  contractor  chose  to 
leave,  and  new  men  had  to  be  secured  from  Chicago  to  finish  what 
was  left  according  to  specifications  of  the  architect.  Very  favor- 
able weather  helped  the  work  along,  and  by  the  end  of  October  the 
walls  were  ready  for  the  carpenters  who  were  to  put  on  the  roof. 
Then  came  another  disappointment.  On  the  eighth  of  November 
the  snow  began  to  fall  and,  contrary  to  the  usual  experience,  real 
winter  came  along  with  this  snow.  The  cold  weather  was  so  con- 
tinuous that  the  idea  of  putting  on  a  permanent  roof  had  to  be 
given  up.  Things  were  covered  up  as  well  as  possible  and  left  to 
rest  till  spring  might  come.  It  did  come,  but  very  late,  and  work 
on  the  building  could  not  be  resumed  before  the  twenty-fourth  of 
April,  1865.  New  difficulties  had  to  be  overcome  almost  every 
month,  and  the  patience  of  everybody  was  hard  tried ;  the  progress 
was  not  at  all  steady.  The  lumber  was  not  delivered  in  time,  some 
of  it  was  not  well  seasoned,  the  window-frames  did  not  fit,  the 
glass  could  not  be  furnished  when  wanted.  These  things  surely 
tested  the  patience  and  faith  of  those  most  interested  in  seeing 
the   building   completed   bv   the   first   of    September.      This    indeed 


THE  FOUNDATION  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE  21 

was  not  to  be,  because  the  glass  did  not  arrive  before  the  nine- 
teenth of  September.  Now,  at  last,  the  final  work,  the  painting, 
could  be  thought  of,  and  though  it  was  begun  as  soon  as  possible 
it  was  not  completed  till  after  the  dedication,  which  could  not 
be  postponed  any  longer. 

Many  people  throughout  the  Synod  know  on  what  day  this  joy- 
ful event  was  to  be  celebrated,  the   fourteenth  of  October,   1865. 

By  far  the  greatest  number  of  those  who  took  part  in  the 
celebration  of  the  dedication  are  no  longer  among  us.  Those  who 
realized  what  this  day  meant  were  the  pioneers  who  had  been  wait- 
ing for  it  many  weary  years.  They  had  dreamt  of  such  a  school, 
they  had  talked  about  it,  they  understood  its  significance,  they 
had  prayed  for  it.  Many  a  father  and  mother  for  whom  the 
Lutheran  religion  was  the  most  precious  inheritance  from  abroad 
heaved  a  sigh  of  relief  when  invited  to  participate  in  the  dedica- 
tion of  a  building  from  which  the  men  were  to  go  out  to  whom 
their  own  and  their  children's  spiritual  welfare  might  safely  be 
entrusted. 

So,  when  the  fourteenth  of  October  dawned,  the  town  of  De- 
corah  was  alive  with  people  from  all  Norwegian  settlements  anx- 
ious to  take  part  in  the  celebration.  This  was  to  begin  with  a 
solemn  procession  from  the  temporary  quarters  of  the  institution 
near  the  court-house,  which  is  about  a  mile  from  the  college 
grounds.  A  longer  procession  has  probably  never  been  seen  in  the 
city  of  Decorah,  because  it  is  told  that  when  the  head  of  the  pro- 
cession reached  the  new  building  many  of  those  who  were  to  take 
part  had  not  started  to  take  their  places  in  the  line.  Never  before 
had  so  many  Norwegians  been  together  in  one  place  in  America. 
All  ages,  all  localities  where  Norwegians  had  settled,  were  re- 
presented. The  festival  program  consisted  in  the  singing  of  hymns 
of  praise  and  thanksgiving;  an  opening  prayer  by  Rev.  N.  Brandt, 
the  dedication  address  by  Rev.  H.  A.  Preus,  and  addresses  by  Rev. 
V.  Koren  and  Prof.  Laur.  Larsen,  all  in  Norwegian;  addresses  by 
Prof.  F.  A.  Schmidt  and  Prof.  Lange  (of  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind.),  in 
English;  an  address  by  Prof.  Brauer  (of  St.  Louis),  in  German; 
and  a  closing  prayer  by  Rev.  J.  A.  Ottesen,  in  Norwegian.  The 
people  were  fed  at  long  tables  arranged  in  the  rear  of  the  new 
building.  Nearly  6,000  visitors  were  supposed  to  have  been  pres- 
ent. When  we  compare  the  number  of  people  wlio  now  are  in 
the  Synod  with  the  number  then  belonging  to  tliat  body,  it  is  not 
difficult  to  see  how  great  was  the  enthusiasm  which  this  event  had 
called  forth. 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH    SIXTY    YEARS 


AMun  the  sun  liad  set  and  darkness  had  settled  over  the  sur- 
rounding lulls,  the  buihliuii-  shone  forth  in  its  splendid  illumina- 
tion, the  first  that  most  peojjle  present  had  ever  seen;  and  if  we 
now  in  spirit  take  our  place  by  the  side  of  the  onlookers,  we  can 
almost  hear  their  hearts  beat  with  emotions  that  do  not  often  come 
to  mortals. 

"At  last — yes,  at  last!  Is  wliat  we  see  real,  or  is  it  only  a 
phantom  which  will  disappear  when  the  lights  have  burnt  down? — 
No.  it  is  real.      How  eoiihl  that  for  which  we  toiled  and  prayed  so 


REFLECTIONS 


many  years  be  only  a  vision?     No,  it  is  real,  it  is  the  fruit  of  the 
best  that  there  is  in  us.     Thanks  be  to  God  forever!" 


We  have  now  come  to  the  end  of  our  cliapter.  But  before  we 
close,  let  us  pause  for  a  moment  and  ponder.  Wliat  does  this 
building,  or   rather  Luther  College,  represent? 

There  are  many  Norwegians  in  America,  but  there  are  not 
many  Luther  colleges.  Why  not?  An  answer  to  this  will  help  us 
to  understand  what  Luther  College  re))resents.  This  College  was 
not  founded  to  gather  earthly  wisdom  which  might  increase  our 
material  welfare.  It  was  not  built  to  increase  the  sum  of  knowl- 
edge for  its  own  sake.  It  was  built  because  its  founders  had  visions 
that  go  beyond  what  is  measured  with  clocks  and  yardsticks.     They 


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23 


felt  that  on  themselves  rested  a  heavy  responsibilitj'.  They  must 
hand  down  to  their  children  the  best  that  could  be  given  them, 
true  faith  in  the  Christian  religion.  And  while  this  was  the  main 
issue,  they  were  justly  proud  of  many  other  privileges  and  ad- 
vantages under  which  they  had  lived  in  the  old  home  and  whose 
significance  they  now  realized  more  than  ever  and  which  they 
wished  to  preserve  for  their  children.  Such  sentiments  were  the 
impelling  forces  which  accomplished  what  will  seem  marvelous 
to  one  who  tries  fully  to  understand  the  history  of  the  founding  of 
Luther  College.  But  marveling  is  not  sufficient.  If  the  descendants 
of  these  whole-souled,  sturdy  pioneers  cannot  be  so  inspired  as 
to  be  willing  to  take  up  the  work  where  it  was  laid  down  by  their 
forebears,  they  had  better  not  claim  descent  from  them,  because 
they  are  in  danger  of  not  being  deemed  worthy  of  having  had  such 
ancestors. 


SIXTY  YEARS  LATER 


CHAPTER  TWO 

RELIGIOUS  AIM  AND  CHARACTER 

0.  M.     NORLIE 

1.  Stated  Aim 

1.    The  "University"  Resolution 

IN  1855  the  Synod  for  the  Norwegian  lAith(;ran  Church  in 
America  (commonly  known  as  the  Norwegian  vSynod)  assembled 
in  convention  at  Sjiring  Prairie,  Wis.,  discussed  the  ))rol)lem  of 
getting  pastors  and  teachers.  It  was  clear  to  all  that  the  harvest 
truly  was  great,  but  the  laborers  few.  It  was  equally  clear  that 
the  Synod  could  not  expect  to  get  a  sufficient  number  of  laborers 
from  tlie  Church  of  Norway.  To  get  Lutheran  ])astors  and  teachers 
from  the  state  schools  was  out  of  the  question.  The  convention 
therefore  appointed  the  Reverends  J.  A.  Ottesen  and  N.  O.  Brandt 
a  committee  to  visit  the  German  Lutheran  schools  in  this  country, 
and  to  investigate  whether  it  might  be  possible  to  establish  a  Nor- 
wegian cliair  in  theology  at  one  of  these. 

Two  years  later,  in  October,  1857,  this  committee  reported  to 
the  Synod,  in  convention  assembled  at  Little  Iowa  Church,  near 
Decorah,  Iowa.  On  the  basis  of  this  report  two  resolutions  were 
adopted : 

1.  To  establish  a  Norwegian  professorship  at  Concordia  Sem- 
inary, St.  Louis,  Mo.,  of  the  German  Missouri  Synod; 

2.  To  establish  a  Norwegian  Lutheran  institution,  a  "univers- 
ity", as  they  called  it,  and  to  begin  at  once  to  raise  the  necessary 
funds. 

There  were  at  least  three  reasons  why  the  ])rospective  school 
was  called  a  university: 

1.  The  leaders  of  the  Norwegian  Synod  had  been  trained  at 
the  L^niversity  of  Christiania,  and  hojjcd  to  model  their  school 
after  this  institution. 

2.  The  Norwegian  I>utherans  that  had  joined  the  Northern 
Illinois  Synod  had  together  with  the  Swedish  and  English  I>u- 
therans  of  that  Synod  in  1852  founded  a  school  that  was  known 
for  many  years  as  the  Illinois  State  University. 

3.  The  Norwegian  Synod  men  really  intended  to  build  a  school 
that  should  have  at  least  seminary  and  normal  departments  besides 
college  and  preparatory  courses. 


RELIGIOUS  AIM  AND  CHARACTER  25 

For  20  years  the  scliool  was  frequently  referred  to  as  the  uni- 
versity. The  fund  tliat  was  to  be  raised  was  known  as  the  "Uni- 
versity Fund"  (of.  "Kirkelig  Maanedstidende",  1857,  490;  18G2, 
32;  1869,  15;  1873,  78;  and  many  other  places).  The  idea  that 
the  school  should  be  a  university,  at  least  in  so  far  that  it  should 
have  a  theological  department,  seemed  to  die  hard.  Concordia 
Seminary,  St.  Louis,  served  as  a  seminary  for  the  Norwegian 
Synod  from  1859  to  1876  and  about  100  young  men  had  been 
trained  there  for  the  Norwegian  ministry  in  those  years.  Seven 
had  also  been  trained  at  Concordia  Seminary,  Springfield,  111. 
Dr.  H.  G.  Stub  says  that  the  idea  of  having  a  Norwegian  Lu 
theran  Seminary  is  as  old  as  the  Norwegian  Synod  itself  (Halvor- 
sen's  "Festskrift",  144).  The  connection  with  the  Missourian 
schools  was  only  a  temporary  makeshift.  In  1861  the  connection 
was  about  to  have  been  broken,  on  account  of  the  Civil  War  which 
placed  St.  Louis  between  the  firing  lines  (Dr.  Laur.  Larsen  in 
"Luther  College  Katalog",  1872,  8).  The  connection  with  Mis- 
souri was,  however,  not  broken  by  the  war,  and  it  was  not  before 
1876  that  the  Norwegian  Synod  established  its  own  seminary.  The 
intention  had  been  to  have  this  school  at  Decorah.  In  "Evangel- 
isk  Luthersk  Kirketidende"  for  1912  (1778-81)  Dr.  Laur.  Lar- 
sen declares  without  qualification  that  Luther  College  was  founded 
as  a  theological  seminary  and  is  the  oldest  Norwegian  seminary 
in  America.  He  explains  that  because  of  lack  of  quarters  the 
Seminary  Department  was  housed  at  St.  Louis  for  a  time.  In 
1874  the  Norwegian  Synod  built  a  new  wing  to  the  Old  Main  at 
Luther,  but  even  at  that  it  was  too  small  to  accommodate  the  sem- 
inary students.  Therefore  the  Synod  bought  the  Soldiers'  Or- 
phans' Home  at  Madison,  Wis.,  which  had  been  vacated,  and 
the  seminary  was  located  there  (Helland's  "Augsburg  Seminar," 
30-33).  Even  after  the  seminary  had  been  moved  to  Madison  the 
question  was  up  for  discussion  as  to  whether  it  should  not  be  locat- 
ed at  Decorah  as  originally  intended  ("Ev.  Luthersk  Kirketidende", 
1877,  407). 

The  Civil  War  broke  out  in  1861.  The  Norwegian  Synod  at 
its  convention  that  year,  held  at  Rock  Prairie,  Wis.,  decided,  with 
the  means  and  forces  at  hand,  to  establish  a  school  up  north.  Thus 
it  came  to  pass  that  Prof.  Laur.  Larsen  was  called  away  from  St. 
Louis  to  become  the  head  of  this  new  school,  and  thus  it  happened 
that  Luther  College,  as  this  school  was  called,  began  work  in 
September  of  that  year  at  the  Halfway  Creek  (Wis.)  parsonage. 
It  was  not  a  university.  It  had  no  theological  department,  for  it 
was  learned  that  the  theological   students  could   attend   Concordia 


26 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


in  spite  of  the  political  and  war  disturbances.  It  was  not  even  a 
college  as  yet,  for  not  one  of  the  16  students  that  enrolled  the 
first  year  was  of  college  grade. 

2.    The  "Seminary"  Building   Conunittce  Report 

The  aim  of  the  school  can  also  be  seen  from  the  report  of  the 
building  committee  that  had  been  elected  by  the  convention  of 
1861.  This  committee  was  known  as  the  Theological  Seminary 
Building  Coniiiiittee  ("Kirkelig  Maanedstidende",  1862,  6-8).  In 
presenting  an  architect's  ])lan  of  tlie  proposed  building  the  com- 
mittee  discussed   at  lengtli   the   aim   of  tlie   school.      It   recognized 


i^  ._->#•  .^^>.i**.^ 


THE  PALISADliS 

that  the  first  duty  of  the  Church  (now)  wa^  to  establish  a  school 
where  preacliers  and  teachers  could  be  trained,  but  it  realized  also 
that  the  Church  should  also  have  higher  schools  for  its  youth  who 
did  not  intend  to  take  up  any  professional  calling  in  the  Church. 
Otherwise  these  young  people  would  attend  some  school  where 
they  might  be  robbed  of  their  faith.  "Therefore",  the  report 
reads,  "the  eonnnittec  has  unanimously  resolved  to  make  the  plan 
of  the  building  sucli  tliat  the  department  preparing  for  the  sem- 
inary can  also  accept  students  who  aim  to  prepare  themselves  for 
other  callings,  so  that  they  may  serve  their  country  in  such  posi- 
tions as  require  more  tlian  a  connnon  education". 


RELIGIOUS  AIM  AND  CHARACTER  27 


3.     The  Corner-Stone  Document 

As  the  secretary  of  the  building  committee,  Rev.  V.  Koren,  had 
secured  a  beautiful  site  for  the  school  at  Decorah,  and  also  tempor- 
ary quarters  for  it,  Luther  College  moved  to  Decorah  in  1862. 
In  1863  the  preliminary  work  for  the  new  building  was  begun. 
On  June  30,  1864,  the  corner-stone  of  the  first  building  of  Lu- 
ther College — the  Old  Main — was  laid.  Among  the  things  de- 
posited in  the  corner-stone  was  an  historical  sketch  of  the  Nor- 
wegian Synod.  The  following  words  from  this  sketch  set  forth 
the  aim  of  Luther  College : 

"Emigrated  Norwegians,  Lutlieran  Christians,  living  in  Wisconsin, 
Iowa,  Minnesota,  and  Illinois,  united  in  erecting  this  building  to  educate 
teachers  of  the  Church,  through  whose  ministry,  by  the  grace  of  our 
Lord,  the  saving  truth  of  the  Gospel  in  Word  and  Sacraments  might 
be  preserved  for  their  descendants  unadulterated  according  to  the  doc- 
trine of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  as  set  forth  in  the  Unaltered 
Augsburg  Confession.     The  Lord    grant   this.     Amen." 

4.   The  Catalog  Statement 

Since    1882    the   catalogs    of   Luther    College   in   English   have 

contained  the  following  statement  of  the  aim  of  the  school : 

"The  institution  owes  its  origin  to  the  growing  demand  for  educated 
men  who  could  preach  the  Word  of  Life  to  the  rapidly  increasing  Nor- 
wegian population  of  this  country.  The  chief  aim  of  the  College  is  to 
provide  a  liberal  and  thorough  education  for  the  young  men  who  intend 
later  to  enter  the  ministry;  but  it  welcomes  any  youth  who  desires  to 
avail  himself  of  its  advantages.  Believing  that  'the  fear  of  the  Lord 
is  the  beginning  of  knowledge',  the  College  regards  mental  training 
without  Christian  faith  and  love  as  possessing  but  a  doubtful  value;  and 
it  desires  through  its  religious  instruction  and  Christian  influence,  to 
reach  as  many  as  possible  also  of  those  who  do  not  intend  to  serve  the 
Church  as  pastors,  as  it  is  confident  that  those  who  have  been  educated 
on  the  Ijasis  of  Christian  principles  will,  also  in  other  occupations,  exert 
a  beneficial   influence   among  their   fellowmen." 

IL   Religioi's  Instruction 

In  keeping  with  the  stated  aim  and  spirit  of  the  institution, 
religious  instruction  is  given  in  every  class  througliout  the  whole 
school.  Luther  College  regards  religious  instruction  and  the  de- 
velopment of   Christian   character   as   of  supreme  importance. 

To  quote  from  the  catalog  of  1922:  "Aside  from  the  fact  that 
the  Bible  is  the  Word  of  God  and  instructs  us  in  the  'one  thing 
needful',  a  thorough  acquaintance  with  it  is  of  greatest  import- 
ance for  its  educational  value  in  general.  So  profound  has  been 
the  influence  of  the  Bible  that  an  understanding  of  history,  of 
modern  civilization,  and  of  the  literature  of  modern  Christian 
nations  is  out  of  the  question  without  a  knowledge  of  the  contents 
of  this  book.     In  fact,  without  a  knowledge  of  the  Bible  a  liberal 


28  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

education  is  impossible.  Systematic  instruction,  based  on  tbe 
Bible,  is  therefore  given  throughout  the  course  in  both  the  College 
and  Preparatory  Departments". 

Religion  is  the  chief  reason  wli^'  Luther  College  was  estab- 
lished and  is  still  being  maintained.  Religion  is  in  importance, 
if  not  in  actual  amount,  the  chief  subject  at  the  school.  It  is  the 
core  of  the  whole  curriculum.  The  nature  of  the  courses  is  determ- 
ined very  largely  by  the  religious  aim  of  the  school.  Thus,  Lu- 
ther College  has  persisted  in  requiring  much  work  in  the  classical 
languages  because  they  are  indispensable  in  the  study  of  theology. 
Every  study  at  school  is  studied  in  the  light  of  religion,  and  no 
teaching  is  permitted  that  runs  counter  to  the  plain  teachings  of 
Holy  Writ  as  set  forth  in  the  confessions  of  the  I>utheran  Church. 
Religion  is  required  of  every  student. 

The  relative  amount  of  time  devoted  to  the  religious  courses, 
however,  has  varied  somewhat  from  year  to  year.  It  may  be  rough- 
ly estimated  that  10%  of  the  work  in  the  College  and  Preparatory 
Departments  has  been  in  religion,  and  that  20%  of  the  work  in 
the  Normal  Course  was  religious. 

L    The  College  department 

The  religious  courses  in  the  College  have  not  varied  much 
since  the  foundation  of  the  school.  In  the  Freshman  and  Sopho- 
more classes  Dietrich's  "Explanation  of  Luther's  Smaller  Cate- 
chism" has  been  studied.  In  the  earlier  years  (1863-76)  classes 
were  conducted  in  German  in  order  to  prepare  the  students  for 
their  training  at  Concordia  Seminary,  at  which  the  lectures  were 
given  mainl}^  in  German.  Then,  for  a  number  of  years  the  cate- 
chism was  taught  in  Norwegian,  and  of  late  years  in  English.  The 
transition  came  gradually  and  bilingually.  The  fundamental  doc- 
trines of  the  Christian  religion  are  thorouglily  examined  in  the 
light  of  Scripture.  Practical  a})))lications  arc  made.  In  the 
Junior  class  the  Augsburg  Confession  is  critically  examined  and 
compared  with  Scripture  and  the  Book  of  Concord.  The  position 
of  the  Lutheran  Church  in  its  relation  to  the  other  churches  and 
to  the  state  is  made  clear.  In  the  Senior  year  a  ))ortion  of  the 
New  Testament  is  studied  in  the  Greek  original.  Thus,  in  1921-22, 
the  Gospel  according  to  Matthew  was  translated.  Its  introduction, 
contents,  and  peculiarities  of  style  were  discussed.  Intensive  re- 
search was  given  to  a  few  special  passages  and  topics.  In  addi- 
tion one  hour  a  week  was  devoted  to  Bible  introduction — to  the 
character,  text,  geography,  chronology,  antiquities,  and  interpreta- 
tion of  the  Bible.  In  the  early  days  of  the  school  the  Greek  text 
was   translated    into    Latin    (Bothne's    "Luther    College",    140),   in 


RELIGIOUS  AIM  AND  CHARACTER  29 

order  to  enable  the  Luther  men  to  follow  the  lectures  in  Latin  at 
Concordia  Seminary.  Otherwise  the  class  work  was  conducted 
in  Norwegian,  but  in  recent  years  in  English.  On  the  whole,  the 
religious  courses  in  the  College  are  such  as  to  make  a  man  certain 
of  his  doctrines  and  well  versed  in  Scripture.  The  Bible  is  al- 
ways approached  reverently  as  the  revealed,  inspired,  perfect,  and 
authoritative  Word  of  God. 

Particularly  important  in  the  study  of  the  Bible  is  the  classical 
training  which  Luther  College  aims  to  give.  In  the  catalog  for 
1872  Dr.  Larsen  writes  at  length  in  explanation  and  defense  of 
classical  study  as  a  preparation  for  professional  work,  especially 
theology.  Among  other  things  he  refers  to  Luther's  example  and 
testimony.  Luther  said  that  where  the  knowledge  of  Greek  and 
Hebrew  is  not  kept  up,  the  Gospel  will  at  last  go  under.  As  soon 
as  the  knowledge  of  these  languages  decayed,  the  Gospel  was 
weakened  and  the  Dark  Ages  came  upon  the  Church.  Many  fear- 
ful abuses  arose.  The  Revival  of  Learning  was  mainly  a  revival 
of  language  study.  It  brought  light  upon  the  Gospel  again.  In 
the  languages  are  locked  up  the  thoughts  of  the  ages.  The  lang- 
uages of  the  Bible  are  a  key  to  Scripture.  "I  had  come  no  way", 
said  Luther,  "had  not  the  languages  helped  me  and  made  me  cer- 
tain of  Scripture.  I  might  have  been  pious  and  preached  correctly, 
but  the  Pope  and  the  Sophists  and  the  whole  anti-Christian  regi- 
ment I  had  no  doubt  let  remain  as  they  are.  God  forbid  that  we 
neglect  the  languages,  for  then  we  will  neglect  the  Gospel." 

The  classical  languages  are  not  at  present  in  very  high  favor. 
Luther  College  has  had  to  yield  considerably  as  to  the  amount  of 
classical  study  required,  but  is  still  one  of  the  half  dozen  accredited 
colleges  that  require  Latin  for  the  A.  B.  degree.  The  words  of 
Luther  are  timely  and  to  the  point.  Dr.  Larsen's  plea  has  to  be 
made  over  and  over  again.  Pres.  C.  K.  Preus  defended  the  clas- 
sics (see,  for  example,  his  great  lecture  of  1901:  "I  hvilken  Ret- 
ning").  In  1918  Dr.  A.  M.  Rovelstad  edited  one  of  the  college 
bulletins  in  behalf  of  the  classical  training  (see  also  his  article  in 
"Teologisk  Tidsskrift",  1918,  II,  30-47.)  The  last  "Bulletin"  of 
the  College  (1922,  II,  1)  contains  a  strong  plea  by  Pres.  Oscar 
Olson  for  the  old-time  aims,  including  the  classics. 

It  is  admitted  that  it  is  possible  to  get  an  intimate  knowledge 
of  the  Bible  by  means  of  translation,  and  that  it  would  be  a  cal- 
amity to  the  great  mass  of  mankind,  if  they  all  had  to  study  He- 
brew and  Greek  in  order  to  come  to  the  knowledge  of  the  saving 
truth.  We  also  readily  admit  tliat  a  person  may  read  the  Bible 
in  the  original  tongues  and  yet  be  an  unbeliever.     And  yet,  with- 


30  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

out  a  knowledge  of  the  originals  there  would  have  been  no  transla- 
tions at  all.  and  our  critical  understanding  of  the  translations 
before  us  would  suffer.  The  great  theologians  and  reformers,  such 
as  Luther  and  Melanchthon,  were  Greek  and  Hebrew  scholars,  and 
it  would  be  disastrous  not  to  have  among  us  a  fair  proportion  of 
men  with  philological  knowledge  as  well  as  faith,  to  sound  the 
spiritual  depths  of  the  Bible.  The  Greek  Testament  is  listed  in 
the  Luther  College  Catalog  as  a  religious  rather  than  a  linguistic 
course.  It  is  both.  Hebrew  is  listed  as  a  linguistic  rather  than  a 
religious  study.  It  is  both.  From  18(51  to  1882  Seffer's 
"Elementarbuch"  was  used  as  the  textbook  in  Hebrew  at  Luther 
College.  From  1883  Hollenberg's  "Hebraisches  Schulbueh"  was 
the  class  book,  supplemented  by  some  chapters  from  the  Old 
Testament  Hebrew  text.  Since  1912  Green's  "Elementary  He- 
brew Grammar"  and  Davidson's  "Introductory  Hebrew  (iramniar" 
have  served  as  textbooks. 

Since  1919-1920  the  College  has  offered  a  course  in  Education, 
which  is  at  the  same  time  essentially  religious.  It  is  entitled  Moral 
and  Religious  Education.  It  investigates  the  fundamental  prin- 
ciples in  connection  with  moral  and  religious  education,  the  his- 
torical development  particularly  in  the  United  States,  the  present 
problems  and  the  attempts  at  solution,  particularly  by  the  I/U- 
theran  Synods.  The  history,  polity,  work,  and  policies  of  the 
synods  are  studied,  particularly  the  record  of  the  Norwegian  Lu- 
theran Church  and  Luther  College. 

Another  religious  subject  fostered  at  Luther  College  from  the 
year  the  school  was  founded  is  choral  singing.  The  class-room 
instruction  has  been  sup{)lemented  by  the  work  of  singing  societies, 
the  College  Chorus,  the  Glee  Club,  the  Decorah  Choral  Union. 
These  societies  are  organized  annually  and  sing  on  special 
occasions.  The  Choral  Union  has  rendered  such  mastcr))ieces  as 
Haydn's  "Creation"  and  "Seasons",  Handel's  "Messiah",  Men- 
delssohn's "Elijah"  and  "St.  Paul",  and  Bruch's  "Lay  of  tlic  Bell '. 
At  the  recent  Sixtieth  Anniversary  Mendelssohn's  "Hymn  of 
Praise"  and  Dahle  and  Koren's  "Cantata"  were  sung  under  Prof. 
Carlo  A.  Sjjerati's  inspiring  directorship. 

2.    The  Prcparatorji  Depart iiiciit 

The  Preparatory  Dejiartment  at  Lutlier  College  has  been  re- 
organized several  times  during  these  60  years.  From  1861  to  1881 
it  was  a  two-year  course;  from  1881  to  1905,  a  three-year  course; 
from  1905  to  1918,  a  four-year  course;  and  from  1918  to  date,  a 
five-year  course.  Naturally,  the  courses  in  religion  have  also  been 
extended. 


RELIGIOUS  AIM  AND  CHARACTER  31 

The  aim  throughout  the  history  of  tlie  Preparatory  Depart- 
ment has  been  "to  impart  a  thorough  and  practical  knowledge 
of  the  Holy  Scriptures,  because  the  Scriptures  are  given  by  in- 
spiration of  God,  and  are  profitable  for  doctrine,  for  reproof,  for 
correction,  for  instruction  in  righteousness,  that  the  man  of  God 
may  be  perfect,  thoroughly  furnished  unto  all  good  works". 
("Catalog",   1922,  87). 

To  meet  this  aim,  the  course  offered  from  1861  to  1890  five 
hours  of  religious  work  a  week;  from  1890  to  1912,  three  hours; 
and  since  1912  two  hours.  The  amount  of  work  in  religion  has 
been  reduced  from  15.7^1  in  1872  to  10.7%  in  1892  and  9.5%  in 
1922. 

Three  hours  per  week  for  two  years  were  at  first  devoted  to 
Bible  history.  The  Bible  was  used  as  a  textbook,  and  the  class 
read  through  the  Old  Testament  as  a  rule  and  sometimes  parts 
of  the  New.  The  work  was  conducted  in  Norwegian.  In  the 
70's  Vogt's  "St0rre  Bibelhistorie"  was  used  as  a  guide.  In  1890 
Norwegian  was  the  language  of  the  two  lowest  classes  and  Eng- 
lish of  the  highest  class  in  this  Department.  Beginning  with 
1897,  Bible  geography,  including  the  journeys  of  Christ  and  Paul, 
was  added  to  the  course,  also  the  Life  of  Christ  according  to  the 
Gospels  and  a  brief  introduction  to  the  Bible.  When  the  course 
was  lengthened  to  four  years  (in  1905),  two  years  were  devoted 
to  Bible  history  and  geography,  covering  the  historical  parts  of 
tlie  Old  Testament.  Churcli  history  was  then  studied  two  hours 
a  week  for  one  year,  with  Vogt's  "Kirkehistorie  til  Skolebrug" 
as  text.  Thereupon  the  Life  of  Christ  and  Bible  introduction, 
together  with  a  reading  of  Job,  Isaiah,  the  Gospels,  and  Hebrews, 
was  the  work  of  the  Senior  year  in  the  Preparatory  Department. 
Since  the  course  was  lengthened  to  five  years,  Acts  has  been  the 
subject  of  the  Sub-Freshman  year,  Bible  history  and  geography 
of  the  Freshman,  Bible  history  continued  in  the  Sophomore, 
Church  history  in  the  Junior,  and  the  Life  of  Christ  and  Bible  in- 
troduction in  the  Senior.  The  Bible  is  used  as  text  in  Bible  his- 
tory and  geography,  supplemented  by  maps  and  other  books. 
Ylvisaker's  "Synopse"  has  for  years  been  the  textbook  in  the 
Life  of  Christ.  Str0mme's  "Outlines  of  Church  History"  is  the 
text  in  Church  history.  Norlie's  "Open  Bible"  has  been  used  in 
Bible  introduction. 

Much  attention  was  given  to  the  catechism  in  the  early  history 
of  tile  school.  Pontoppidan's  "Sandhed  til  Gudfrygtighed",  in 
the  complete  or  the  abridged  edition,  or  both,  was  faithfully  stud- 
ied  two   hours    per   week   for   two   years    from    1861    to    1890.      In 


32  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

the  third  year  of  the  course  Dietrich's  "Forklaring"  was  some- 
times studied.  From  1890  Pontoppidan  occupied  only  one  hour 
a  week  in  the  two  lower  classes  and  Luther's  "Smaller  Catechism" 
was  studied  in  English  one  hour  a  week  in  the  highest  class.  Later 
Dietrich's  "Explanation"  in  English  was  suhstituted  for  the 
elementary  catechism.  The  new  suhjccts  kept  on  pressing  the 
catechism  back  until  it  had  only  one  hour  a  week  for  one  year  in 
one  class.  Pontoppidan  was  then  studied  as  a  review  of  Scripture 
doctrine  familiar  from  the  Confirmation  instruction.  After  1912 
the  catechism  does  not  appear  to  have  been  taught  at  all  in  the 
Preparator}'  Department.  In  the  first  published  catalog  of  Lu- 
ther College  (1872),  Pres.  Larsen  says:  "And  when  we  finally 
come  to  what  we  really  in  all  our  teaching  seek  to  place  first, 
namely,  the  knowledge  of  Christianity,  tlien  there  is  perhaps  no 
serious-minded  person  in  our  Synod  who  will  not  rejoice  to  hear 
that  we  are  giving  about  twice  as  much  instruction  here  as  in  the 
schools  of  Norway."  He  explains  that  one  of  the  reasons  for 
this  is,  that  our  youth  on  account  of  the  sects  need  more  Christian 
knowledge  here  than  in  Norway.  Catechismal  knowledge  was 
held  to  be  a  safeguard  against  the  doctrines  and  powerful  tenden- 
cies of  sectarianism,  indifferentism,  secularization,  rationalism, 
evolution,  materialism,  and  the  many  other  heresies  of  the  times. 

3.   The   Normal   Department 

Tlie  Norwegian  Lutheran  congregations  needed  teachers  as 
well  as  preachers.  Their  purpose  in  founding  a  school  was  also 
to  secure  for  themselves  teachers  as  well  as  preachers.  In  1864 
a  special  class  was  organized  at  Luther  College  for  men  who 
wished  to  take  up  parochial  teaching  as  a  calling.  In  1865  a 
Normal  Department  was  organized,  with  Rev.  N.  O.  Brandt  in 
charge  as  teacher  of  the  normal  branches.  In  1868  the  course 
was  increased  from  two  to  three  years,  aiming  especially  to  edu- 
cate teachers  for  the  parochial  schools,  but  also  qualifying  them 
for  the  common  scliools.  The  attendance  was  never  very  large, 
being  12  in  188:5,  10  in  1881,  and  8  in  1885.  The  department 
was  discontinued  in  1886.  In  1889  it  was  reestablished  at  the  Lu- 
theran Normal  School  at  Sioux  Falls,  S.  Dak.,  which  in  1918  was 
merged  with  Augustana  College  of  Canton,  S.  Dak.,  and  is  now 
known  as  Augustana  College  and  Normal  School,  Sioux  Falls. 

The  course  in  religion  in  the  Normal  Department  was  the 
same  as  that  in  tlie  Preparatory  Department  in  the  lowest  class. 
In  the  second  and  third  year  of  work  it  offered  an  extra  3  hours 
a  week  in  catecliisin  and   ^5  hours  in   liible   historv.      Also  3  hours 


RELIGIOUS  AIM   AND   CHARACTER 


33 


in  the  Augsburg  Confession  and  other  Symbolical  Books  and  3 
hours  in  Bible  reading  and  New  Testament  exegesis.  In  1865 
Rambach's  "Wohlunterrichteter  Katechet"  was  studied  by  the 
dictation  method  as  a  guide  in  catechetics,  supplemented  by  Faye's 
"Almueskolen"  and  "Methodik".  Galatians  was  studied  exegetic- 
ally.  In  1868  Hart's  "Lutheran  School  Room"  was  used.  In 
1872  Page's  "Theory  and  Practice  of  Teaching"  was  added  to 
Rambach  and  Faye.  Roalkvam  taught  catechetics  from  1878  to 
1886,  developing  his  own  syllabus,  which  he  published  as  a  text- 
book in  1881   (also  1898  and  1903). 


Year 


4.   Courses  of  Study,  by  Decades 
Class  Per  Subject  Text 


Hours 

Per 

Week 


Language 


V-VI 3  Bible  History Gen.-l  Kgs Norwegian 

V-VI 2  Catechism Pontoppidan Norwegian 

I-II 1  Greek  Testament Greek-Latin 

I-H 2  Catechism Hutter's  "Compend"..  English 

III-IV 2  Catechism Dietrich German 

V-VI 2  Catechism. .  . ', Pontoppidan Norwegian 

V-VI 3  Bible  History Gen.-l  Kgs Norwegian 

IV  Normal 2  Catechetics Rambach German 

Faye Norwegian 

Page English 

2  Exegesis Acta*  Rom.,  Gal Norwegian 

3  Bible  History Gen.-l  Kgs Norwegian 

2  *Augsburg  Confession Norwegian 

2  Catechism Dietrich Norwegian 

2  Catechism Dietrich Norwegian 

3  Bible  History Vogt's  "Stcirre" Norwegian 

2  Catechism Pontoppidan Norwegian 

3  Didactics Roalkvam Norwegian 

3  Catechism Dietrich Norwegian 

3  Exegesis Norwegian 

3  Bible  History Vogt's  "Stdrre" Norwegian 

2  Catechism Pontoppidan Norwegian 

2  *.\ugsburg  Confession Norwegian 

2  Catechism Dietrich Norwegian 

1  Catechism Luther English 

2  Bible  Reading Acts English 

1  Catechism Pontoppidan Norwegian 

2  Bible  History O.  T Norwegian 

2  Augsburg  Confession Norwegian 

2  Greek  Testament Greek-Eng. 

2  Catechism Dietrich Norwegian 

2  Catechism Dietrich Norwegian 

1  Catechism Pontoppidan Norwegian 

2  Bible  History Matt. — -A.cts Eng.-Norw. 

2  Bible  History Judges-Dan Eng.-Norw. 

2  Bible  History Gen.-Josh Eng.-Norw. 

2  Greek  Testament 4  books Greek-Eng. 

2  Augsburg  Confession Eng.-Norw. 

2  Catechism Dietrich Eng.-Norw. 

1  Life  of  Christ Ylvisaker Eng.-Norw. 

1  Bible  Introduction Eng.-Norw. 

2  Church  History Vogt Norw.-  Eng. 

1  Bible  History 1  Sam.-Dan Eng.-Norw. 

1  Catechism Pontoppidan Eng.-Norw. 

2  Bible  Hist .  and  Geog .  Gen.- Ruth Eng.-Norw. 


I  V-VI  Normal. .  . 

V-VI  Normal.... 
1882 

I 

II-IV ,.. 

V-VI 

VI-VII 

VII 

V  Normal 

V-VI  Normal.... 

V-VI  Normal.... 

VI-VII  Normal.. 

VII  Normal 

1892 

I-II 

III-IV 

V 

V 

VI-VII 

VI-VII 

1902 

I 

II 

Ill 

IV 

VI-VII 

V 

VI 

VII 

1912 

I 

II 

III-IV 

V 

V 

VI 

VII 

VII 

VIII 

*  ."Mternating  with  Greek 


Testament  every  other  year. 


Class 

Hours 

Per 

Week 

1 2 

II..  . 

2 

III.                                   1 

IV.  . 

' 

V 1 

V 1 

VI    . 

2 

\'II 

2 

\'III 

2 

I\ 

2 

34  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

Hours 
Year  Class  Per  Subject  Text  Language 


Greek  Testament Matt,    and    Bible      in- 
troduction  Greek-Eng. 

Augsburg  Confession English 

Catechism Dietrich English 

Catechism Dietrich English 

Life  of  Christ Kerr's  "Harmony"..     English 

Bible  Introduction..  .  .Norlie's  "Open  Bible". English 

Church  History Str0mme's  "Outlines". English 

Bible  History 1  Sam. -Dan English 

Bible  Hist,  and  Geog..Gen.-Rutli English 

Bible  1  listory Acts English 

5.     Teachers  of  Religion  at  Luther  College,  by  Subjerls 

Bleken.  M.  K.,  Rev 1906   10 

x-Bothne.  T 1875-76 

Brandt,  N.  O.,  Rev 1865-81 

Bredesen,  A..  Rev 1876-78 

Eittreim.  K.  O.,  Rev 1918 

xx-Halland,  J.  G.,  Cand.  Theol 1887-89 

xx-Homme,  T.,  Cand.  Theol 1881-82 

Hove,  E.,  Rev , 1891-93 

Hustvedt,  H.  B.,  Rev. 1887 

Jacobsen,  J.  D.,  Rev 1872-81 

x-Jacobsen,  K.  T 1905 

xx-Koren,  W.,  Cand.  Theol 1889 

Krog,  H.  J.  G.,  Rev 1890-95 

Kvamme,  K.,  Rev 1896-98 

Larsen,  Laur.,  Rev 1861-11 

Madson,  N.  A.,  Rev 1916-18 

x-Markhus,  G 1892-06 

Naeseth,  C.  A.,  Rev 1882-11 

Norlie,  O.  M.,  Rev 1919 

Petersen,  E.  J.,  Rev 1882-87 

::-Peterson,  Francis  E 1922 ■ 

Preus,  C.  K.,  Rev * 1898-21 

x-Reque,  L.  S 1875-76 

Roalkvam,  H.,  Rev ; 1878-86 

x-Rovelstad,  .A.  M 1908-10 

x-Sander.  A.  B 1878-79 

Schmidt,  F.  A.,  Rev 1861-71 

xx-Sihler.  VV.,  Cand.  Theol 189a-91.  1893-94,1922 

Sperati,  C.  A.,  Rev 1905 

Stub,  H.  G.,  Rev 1899-00 

x-Throndsen,  K 1868-70 

Tingelstad,  O.  A..  Rev 1910-16,  1921 

Torrison,  I.  B..  Rev 1902-12 

Ylvisaker,  J.  T.,  Rev ...      1889-90 

Ylvisaker,  S.  C,  Rev 191 1-19 

Note:  X  stands  for  lay  teachers,  xx  for  unordained  candidates  in  theology,  the  remainder 
being  clergymen. 

CATECHISM— LUTHER 
xx-Sihler,  W 1890-91,  189,^94 

CATECHISM— PONTOPPIDAN 

Larsen,  Laur 1861-65,  1883,  1889 

Schmidt,  F.  .A 1863-71 

Brandt.  N.  0 1865-76 

x-Throndsen,  K 1868 

Jacobsen,  J.  D 1872-76,  1878-81 

x-Reciue,  L.  S 1875-76 

Bredesen,  A 1876-78 

Roalkvam,  H 1878-86 

xx-Homme,  T 1881-82 

Petersc-n,  E.  J 1882-87 

Naeseth,  C.  .■\ 1882-87 

Hustvedt,  H.  B    1887 

xx-Halland,  J.  G 1887-89 

Ylvisaker,  J.  T 1889-90 

xx-Koren.  W .  ...  1889 

Krog.  H.  J.  G 1890-95 

Hove,  E 1891-93 


RELIGIOUS   AIM    AND    CHARACTER  35 


x-Markhus,  G 1892-01 

Kvamme.  K 1896-98 

Preus.  C.  K 1898-02 

Stub,  H.  G 1899-00 

torrison,  I.  B 1902-12 

Sperati,  C.  A  1905-08 

Bleken,  M.  K 1906-10 

CATECHISM— DIETRICH 

Schmidt,  F.  A 1863-71 

Jacobsen,  J.  D , 1872-81 

Larsen,  Laur 1872-02 

Preus,  C.  K 1902-21 

Tingelstad,  O.  A 1921— 

Norlie,  O.  M 1921— 

CATECHISM— HUTTER 

Schmidt,  F.  A 1869(?)-  71 

Jacobsen,  J.  D 1872-81(?) 

AUGSBURG    CONFESSION    AND    OTHER    SYMBOLICAL    BOOKS 

Schmidt,  F.  A 1864-71 

Roalkvam,  H 1878-79 

Bredesen.  A 1876-78 

Naeseth,  C.  A 1882-1 1 

Preus,  C.  K 1909-21 

Tingelstad,  O.  A 1921— 

xx-Sihler,  W 1922 

BIBLE    READINGS   AND    BIBLE    HISTORY 

Larsen,  Laur 1861-70,  1882-91 

Brandt,  N.  0 1869-81 

Roalkvam,  H 1878-86 

xx-Halland,  J  .  G 1887-89 

Ylvisaker,  J.  T 1889-90 

xx-SihIer,  W 1890-92 

Krog,  H.  J.  G 1890-96 

Kvamme,  K 1896-98 

Preus,  C.  K 1898-21 

Sperati.  C.  A 1905 • 

Eittreim,  K.  O 1918 • 

BIBLE    READINGS   AND    THE    LIFE   OF    CHRIST 

Bleken,  M.  K 1906-10 

Tingelstad,  O.  A 1910-16 

Madson,  N.  A 1916-18 

Eittreim,  K.  0 1918 

Peterson,  F.  E 1922 

BIBLE    INTRODUCTION   AND    BIBLE    GEOGRAPHY 

Preus,  C.  K 1908-15 

Ylvisaker,  S.  C 1915-16 

Madson,  N.  A 1916-18 

Eittreim,  K.  0 1918 

Norlie.  O.  M 1919 • 

xx-Sihler,  W 1922 • 

BIBLE    EXEGESIS 

Brandt,  N.  0 1865-71 

Roalkvam,  H 1878-86 

CHURCH    HISTORY   AND    HISTORY    OF    MISSIONS 

Bleken,  M.  K 1906-10 

Tingelstad,  O.  A 1910-12,  1913-16 

Preus,  C.  K At  times 

Ylvisaker.  S.  C 1912-13 

Madson.  N.  A 1916-18 

Eittreim,  K.  O 1918 • 

CATECHETICS 

Brandt,  N.  0 1865-81 

x-Bothne,  T 1875-76 

Roalkvam,  H 1878-86 

NEW   TESTAMENT    GREEK 

Schmidt,  F.  A 1861-71 

Jacobsen,  J.  D 1872-81 

Naeseth,  C.  A 1882-98 

xx-Sihler,  W 1893-95 

x-Rovelstad,  A.  M 1908-10 


36 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Bleken.  M.  K 1908-09 

Tingelstad,  O.  A 1910-11 

Ylvisaker,  S.  C 1911-19 

Norlie.  O.  M 1919 

xx-SihIer,  \V 1922 

HEBREW 

Larsen.  Laur 1865-75. 1879-11 

Jacobsen,  J.  D 1875-78 

x-Sander.  A.  B 1878-79 

X- Jacobsen,  K.  T 1905 

Ylvisaker.  S.  C 1911-19 

Norlie.  O.  M 1919 

MORAL  AND    RELIGIOUS   EDUCATION 

Tingelstad.  O.  A 1920 

Norlie.  O.  M 1920 

CHORAL   MUSIC 

Schmidt.  F.  A 1861-65 

Brandt,  N.  O 1865-81 

x-Solheim,  Ola 1881-82 

x-Hanson.  Haldor 1882-83 

Tingelstad,  J.  0 1883-85 

Sperati,  C.  A 1885-88 

x-Hanson,  Haldor 1888-90 

xx-Sihler.  W 1890-94 

x-Hanson.  Haldor 1895-04 

Sperati.  C.  A 1905— 

Note:     X  stands  for  lay  teachers;  xx  for'unordained'candidates  in  theology,  the  remainder 
being  clergymen. 


DR.    LAUR.    LAK.SI'..\,    Ihci  loil  PROF.  C.  K.  PREUS,   1898-1921 

Professors  of  Christianily  at  Luther  College  Sixty  Years 


RELIGIOUS   AIM   AND   CHARACTER 


37 


III.   Other   Religious    Influences 
1.   Chapel  Devotions 

The  students  at  Luther  College  are  required  to  attend  devo- 
tional exercises  mornings  and  evenings  at  chapel.  From  1861  to 
1877  the  morning  devotions  were  conducted  by  the  president  at 
6:30,  just  before  the  breakfast  meal.  Since  1877  it  has  generally 
been  held  about  10:00  a.  m.  From  1861  to  1877  the  evening 
devotional  period  was  at  8:30;  from  1877  to  1910,  at  9:00;  now 
it  is  held  at  9  :45  p.  m.  The  chapel  exercises  have  been  in  charge 
of  the  president  of  the  school,  assisted  by  other  members  of  the 
faculty,  the  college  pastors,  visiting  clergymen,  or  others.  The 
exercises    have    consisted    of    Scripture    reading    and    exposition, 


'nif'i.hnii  f  If- 


ON  THE  WAY  TO  CHURCH,  BACCALAUREATE  SUNDAY 

prayer,  song,  readings  from  postils,  and  speeches.  They  have 
been  very  inspirational.  Specially  worthy  of  mention  are  the 
readings  by  the  "Grand  Old  Man"  of  Luther  College,  Dr.  Laur. 
Larsen,  and  the  wonderful  ten-minute  chapel  talks  by  President 
C.  K.  Preus. 

2.  Sunday   Services 

Decorah  has  two  Norwegian  Lutheran  congregations,  with 
two  services  at  each  church  on  Sundays,  one  in  Norwegian  and 
one  in  English.  The  pastors  of  these  congregations  are  the  pas- 
tors also  of  the  College.  The  congregations  cooperate  with  the 
school  in  making  the  church  life  of  the  students  of  greatest  value. 
The  young  people's  societies  of  the  churches  entertain  the  boys 
at  Luther  and  invite  them  to  their  devotional  and  social  meetings. 


28G867 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


3.   Special  Occasions 

Luther  College  has  celebrated  several  festivals  and  entertain- 
ed several  religious  conventions,  at  which  great  themes  have  been 
discussed  and  noted  men  in  the  Church  have  appeared  on  the 
program.  These  special  occasions  live  long  in  the  memory.  They 
have  helped  to  shape  the  lives  and  destinies  of  the  Luther  College 
boys.  In  1921-22,  two  such  great  conventions  were  held  at 
Luther — the  Sixtieth  Anniversary  festival,  on  October  13-16,  and 
the  Joint  Lutheran  Students'  Union  Convention  and  Academy 
Conference  representing  20  schools  of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran 
Church  of  America. 


SIUDKMS'   LMO.N    CON  NKNTION,    liH'.' 


4.   Sttidcnts'    Religious    Organization 

A  number  of  students  are  taking  an  active  part  in  the  work 
of  the  congregations  down  town,  as  teachers  in  tlie  Sunday  schools, 
members  of  the  Church  choirs,  officers  in  the  Lutiier  Leagues,  etc. 
At  the  College,  tlie  students  take  part  in  the  Luther  College  Sun- 
day Association,  organized  in  1901,  w-hich  is  a  voluntary  student 
organization,  meeting  on  Sunday  afternoons  or  evenings.  Its 
programs  are  of  a  religious  nature,  and  consist  mostly  of  lectures 
by  professors  and  others,  while  occasional  meetings  are  devoted 
to  the  discussion  of  appropriate  topics  of  general  interest.  An 
additional  feature  of  the  work  is  the  election  of  a  committee  to 
render  such  assistance  as  may  be  needed  in  case  of  illness  among 
the  students. 


RELIGIOUS   AIM   AND   CHARACTER 


39 


5.    Cliristian   Atmosphere 

The  atmosphere  of  the  school  is  Christian,  clear  and  invigor- 
ating as  the  mountain  air.  The  president  of  the  school  has  been  as 
a  Christian  father,  whose  highest  aim  is  to  have  his  boys  be  Chris- 
tians and  take  up  a  Christian  life-work.  He  has  been  the  boys' 
pastor  and  counselor.  Thirty-four  out  of  93  regular  teachers  at 
the  school  have  been  pastors  or  have  graduated  from  theological 
seminaries  without  entering  the  ministry.  These  men  of  theologic- 
al training  and  pastoral  experience  have  no  doubt  exerted  a  deep 
influence  on  the  school.  There  are  no  negative  critics  among 
them.     The  remaining  teachers  have  been  chosen  for  their  sound- 


^^J^r^iT^'ffW^ 

■^— U^ ^  .  - ^  ,'    -.  J.    ,                              * .     ,      .  *  « 

STUDENTS'    UXIOX    CUNVENriON,    l!ii 


ness  of  doctrine  and  their  Christian  example  as  well  as  their 
scholastic  and  professional  qualifications.  The  classroom  work 
in  every  subject  is  conducted  in  harmony  with  Scripture.  No 
pains  are  spared  to  make  the  discipline,  which  is  conducted  in  a 
Christian  spirit,  as  effective  and  truly  educating  as  possible,  for 
proper  discipline  lies  at  the  very  foundation  of  all  successful 
school  work  and  is  a  chief  agency  in  the  development  of  Chris- 
tian character.  ("Ev.  Luthersk  Kirketidende",  1891,  310).  The 
boys  are  taught  to  be  very  democratic,  avoiding  hypocrisy  and 
sham.  Luther  College  has  tried  to  be  an  honest  school,  doing 
thorough  work  in  whatever  it  has  attempted  to  do.  As  President 
Larsen  put  it:  "When  we  sell  butter,  we  want  to  give  good  butter, 
clear  down  to  the  bottom  of  the  jar." 


40  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

IV.   Results 
1.    Transplanting   Norxccgian    Culture 

All  the  countries  of  the  world  have  contributed  to  the  citizen- 
ship of  America.  From  1820  to  1919  a  total  of  31,200,103  im- 
migrants landed  on  our  shores.  In  1920  13%  of  the  population 
of  the  United  States  were  foreign-born  and  90%  could  look  to 
Europe  either  as  their  birthplace  or  the  home  of  their  ancestors. 
No  country  except  Ireland  has  contributed  so  great  a  propor- 
tion of  its  people  to  America  as   Norway. 

All  the  peoples  of  the  world  have  contributed  their  bit  to 
American  culture.  When  they  came  here  as  immigrants  they 
took  along  with  them  some  of  the  culture  of  their  home  lands. 
Those  peoples  have  contributed  most  to  America  who  brought 
most  culture  with  them  and  who  have  tried  most  patiently  to 
transplant  it  to  American  soil.  Far  in  the  lead  in  this  regard 
are  the  English,  not  so  much  because  they  have  outnumbered  the 
other  peoples,  nor  because  they  came  here  first,  but  rather  because 
they  have  insisted  on  transplanting  their  language  and  institutions 
to  America.  Of  the  English  colonies  New  England  has  been  by 
far  the  most  influential  in  shaping  the  thought  and  character  of 
this  country,  not  because  New  England  had  more  people  or 
mone}',  but  because  the  people  there  had  more  definite  ideas  and 
more  zeal  and  persistence  in  advocating  them.  The  culture  of  the 
American  schools  is  mainly  that  of  New  England. 

The  Norwegians  have  added  something  to  American  culture 
and  achievement.  They  did  not  come  here  as  paupers.  They 
took  along  a  treasure  which  gold  and  silver  cannot  buy — strong 
bodies  and  willing  minds,  habits  of  industry  and  thrift,  obedience 
and  loyalty,  and  a  rich  store  of  high  ideals  and  noble  precepts 
treasured  in  their  native  history  and  literature,  customs  and  in- 
stitutions. They  were  a  literate  people.  The  report  of  the  Im- 
migrant Commission  for  1910  (Vol.  5,  "Dictionary  of  Races", 
120)  says:  "In  Norway  the  rate  of  illiteracy  is  the  lowest  in 
Europe".  The  same  report  (Vol.  3,  "Statistical  Review  of  Im- 
migration, 1820-1910",  85)  lists  the  number  and  percent  of  il- 
literates among  immigrants  14  years  old  and  over.  Portugal 
had  the  greatest  number  who  could  not  read  and  write — 682  out 
of  every  1,000.  Scandinavia  had  the  least  number — only  4 
out  of  every  1,000.  Of  the  native  white  population  in  America 
46  out  of  every  1,000  arc  illiterate. 

It  is  natural  that  tlic  Norwegian  immigrants  should  love  the 
culture  of   Norway   and   that   thcv   should   want   to   liand   down   to 


RELIGIOUS   AIM   AND   CHARACTER  41 

their  posterity  and  to  contribute  to  their  adopted  land  some  of 
the  best  of  this  treasure.  They  could  not  expect  tliat  this  Nor- 
wegian culture  would  be  transmitted  through  the  public  schools  or 
the  schools  of  other  immigrant  peoples.  There  was  only  one 
thing  for  them  to  do  if  they  were  to  become  a  power  in  this  land, 
and  that  was  to  build  their  own  schools.  Luther  College  is  one 
of  these  schools.  At  the  same  time  that  it  is  in  the  best  sense 
thoroughly  American,  it  has  always  had  the  high  aim  of  giving 
to  America  the  best  there  is  in  Norwegian  culture.  The  story 
has  not  yet  been  written,  except  in  fragments,  of  how  much 
Norway  has  given  to  America.  In  this  story  Luther  College  will 
have  a  conspicuous  place. 

2.  Establishing   the   Lutheran   Faith 

Norway  is  a  Lutheran  country;  the  censuses  still  report  99% 
of  the  population  as  members  of  the  Lutheran  Church.  It  is  now 
a  century  since  Cleng  Peerson  came  to  America,  becoming  the 
pathfinder  of  the  last  tide  of  Norwegian  immigration  to  America. 
Great  religious  changes  have  taken  place  during  this  century.  In 
Norway,  the  religious  revival  started  by  Hans  Nielsen  Hauge 
swept  the  common  people  along  with  it  and  even  the  professors 
at  the  University  of  Christiania.  During  the  60  years  since  Lu- 
ther College  was  founded  a  wave  of  rationalism  has  swept  over 
the  whole  world.  The  pious  scholarship  of  Caspari  and  Gisle 
Johnson  at  the  University  of  Christiania  of  60  years  ago  has  been 
displaced  by  a  crass  rationalism  which  denies  the  inspiration  and 
authority  of  the  Bible,  the  divinity  and  atonement  of  Christ,  the 
person  and  work  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and,  in  short,  nearly  every 
Lutlieran  doctrine.  The  founders  of  Luther  College  were  staunch 
Lutherans.  They  believed  that  the  Word  of  God  was  their  dearest 
heritage.  They  understood  full  well  that  the  Bible  had  to  be 
excluded  from  the  public  schools  in  this  land,  and  that  they  could 
not  teach  the  Lutheran  faith  in  these  schools.  They  knew  that 
if  their  Lutheranism  should  be  transmitted  at  all  to  their  children, 
they  must  establish  schools  where  this  religion  could  be  taught 
in  its  truth  and  purity.  So  they  set  up  their  own  schools  along- 
side of  the  state  schools  and  the  schools  of  the  other  churches. 
For  the  sake  of  the  Lutheran  religion  Luther  College  was  found- 
ed. Luther  College  would  probably  never  have  been  built  except 
for  this  religious  aim.  The  Norwegian  Lutherans  in  America 
have  established  some  70  other  liigher  schools  in  America,  and 
everv  one  of  them  has  been   established   in  the  name  of  the   Lu- 


42  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

tlieran  faith,  and  every  one  lias  been  able  to  sueceed  onh'  in  so 
far  as  men  have  kept  up  their  interest  in  the  religious  aim  and 
character  of  the  school.     Luther  College  is  a  child  of  faith. 

Luther  College  has  been  a  conservative  school  and  has  been 
true  to  the  religious  aim  and  ideals  of  its  noble  founders.  Great 
changes  have  taken  place  in  the  world  of  thought  during  the  60 
years  of  its  history.  Like  the  winds  of  the  air,  like  the  waves  of 
the  sea,  the  world  of  thought  is  constantly  in  motion.  The  views 
as  to  religion  ebb  and  flow.  I>eaders  as  well  as  followers  are 
swept  along  by  the  opinions  of  the  day.  It  looks  at  times  as  if 
there  is  nothing  stable.  And  yet  there  is.  Two  times  two,  for 
example,  always  make  four.  The  Word  of  God  is  always  true. 
Jesus  Christ  is  the  same  yesterday  and  today,  yea,  and  forever. 
It  has  been  the  constant  aim  of  Luther  College  to  proclaim  this 
fact,  that  there  are  some  things  that  never  change,  especially  that 
the  Word  of  God  is  the  Truth  and  that  man  is  justified  by  faith 
alone. 

It  must  be  admitted  that  it  has  been  a  very  difficult  task  to 
establish  the  Lutheran  faith  in  America.  Not  because  the  Lu- 
theran Church  is  a  newly-planted  Church  or  a  foreign  Church. 
It  began  work  here  as  early  as  1562  (at  Port  Royal,  S.  C),  and 
is  most  evangelical  and  democratic.  Nevertheless,  it  has  not  made 
the  headway  that  it  should.  There  are  millions  of  Americans 
who  should  be  members  of  the  Lutheran  Church  because  they 
have  come  from  Lutheran  homes  or  ancestry,  but  who  are  mem- 
bers of  some  Reformed  church  or  have  no  church  connection  at 
all.  To  understand  the  peculiar  work  of  Luther  College  it  is 
necessary  to  take  a  hasty  survey  of  at  least  two  of  the  dominant 
religious  forces  in  the  land,  the  Reformed  Church  and  the  public 
school,  both  of  which  work  upon  the  same  people  that  Luther 
College  is  trying  to  serve.  It  is  impossible  to  understand  the 
task  of  Luther  College  or  to  gauge  the  results  without  referring 
to  these  two   factors. 

The  dominant  church  in  America  is  the  Reformed.  In  some 
places  it  is  nip  and  tuck  between  the  Catholic  and  the  Reformed. 
However,  as  shown  in  the  "Lutheran  World  Almanac  for  1921" 
(205-22.3),  the  Catholics,  like  the  Lutherans,  have  been  losing 
rather  heavily,  while  the  Reformed  Churches  and  the  unchurched 
groups  have  gained  in  numbers.  In  America  nearly  all  the  sects 
in  the  world  are  represented.  The  U.  S.  religious  census  for 
1916  catalogues  202  denominations.  Of  these,  158  are  grouped 
into    24    families,    and    44    are    listed    as    separate    denominations. 


RELIGIOUS    AIM    AND    CHARACTER  43 

The  "Lutheran  World  Almanac  for  1922"  (113)  makes  the  follow- 
ing classification: 

Group                           Bodies  Ministers            Communicants  Per  cent 

I.Lutheran 21  10,961                  2,493,894  5.9 

2.  Reformed 128  150,043                22,864,247  54.4 

3.  Catholic 10  22,179                15,762,473  37.3 

4.  Non-Christian 12  13,643                  1,028,457  2.4 


Total 171  196,826  42,149.071  100.0 

As  the  population  in  1920  was  105,710,620  it  will  be  seen  that 
only  40%  of  this  number  are  reckoned  as  communicant  members 
of  churches.  In  the  case  of  the  Catholics  all  the  baptized  are 
included.  Of  course  every  denomination  should  do  like  the  Cath- 
olics— insist  on  counting  baptized  children  as  members  of  the 
church.  By  adding  the  children  to  the  respective  denominations, 
the  totals  will  appear  about  as  follows: 

Denomination  Estimated  membership  Per  cent 

1.  Lutheran 3,500,000  3.3 

2.  Reformed 34,500,000  32  .  7 

3.  Catholic 16,000,000  15  . 1 

4.  Non-Christian 1 .500,000  1 . 4 

5.  Unchurched 50,000,000  47  . 5 

Total 105,500,000  100.0 

It  will  be  seen  from  this  table  that  nearly  one-half  of  the 
population  is  outside  the  Christian  fold.  Of  the  Christian  de- 
nominations the  Reformed  churches  as  a  group  are  by  far  in  the 
lead.  Like  the  Catholics  they  have  often  sought  to  gain  influence 
through  politics.  They  lay  stress  on  organization  and  field  work, 
they  are  aggressive  and  often  unscrupulous  in  proselyting.  Being 
of  English  origin,  they  have  language  and  nationality  in  their 
favor  at  the  very  start.  They  are  prolific  in  writing  books  for 
schools  and  are  otherwise  successful  in  manning  all  the  positions 
of  power  and  influence  in  public  office,  school,  and  press.  Though 
the  members  of  the  group  differ  radically  from  one  another  in 
many  respects,  they  have  so  much  in  common  and  are  so  much 
in  evidence  everywhere  that  they  are  without  question  the  most 
dominant  religious  influence  in  the  land.  They  recruit  their 
forces  heavily  from  the  ranks  of  unchurched  Catholics  and  Lu- 
therans. They  reckon  that  the  unchurched  have,  as  a  rule,  lean- 
ings toward  the  Reformed  religious  views  and  practices.  For 
that  reason  Laidlaw  of  the  U.  S.  Census  Bureau  and  Watson  of 
the  Federal  Council  of  Churches  estimate  the  potential  Reformed 
strength  at  74,795,226,  or  more  than  thrice  the  actual  member- 
ship. 

Briefly,  the  Reformed  churches  of  America  have  gone  through 
the    same    experience    as    the    Church    of    Norway — passing    from 


44  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

piety  to  rationalism.  New  England  has  always  taken  the  lead 
in  American  life.  She  has  been  able  to  force  her  thought  and 
institutions  to  a  large  extent  upon  the  rest  of  the  states  and  peo- 
ples in  America.  Her  theology  60  years  ago  was  Calvinistic  and  of 
a  very  dogmatic  type.  Now,  particularly  in  the  intellectual 
centers,  with  some  notable  exceptions,  the  theology  is  of  the 
modern  type.  It  makes  light  of  creed.  It  no  longer  stresses  the 
power  of  God,  but  the  power  of  man.  The  cliief  gospel  now  is 
social  work  rather  than  salvation  from  sin.  The  Bible  is  dis- 
credited as  the  final  Word  of  God.  As  one  man  put  it  in  his 
sermon:  "The  newspaper  is  good  enough  Bible  for  me".  The 
Reformed  Church  has  no  doubt  exerted  influence  also  on  Luther 
College,  but  Luther  College  still  is  true  to  the  old  creeds.  It  is 
impossible  to  estimate  what  a  force  Luther  College  has  been  in 
keeping  our  Norwegian  Lutheran  people  from  going  over  to  the 
Reformed  or  taking  over  the  Reformed  doctrines  and  practices 
wliile  retaining  the  Lutheran  name  and  fame. 

"Lord,  grant  that  we  e'er  pure  retain 
The  catechismal  doctrine  plain, 
As  Luther  taught  the  heavenly   truth 
In  simple  xcords  to  tender  youth." 

It  must  be  admitted  that  it  has  been  a  very  difficult  task  to  es- 
tablish Lutheran  schools  in  America.  Not  because  they  have 
been  inferior  in  quality  or  not  necessary.  Quite  the  contrary. 
And  yet  after  nearly  a  century  of  agitation  for  parochial  schools 
we  can  boast  of  only  a  few  unsuccessful  attempts  in  this  line.  Our 
vacation  religion  schools  are  dying  out.  Most  of  our  academies 
have  been  discontinued.  Our  colleges  are  few  and  far  between. 
Luther  College  has  never  been  a  large  school.  To  understand 
the  peculiar  value  of  these  schools,  and  Luther  College  in  partic- 
ular, it  is  necessary  to  take  a  survey  of  the  dominant  educational 
forces  in  America. 

The  dominant  American  school  is  the  public  school  system. 
In  1911  the  total  school  enrollment  was  22,462,342,  of  whom 
89.5%  attended  public  schools  and  10.5%  attended  private  schools. 
Only  8.3%  attended  private  elementary  schools,  14.8%  attended 
private  secondary  schools,  and  49.9%  attended  private  colleges, 
professional  and  special  schools  ("U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Educa- 
tion Report",  1916,  II,  1).  The  public  school  has  not  always 
been  the  dominant  one  in  American  histor3^  In  the  Colonial  pe- 
riod the  church  was  the  controlling  factor  in  the  establishment 
and   control   of   scliools.      It   took   our   country    about    a   century — 


RELIGIOUS  AIM   AND   CHARACTER  45 

from  1775  to  1875 — to  establish  fully  its  present  system  of  free, 
tax-supported,  state-controlled,  non-sectarian,  democratic,  public 
schools.  The  church  did  not  give  up  its  hold  on  the  schools  with- 
out a  bitter  struggle.  The  advocates  of  public  schools  have  been 
slowly  but  surely  winning,  first  in  behalf  of  the  elementary  schools, 
then  in  behalf  of  the  secondary  schools,  and  finally  in  behalf  of 
the  higher  schools.  When  the  church  saw  that  the  battle  for  the 
elementary  schools  was  practically  lost,  it  turned  its  attention  to 
tlie  establishment  of  academies.  In  1850  there  were  6,085 
academies  and  only  172  public  high  schools.  In  1914  there  were 
11,674  public  high  schools  and  only  2,248  church  academies. 
Again,  when  the  church  saw  that  the  battle  for  the  academies 
was  lost,  it  turned  its  attention  to  the  establishment  of  colleges 
and  universities.  The  churches  had  founded  2  colleges  in  the 
17th  century,  22  in  the  18th,  and  over  400  in  the  19th,  most  of 
them  after  1850.  Most  of  the  state  colleges  and  universities  are 
younger  than  Luther  College.  During  the  60  years  in  which  Lu- 
ther College  has  managed  to  keep  alive  it  has  seen  thousands  of 
academies  and  hundreds  of  colleges  close  their  doors  on  account 
of  the  fierce  competition.  Most  of  the  Norwegian  youth  who 
go  to  school  are,  of  course,  attending  public  schools  and  univers- 
ities. There  they  become  more  or  less  secular-minded  and  often 
are  lost  to  our  Church  and  its  Gospel  influence. 

Our  country  needs  the  public  schools.  We  loyally  support 
them.  They  unify  our  people.  They  train  for  useful  citizenship. 
But  they  cannot  teach  religion.  And  the  Christian  religion  the 
youth  of  America  needs  to  learn,  for  it  has  a  value  both  for  this 
life  and  that  which  is  to  come.  The  morals  of  our  people  and 
the  very  existence  of  the  country  itself  rest  upon  the  proper 
religious  instruction.  Luther  College  supplies  this  "one  thing 
needful". 

3.  Providing  Church  Workers 

The  founders  of  Luther  College  reckoned  that  if  they  wanted 
church  workers  they  must  build  a  school  where  they  could  give 
them  the  training  they  needed.  They  did  not  hope  to  get  any 
from  the  Reformed  schools  or  from  the  state  schools.  They  were 
right.  "Prestekalenderen"  has  made  a  survey  of  all  the  Norwe- 
gian Lutheran  pastors  from  1843  to  1915.  During  these  years 
the  Norwegian  Synod  obtained  685  pastors.  Only  77  of  these 
came  from  Norway.  Only  1  had  had  his  theological  training  at 
a  Reformed  seminary,  while  607  had  been  educated  at  Lutheran 
seminaries    in    America.      Luther    College    had    furnished    451    of 


46  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

these  607  men,  298  with  the  A.  B.  degree  and  153  with  an 
academy  training  and  beyond.  The  remaining  15G  had  attended 
some  other  Lutheran  liighcr  schools.  Not  one  had  attended  a 
Reformed  or  Catholic  academy.  Only  one  had  attended  a  Re- 
formed university  for  a  period  of  two  years.  Only  13  had  attend- 
ed a  public  high  school.  These  13  had  spent  a  sum  total  of  -lO 
years  in  high  school,  followed  by  a  total  of  41  years  at  Luther 
College  and  38  years  at  Concordia  and  Luther  Seminaries.  Only 
one  had  taken  his  A.  B.  at  a  state  university,  and  that  only  after 
he  had  taken  it  first  at  Luther  College.  Quite  a  number  had  taken 
advanced  degrees  at  universities,  but  they  are  not  considered  in 
this  survey.  The  point  to  be  considered  here  is,  tliat  in  70  years 
of  history  covered  by  this  book  the  Norwegian  Synod  did  not 
receive  a  single  minister  from  any  American  state  university, 
only  13  men  from  the  public  high  schools,  only  one  man  from  a 
Reformed  university  and  one  from  a  Reformed  seminary.  The 
Reformed  schools  were  not  established  to  furnish  the  Norwegian 
Lutheran  Church  with  church  workers.  The  state  schools  were 
not  established  for  the  purpose  of  supplying  any  church  with 
ministers  of  the  Gospel.  They  are  not  to  be  blamed  for  not  do- 
ing so.  It  is  not  their  business.  United  States  has  4G8  private 
colleges  and  universities  besides  95  state  universities.  But  the 
Lutheran  Church  cannot  look  to  any  of  these  schools  except  its 
own,  which  is  included  in  the  number,  for  its  supply  of  pastors. 
The  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  must  have  Luther  College,  or 
schools  like  Luther  College,  if  it  wants  to  live. 

4.  Making  Good  Citizens 

Luther  College  takes  its  name  from  Martin  I>uther,  the  great 
hero  of  the  Reformation,  proclaimed  by  James  P\  Clark  "the  real 
author  of  modern  liberty  of  thought  and  action,  the  giant  founder 
of  modern  civilization  and  of  pure  religion."  His  Ninety-Five 
Theses  nailed  on  the  doors  of  the  Wittenberg  Church  have  been 
called  the  world's  "Declaration  of  Independence";  his  bold  stand 
at  the  Diet  of  Worms  has  been  hailed  as  the  greatest  moment,  the 
turning  point,  in  modern  history  (T.  Carlyle). 

Lutlier  College  has  tried  to  be  true  to  the  doctrines  and  Hi)irit 
of  Martin  Luther.  It  stands  to  reason,  then,  that  I^uther  College 
should  make  good  citizens  and  be  of  the  highest  service  to  Amer- 
ica. It  may  be  that  America  does  not  care  for  the  language  and 
culture  of  the  Norwegian  I^utherans  who  founded  Luther  College. 
As  for  the  language,  it  is  dying  out.  In  18(51  80%  of  the  in- 
struction   at    Luther    College    was    carried    on    in    Norwegian;    in 


RELIGIOUS  AIM   AND   CHARACTER  47 

1922,  only  8%,  Norwegian  being  the  medium  of  instruction  only 
in  Norwegian  language,  literature,  and  history.  As  for  the  cul- 
ture, its  future  is  not  very  bright.  The  Norwegian  element 
in  America  is  only  2%  of  the  total  population,  and  it  is  hardly 
to  be  expected  that  the  great  American  people  will  pay  any  atten- 
tion to  it.  The  Norwegian  element  itself  has  had  most  of  its 
training  at  the  public  schools  and  is  interested  mainly  in  the 
New  England  culture  presented  there.  It  would  never  be  known 
from  an  average  American  textbook  in  history  that  there  ever  had 
been  a  Norwegian  in  America.  Luther  College  has  been  con- 
tending with  these  difficulties,  trj-ing  to  make  all  its  students 
love  this  country  and  its  institutions  and  yet,  at  the  same  time, 
remember  the  great  heritage  of  their  fathers.  Luther  College 
men  owe  no  political  allegiance  to  Norway.  They  are  Americans. 
In  the  recent  war  there  were  356  names  on  the  honor  roll  of 
Luther  College  and  8  golden  stars  for  the  boys  who  never  came 
back.  About  100  Luther  men  were  officers,  5  were  chaplains. 
Luther  College  became  at  first  an  S.  A.  T.  C.  post  in  the  service 
of  the  U.  S.  Government  and  then,  after  the  signing  of  the  arm- 
istice, an  R.  O.  T.  C.  unit. 

Not  all  of  the  Luther  College  men  become  pastors  and  teachers 
in  church  schools.  About  one-half  of  the  graduates  have  taken 
up  secular  callings,  as  farmers  (ca.  5%),  merchants  (16%),  public 
servants  (3%),  journalists  (2%),  lawyers  (4%),  physicians 
(6%),  public  school  teachers  (10%),  etc.  Many  of  the  alumni 
are  holding  high  positions  in  church  and  state,  in  school  and 
business.  Presidents  of  synods,  secretaries  of  boards,  a  governor 
of  a  state,  ministers  to  foreign  lands,  state  and  city  superintendents 
of  schools,  professors  at  famous  universities,  librarians,  judges, 
superintendents  of  hospitals,  statistical  and  medical  authorities, 
etc.,  are  some  of  the  positions  of  note  that  Luther  men  have  filled 
with  distinction  and  satisfaction.     About  one-fifth  are  authors. 

This  is  not  a  pessimistic  view  of  the  religious  aim  and  character 
of  Luther  College.  Luther  College  has  had  a  great  aim,  has  had 
a  unique  character,  has  done  a  noble  work.  To  God  alone  be 
the  honor.  As  Paul  Koren  sings  in  his  "Cantata"  for  the  Six- 
tieth Anniversary  of  Luther  College: 

"For  what  thy  past  has  (fiven  us.  in  f/rafitude  we  raise 
Our  voice  and  tell  of  victory,  of  thankfulness  and  praise. 
To  Him  be  all  the  c/lory,  our  mif/hty  Lord  and  Kiny, 
Whose  blessing  rested  on  thy  brow,  to  Him  our  song  we  bring." 


CHAPTER  THREE 


SEAL  OF 
LUTHER  COLLEGE 


GOVERNMENT  AND  ADMINISTRATION 

D.  T.  Nelson 
I.     Government 

ONE  of  the  first  problems  that  arose  in 
connection  with  the  establishment  of  Lu- 
ther College  was  that  of  securing  for  it  a 
sound  legal  status.  The  Sj'^nod  for  the  Nor- 
wegian Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  in  Amer- 
ica had  already  been  incorporated  in  the  state 
of  Wisconsin  in  1858;  but  since  the  College 
was  to  be  located  in  Iowa  it  was  felt  neces- 
sary tliat  the  Sj'nod  be  incorporated  in  Iowa 
as  well.  In  1863^  after  Rev.  V.  Koren  had  reported  to  the  Synod 
that  he  had  been  unable  to  effect  such  incorporation,  the  matter 
was  referred  to  Prof.  F.  A.  Schmidt.  At  the  Synod  meeting  in 
1864,  Prof.  Schmidt  also  reported  failure;  the  matter  was  then 
referred  to  a  committee  made  up  of  Profs.  Schmidt  and  Larsen 
and  Rev.  V.  Koren.  In  1865  this  committee  reported  that  since 
no  means  had  been  found  for  incorporating  the  Synod  in  Iowa, 
steps  had  been  taken  to  incorporate  the  College;  that  the  articles 
of  incorporation  had  been  signed  February  1,  1865;  and  that  the 
incorporation  had  been  carried  out  in  such  a  manner  as  to  give 
the  Synod  complete  control  over  the  newly-formed  corporation. 

Such  control  was,  and  indeed  is,  essential  for  the  Church;  for 
the  impelling  motive  which  gave  rise  to  Luther  College  and  to  all 
the  sacrifices  made  in  its  behalf  is  found  in  its  mission  of  training 
young  men  for  service  in  the  Church.  Reference  to  the  articles 
of  incorporation  (1917)  will  show  that  tliis  control  is  assured  by 
Article  3,  which  provides  that  the  membcrsliip  of  the  corporation 
shall  "consist  of  the  pastors  of  the  Norwegian  Evangelical  Lu- 
theran congregations  connected  with  tlie  Norwegian  Lutheran 
Church  of  America  and  the  representatives  of  said  congregations 
at  the  regular  triennial  meeting  of  said  Church,  chosen  in  ac- 
cordance   witli    its    discipline    and    usage."      The    Liither    College 


GOVERNMENT   AND    ADMINISTRATION  49 

Corporation  is  thus,  in  effect,  tlic  church  body  organized  for  a 
collegiate  purpose.* 

The  same  committee  was  instructed  by  the  Synod  in  1860  to 
prepare  a  set  of  by-laws,  and  also  an  amendment  to  the  articles 
whereby  the  Church  Council  sliould  be  constituted  a  Board  of 
Visitors  for  the  College.  This  was  not  accomplished  until  the 
Synod  meeting  of  1871.  On  June  29  of  that  year  the  by-laws 
were  adopted;  on  the  same  date  Article  X  was  added  and  Article 
IV  amended.  Amended  Article  IV  provided  that  the  treasurer, 
who  had  hitherto  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  ex- 
officio,  should  no  longer  be  so,  and  set  up  the  faculty  as  a  Board 
with  such  powers  as  are  conferred  upon  it  by  the  by-laws.  The 
articles  and  by-laws  were  now  in  essentials  in  their  permanent 
form.  In  the  drafting  of  them.  Judge  G.  R.  Willett  had  rendered 
without  charge  notable  service.  The  Synod  expressed  its  thanks 
to  him  and  charged  the  committee  with  the  duty  of  procuring  for 
him  a  suitable  gift,  appropriating  for  that  purpose  the  sum  of 
fifty  dollars. 

From  an  examination  of  the  articles  and  by-laws  so  amended 
and  adopted,  it  is  seen  that  sovereignty  in  the  corporation  re- 
sides in  the  church  body  organized  in  regular  meeting  as  the  cor- 
poration. To  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  eight  members  is  entrusted 
the  management  of  the  affairs  of  the  corporation,  but  with  such 
restrictions,  financial  and  otherwise,  as  to  insure  control  by  the 
Church  in  all  matters  of  importance.  To  the  Board  of  Profes- 
sors (faculty)  is  given  power  to  admit  and  expel  students  and, 
subject  to  the  authority  of  the  corporation  and  Board  of  Visitors, 
to  make  and  enforce  rules  and  regulations  for  the  good  govern- 
ment and  discipline  of  the  College.  Finally,  to  the  Board  of 
Visitors,  which  consists  of  the  members  of  the  Church  Council — 
the  controlling  executive  body  of  the  Church— is  delegated  the 
right  of  visitation,  authority  to  fix  the  number,  duties,  and  com- 


*The  ofBcial  name  of  the  Norwegian  Synod  in  the  constitution  adopted  in 
1853  was  the  Noi-wegian  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  in  America.  In  1865, 
at  the  annual  convention  held  at  Highland  Prairie,  Minn.,  the  name  was 
changed  to  the  Synod  for  the  Norwegian  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  in 
America.  In  1858  the  Norwegian  Synod  was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of 
Wisconsin  as  the  Nonveglan  Evangelical  Synod  of  the  State  of  Wisconsin.  On 
that  account  the  Norwegian  Synod  was  often  called  the  Wisconsin  Synod,  and 
its  teachings  and  practice  were  sometimes  by  opponents  called  "Wisconsinism". 
But  inasmuch  as  the  synod  in  1865  had  changed  its  constitutional  name  from  the 
Nonvegian  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  in  America  to  the  Synod  for  the  Nor- 
wegian Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  in  America,  steps  were  taken  to  secure 
the  necessary  changes  in  the  articles  of  incorporation.  The  committee  mentioned 
above— Koren,  Schmidt,  Larsen — with  the  aid  of  Judge  G.  R.  Willett  of  Decorah, 
prepared  a  bill  authorizing  the  change  of  name.  The  bill  was  introduced  in  the 
Iowa  state  senate  by  Senator  Dr.  Bullis  of  Decorah  and  became  a  law  on  March 
16,  1866.  In  Wisconsin  a  special  act  was  passed  by  the  senate  and  assembly  in 
1878  and  again  in  1885  authorizing  the  change  in  the  articles  of  incorporation 
of  the  Norwegian  Synod. 


50 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


pensation  of  professors,  to  prescribe  terms  of  admission,  and  to 
make  general  rules  for  the  guidance  of  the  Board  of  Professors. 
By  implication  it  would  appear  that  Article  V  of  the  by-laws  also 
confers  upon  the  Board  of  Visitors  supervision  over  the  course  of 
study.  The  Board  of  Visitors,  or  Chureli  Council,  has  thus,  next 
to  the  church  body,  been  the  residuary  of  the  greatest  power  with 
regard  to  the  College. 

Prior  to   1872  meetings  of  the  corporation  were   legal   only   if 
held   in   the   state   of    Iowa.      In    that   year,   due    to    the    efforts    of 


WINNESHIEK   COUNTY    COLliT    HOUSE 


Prof.  Knut  Bergh,  who  was  then  a  member  of  the  state  legislature 
of  Iowa,  a  laM'  was  passed  legalizing  the  meetings  of  the  corpora- 
tion in   any  state  adjoining  Iowa. 

At  first  the  election  of  the  officers  of  the  corporation  was  fixed 
for  every  year.  In  1878  the  by-laws  were  amended  to  provide 
for  triennial  elections. 

No  other  change  was  made  in  the  by-laws  imtil  1899.  Prior 
to  1899,  Article  V  provided  that  tlie  Board  of  Visitors  might  ap- 
point and  remove  the  jjrofessors,  subject  to  the  apj^roval  of  the 
majority  of  the  pastors  of  the  congregations  of  the  Church  and 
the  professors  of  the  College.  This  rule,  wliich  practically  neces- 
sitated a  meeting  of  the  Synod  or  an  election  by  mail,  had  become 
increasingly  cumbersome  with  the  growth  of  the  Church.     In  1876 


GOVERNMENT    AND    ADMINISTRATION  51 

the  Synod  had  been  divided  into  three  districts — the  Eastern, 
Minnesota,  and  Iowa  Districts;  in  1890  a  fourth,  the  Pacific  Dis- 
trict, had  been  added.  Meanwhile  other  schools  had  been  estab- 
lished and  the  Church's  interests  had  grown  and  expanded  in 
every  direction.  Some  less  unwieldy  method  of  election  had  be- 
come imperative.  In  1895  proposals  were  laid  before  the  Synod 
by  a  committee  appointed  by  the  Church  Council;  to  these,  further 
consideration  was  given  in  1896;  the  next  year  a  set  of  rules  was 
adopted  which  provided  in  substance  as  follows :  a  vacancy  among 
the  professors  should  be  announced  by  the  Church  Council  in 
"Kirketidende",  the  official  organ  of  the  Church,  at  least  four 
weeks  before  a  nomination  was  to  be  made.  The  nomination 
should  be  made  by  the  Church  Council  and  the  permanent  pro- 
fessors of  the  College;  the  nomination  likewise  should  be  an- 
nounced in  "Kirketidende".  After  another  four  weeks'  delay  to 
permit  of  the  filing  of  objections  on  the  part  of  the  members  of 
the  Church,  the  Church  Council  should  proceed  to  election  by  a 
two-thirds  vote.  In  1899  by  the  amendment  of  Article  V  of  the 
by-laws  this  set  of  rules  was  given  effect  by  the  college  corpora- 
tion. 

The  original  proposals  of  1895  and  1896  had  looked  forward 
to  the  establishment  of  an  "electoral  college"  of  six  men,  which 
would  have  had  charge  of  providing  the  personnel  of  the  college 
faculty.  The  rules  adopted  in  1897  show  that  the  Synod  was  not 
then  prepared  for  so  radical  a  delegation  of  authority.  By  1908, 
however,  the  question  had  cropped  up  again.  In  that  year  an 
organization  was  set  up  which  foreshadows  very  clearly  the  pres- 
ent Board  of  Education.  By  resolution  of  the  Synod  there  was 
established  a  Board  of  Directors  of  nine  members ;  four  of  these, 
the  president  of  the  Synod  and  the  presidents  of  Luther  Seminary, 
Luther  College,  and  Lutheran  Normal  School,  were  to  be  mem- 
bers ex  officio,  and  five  were  to  be  elected  at  large  by  a  two-thirds 
vote  at  each  regular  synod  meeting.  The  Board  was  divided  into 
three  sub-committees  of  three  members  each,  one  for  each  school. 
The  Board  was  granted  purely  administrative  authority;  it  was 
empowered  to  nominate  the  heads  of  the  schools  under  its  juris- 
diction, to  dismiss  professors  in  certain  cases,  to  fix  salaries  in 
accordance  with  the  general  regulations  established  by  the  Synod, 
and  through  its  sub-committees  to  make  temporary  appointments 
of  professors.  Although  this  arrangement  was  not  considered 
satisfactory  or  effective,  it  endured  until  1917,  when  a  union  was 
effected  by  the  three  principal  Norwegian  church  bodies — the 
Hauge  Synod,  the  Norwegian  Synod,  and  the  United  Church. 


52  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

With  the  adoption  by  these  church  bodies  of  the  constitution 
of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  America  came  the  establish- 
ment of  a  board  which  devotes  its  efforts  exclusively  to  educational 
matters.  The  Board  of  Education  of  the  new  church  body  has 
both  authority  in  administrative  affairs  and  jurisdiction  with  re- 
gard to  courses  of  study.  Although  it  functions  independently, 
it  is,  nevertheless,  subordinate  to  the  Church  Council,  which  by 
paragraph  22,  c,  of  tlie  cliurch  constitution  is  invested  with  final 
authority  in  school  matters.  The  Board  of  Education,  which  is 
composed  of  seven  members,  consists  of  three  pastors  and  three 
laymen,  of  whom  one-half  are  elected  every  third  year  for  a  period 
of  six  years,  and  the  president  of  the  Church  ex-officio.  The 
Board  is  empowered  to  appoint  an  executive  educational  secretary 
to  aid  it  in  its  work. 

In  1917,  by  paragraph  14  of  the  rules  for  the  Board  of  Ed- 
ucation, return  was  again  made  to  the  old  method  of  electing 
teachers  in  full  clmrch  meeting.  This  method  immediately  proved 
itself  so  impracticable  in  the  present  greatly  enlarged  church 
body,  that  it  was  repealed  in  1920.  In  its  stead  provision  was 
made  whereby  the  Board  of  Education  should  have  authority, 
except  in  the  case  of  professors  for  the  Seminary,  to  choose  and 
appoint  teachers  for  one  year  or  a  part  thereof  and  even,  if  cir- 
cumstances demanded  it,  to  make  the  appointment  permanent. 

It  has  thus  come  about  in  the  course  of  years,  that  the  Lu- 
ther College  Corporation,  though  unchanged  in  character,  has  been 
fitted  into  the  special  organization  which  the  Church  has  set  up 
to  look  after  its  educational  work.  Although  the  advisability  of 
retaining  its  separate  corporate  existence  has  been  questioned,  ex- 
perience would  appear  to  justify  the  findings  of  the  committee 
which  was  appointed  in  1899  and  reported  in  1902  against  dis- 
solution, giving  as  its  reasons:  first,  that  the  College  was  already 
fully  in  the  Church's  control ;  and,  secondly,  that  a  dissolution  of 
the  corporation  might  raise  serious  legal  difficulties  with  regard 
to  the  legacies  of  which  the  corporation  has  been  the  recipient. 

It  remains  to  be  added  that  as,  according  to  the  laws  of  Iowa, 
incorporations  of  the  nature  of  the  Luther  College  Corporation 
expire  at  the  end  of  fifty  years,  measures  were  taken  in  1915  to 
renew  the  articles  of  incorporation.  Finally,  in  1918  a  change 
was  made,  significant  of  the  altered  circumstances  of  language 
in  which  both  the  Church  and  the  College  find  themselves,  by  strik- 
ing the  word  "Norwegian"  from  the  official  name  of  the  Col- 
lege. 


GOVERNMENT   AND    ADMINISTRATION 


53 


II.     Administration 

In  turning  to  a  consideration  of  the  administrative  develop- 
ment of  the  College,  it  is  well  to  note  that  Luther  College  is  a 
direct  descendant  of  the  Latin  School  of  Norway.  It  is  a  boys* 
school,  a  classical  school,  a  boarding  school.  But  because  of  its 
peculiar  relation  to  the  Church,  Luther  College  has  a  special  mis- 
sion to  perform.  This  fact,  and  the  steady  and  cumulative  force 
of  the  college  idea  as  it  has  evolved  in  America,  have  been  agencies 
influencing  the  development  of  Luther  College. 

Luther  College  in  1861  had  two  teachers  and  16  students. 
Naturally  the  administrative  problems  were  not  of  such  a  nature 
as  to  require  a  careful  division  of  administrative  duties.  The 
president  of  the  school  exercised  all  administrative  functions.  The 
school  took  on  the   aspect  of  an  enlarged  family  for  which   Pres. 


LL  lUl-.l;  LOl.l.t-.i.K  IN    IHE  Ki(.Hlll-,S 

Larsen  was   father,  pastor,  and  teacher.      He  discharged  also   the 
duties    of   registrar,   treasurer,   librarian,   and   disciplinarian. 

But  with  the  growtli  of  the  College  and  the  consequent  in- 
crease in  the  amount  of  necessary  administrative  work,  a  division 
of  labor  was  essential.  From  the  first,  although  the  president 
exercised  a  supervisory  function,  the  problem  of  providing  suit- 
able table  board  was  placed  in  the  hands  of  a  steward,  an  ar- 
rangement which  continued  until  1896,  when  the  students  were 
granted  permission  to  manage  the  undertaking  themselves  through 
the  Luther  College  Boarding  Club. 


54  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

In  ]cS()7,  the  library  was  placed  in  charge  of  Prof.  Landmark. 
He,  and  his  successors  in  charge  of  the  library  up  to  1915,  had 
other  duties  in  ^iddition  to  their  work  with  the  library;  but  since 
1915  the  full  time  and  eti'ort  of  the  librarian  have  been  devoted 
to  the  library.  Up  to  1889  all  classes  of  the  College  were  under 
the  direct  supervision  of  tlie  president.  In  that  year,  by  the  ap- 
pointment of  Prof.  H.  W.  Sheel  to  be  principal  of  the  Preparatory 
Department,  much  of  the  responsibility  of  the  president  for  that 
department  was  lifted  from  his  shoulders.  In  1890  the  museum 
received  its  special  officer  by  the  appointment  of  Prof.  W.  Sihler 
as  curator.  President  Laur.  Larsen  continued  to  bear  one  of  the 
heaviest  administrative  loads,  however,  until  1895,  for  it  was  not 
until  Prof.  C.  A.  Naeseth  in  that  year  was  made  treasurer  that  the 
president  was  relieved  of  the  multifarious  details  involved  in  car- 
ing for  the  college  treasury.  Although  President  C.  K.  Preus  as 
early  as  1905  recommended  that  a  registrar  be  appointed,  the 
.registrar's  office  was  not  organized  until  191  1.  Prof.  O.  A.  Tingel- 
stad  has  been  in  charge  since  its  inception  and  has  made  it  a  most 
valuable  and  up-to-date  adjunct  to  the  work  of  the  College. 

A  step  much  needed  for  the  adequate  maintenance  of  the  pres- 
ident's office  was  taken  in  1917,  when  an  appropriation  was 
granted  to  defray  tlie  expense  of  an  office  assistant.  Since  that 
time  a  stenographer  has   been  regularly  employed. 

One  of  the  heaviest  burdens  laid  upon  the  president  is  that 
of  maintaining  discipline.  From  time  to  time,  various  ])rofessors 
have  been  called  upon  to  assist  the  president  in  this  work.  As 
early  as  1863  Prof.  L.  Siewers  was  known  as  "Konrektor"  (as- 
sistant master).  In  1896-7,  because  of  Prof.  Larsen's  ill-health. 
Prof.  L.  S.  Ileque  had  charge  of  discipline  in  the  evenings.  In 
1905-6  Prof.  Oscar  I..  Olson  acted  as  disciplinarian  to  a  very 
considerable  extent.  In  190G-7,  upon  the  completion  of  Laur. 
Larsen  Hall,  the  task  of  maintaining  discipline  in  the  new  build- 
ing Avas  turned  over  to  Prof.  M.  K.  Bleken,  and  in  1911  to  the 
principal  of  the  Prejiaratory  Department.  In  1919-20  Prof.  M. 
H.  Trytten,  and  in  1920-22  Prof.  B.  J.  Hovde,  acted  as  dean 
of  men  in  the  College  Department. 

The  gradual  delegation  of  administrative  duties  outlined  above 
has  been  in  harmony  with  the  normal  development  of  the  College. 
With  the  present  tendency  to  a  division  of  the  college  work  along 
departmental  lines,  it  becomes  necessary  in  order  to  harmonize 
conflicting  interests  to  resort  more  and  more  to  conmiittees  in 
handling  matters  of  administration.  Greater  development  in  this 
direction   can   no  doubt   be  looked   for  in   the   future. 


GOVERNMENT   AND    ADMINISTRATION  55 

In  deliberations  affecting  tlie  government  and  regulation  of 
the  College  the  Board  of  Professors,  or  faculty,  plays  an  import- 
ant part.  Problems  affecting  the  courses  of  study  are  the  subject  of 
thorough  discussions ;  in  the  past  the  initiative  for  most  of  the 
changes  in  the  curriculum  has  come  in  the  form  of  recommenda- 
tions from  the  faculty.  The  faculty,  moreover,  sits  as  a  board  in 
all  cases  involving  flagrant  breaches  of  discipline  and  is  the  de- 
ciding body  in  cases  involving  the  expulsion  of  a  student  from  the 
school.  The  president  and  the  faculty,  aside  from  their  dis- 
ciplinary jurisdiction,  are  also  intimately  concerned  with  the  gen- 
eral and  spiritual  welfare  of  the  students.  In  the  earlier  days  of 
the  College,  when  the  family  nature  of  the  student  body  and  faculty 
was  more  pronounced,  the  character  and  personality  of  the  teacher 
in  fullest  measure  influenced  the  student  b}^  precept  and  example. 
To  some  extent  this  has  changed,  because  of  the  increase  in  at- 
tendance, but  a  close  relation  between  student  and  teacher  still  re- 
mains. 

lor  many  years,  too,  the  College  has  enjoyed  the  services  of 
the  pastors  who  have  served  the  First  Norwegian  Lutheran  Con- 
gregation at  Decorah.  During  the  existence  of  the  Synod,  the 
work  of  these  men  and  of  the  local  congregation,  not  least  that 
of  the  women  of  the  congregation,  contributed  in  no  small  degree 
both  to  the  material  and  the  spiritual  welfare  of  the  College. 
Since  the  union  of  the  churches  in  1917,  very  fine  relations  with 
both  Norwegian  Lutheran  Congregations  in  Decorah  have  been 
maintained.  During  the  school  year  1921-22  the  plan  was  in- 
augurated of  having  each  of  the  two  pastors  conduct  the  morning 
chapel  exercises  once  a  week. 

Since  1876  the  physical  welfare  of  the  students  has  been 
under  the  direct  supervision  of  the  college  physician.  In  1899  a 
hospital  building,  which  lias  since  been  enlarged  and  improved, 
was  made  possible  through  the  gift  of  Mr.  J.  A.  Johnson  of  Madi- 
son, Wisconsin.  Since  1916  the  College  has  had  the  services  of  a 
college  nurse,  a  provision  which  has  more  than  proved  its  value. 
Since  1919  provision  has  also  been  made  for  a  physical  director. 

The  material  problems  relating  to  the  care  of  buildings  and 
grounds  are  directly  under  the  supervision  of  the  president.  In 
the  earliest  days  of  the  College  the  care  of  rooms  and  building 
was  a  duty  of  the  students.  With  the  increase  in  equipment,  jan- 
itor and  engineer  service  was  placed  directly  in  charge  of  the 
steward.  With  the  passing  of  the  steward,  the  posts  of  engineer, 
janitor,  night-watchman,  and  electrician  were  established. 


56  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

The  last  few  years  have  witnessed  a  greater  appreciation  of 
the  need  and  value  of  adequate  publicity  for  the  College.  President 
Preus  in  1917  laid  before  the  Church  recommendations  toward  this 
end,  stressing  the  value  of  publicity  as  a  means  of  obtaining  ade- 
quate support  for  the  College.  A  constructive  policy  of  publicity 
keeps  the  College  in  closer  touch  with  the  body  it  serves.  It  is  of 
value  also  in  securing  adequate  recognition  from  the  public  at 
large  and  the  school  world  in  particular,  and  in  attracting  to  the 
College  a  larger  number  of  students.  Lastly,  it  aids  very  materi- 
ally in  securing  the  funds  without  which  the  conduct  of  the  school 
would  be  impossible. 

Considerable  progress  has  been  made  in  this  direction.  The 
means  of  publicity  employed  consist  in  part  of  catalogs,  bulletins, 
circulars,  advertisements,  and  student  publications  such  as  the 
college  papers  and  annuals.  In  1921  the  College  began  the  pub- 
lication quarterly  of  the  "Luther  College  Bulletin".  Much  atten- 
tion is  devoted  to  publicity  in  the  church  and  secular  press,  about 
twenty-five  publications  receiving  copy  from  correspondents  at 
the  College.  Great  credit  for  the  work  done  in  this  field  is  due 
the  publicity  committee  of  the  College,  which  at  present  consists 
of  Profs.  C.  W.  Strom,  B.  J.  Hovde,  and  M.  H.  Trytten.  The 
College  also  endeavors  to  furnish  from  among  its  faculty  mem- 
bers speakers  for  such  occasions  as  may  arise. 

To  aid  in  providing  for  adequate  and  continued  support,  the 
College  is  in  need  of  a  financial  secretary  who  can  take  charge  of 
collections  in  the  field  and  continue  a  steady  campaign  for  in- 
creased endowments. 

III.  Articles    of    Incorporatiox    of    the    Norwegian    Luther 
College   of   Decoraii,   Iowa 

(As  amended  and  adopted  by   the  Luther  College   Corporation   in  1917) 

Article  1.  We,  the  undersigned,  Herman  Amberg  Preus,  of  Leeds, 
Wisconsin;  Tiiore  Peterson,  of  Calmar,  Iowa;  and  CJulbrand  T.  Lom- 
men,  of  Decorah,  Iowa;  do  hereby  form  ourselves  into  a  body  corporate 
to  be  known  as  the  Norwegian  Luther  College  of  Decorah,  Iowa,  and  as 
such  corporation  to  possess  the  privileges  and  exercise  the  powers  pro- 
vided  by   law. 

Article  2.  The  purposes  of  this  corj)<)ration  are  the  establishment  of 
a  Collegiate  Institution  in  the  town  of  Decorah,  of  a  religious  and  ed- 
ucational character,  to  jirovide  suitable  buildings  and  grounds  there- 
for, engage  teachers,  provide  liliraries,  apparatus  and  all  other  things 
necessary  for  the  successful  conduct  of  the  same. 

Article  3.  The  members  of  this  association  and  corporation  shall 
consist  of  the  pastors  of  the  Norwegian  Evangelical  Lutheran  congre- 
gations connected  with  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  America 
and  the  representatives  of  said  congregations  at  the  regular  triennial 
meeting  of  said  Church,  chosen  in  accordance  with  its  discipline  and 
usage. 


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Article  4.  The  officers  of  tliis  corporation  shall  be  a  president,  secre- 
tary, treasurer,  and  a  Board  of  six  Trustees  to  be  chosen  in  such  man- 
ner, time,  and  place  as  shall  be  specified  by  the  By-Laws  of  the  corpora- 
tion. The  president  and  secretary  shall  be  members  of  said  board  ex- 
ofScio.  The  president  and  the  professors  of  the  College  shall  together 
constitute  a  board  or  faculty  with  such  powers  as  may  be  conferred 
upon  them  by  the  By-Laws.  The  corporation  at  all  its  meetings,  annual 
and  special,  shall  choose  a  chairman  who  shall  hold  the  position  during 
the  session. 

Article  5.  The  following  named  persons  shall  constitute  the  officers 
of  this  corporation  for  the  first  year  of  its  existence  and  until  their 
successors  are  elected,  viz.:  Rev.  Herman  Amberg  Preus,  president; 
Rev.  V.  Koren,  secretary;  Prof.  Laur.  Larsen,  treasurer;  Thore  Peter- 
son, Gulbrand  T.  Lommen,  N.  Brandt,  Jens  J.  Naeset,  Tjerand  John- 
son, Rev.  O.  J.  Hjort,  trustees.  Said  election  shall  be  held  at  the  first 
meeting  of  the  corporation  held  after  the  1st  day  of  January,  A.  D. 
1866. 

Article  6.  The  affairs  of  this  corporation  shall  be  managed  and  con- 
trolled by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  subject  to  the  by-laws  of  this  corpora- 
tion defining  the  duties  of  the  officers  and  prescribing  their  mode  of 
procedure   in  transacting   the   business   of  the   corporation. 

Article  7.  The  private  property  of  the  members  of  this  corporation 
shall  be  exempt  from  liability  for  the  debts  thereof. 

Article  8.  All  conveyances  of  property  of  this  corporation  shall  be 
taken  in  the  name  of  the  corporation   as  set  forth  in  Article  1   hereof. 

Article  9.  Any  of  these  articles  may  be  amended  and  other  articles 
added  thereto  at  any  meeting  of  the  members   of  this  corporation. 

Article  10.  The  president  and  members  of  the  Church  Council  of  the 
Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  America  and  their  successors  in  those 
offices  are  hereby  constituted  a  Board  of  Visitors  for  the  College,  and 
shall  have  such  powers,  including  the  right  of  visitation  and  calling  of 
special  meetings  of  the  corporation,  as  may  be  conferred  upon  them  by 
the  by-laws  of  the  corporation. 

By-Laws  of  the  Norwegian  Luther  College  of  Decorah,  Iowa 

1.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  have,  when  not  otherwise  provided, 
the  general  management  of  the  affairs  of  the  corporation,  keep  the 
buildings  and  other  property  of  the  corporation  in  good  repair,  make 
all  necessary  improvements  to  the  same,  procure  such  libraries  and  ap- 
paratus as  the  board  of  professors  may  deem  necessary  for  the  success- 
ful conduct  of  the  College.  Provided,  that  in  no  event  shall  the 
Trustees  be  authorized  to  expend  annually  a  greater  sum  than  $1,000 
(one  thousand  dollars)  without  first  submitting  the  same  to  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  America,  for  their  ap- 
proval. A  majority  of  the  said  Board  of  Trustees  shall  constitute  a 
quorum   for   the   transaction  of   business. 

2.  The  president,  secretary,  treasurer,  and  Board  of  Trustees  shall 
be  elected  triennially  at  such  time  and  place  as  said  Church  shall  hold 
its  regular  meeting.  The  regular  meeting  of  this  corporation  will  be 
held  at  the  same  time  and  place.  And  whenever  a  vacancy  shall  occur, 
the  Board  of  Trustees  shall  have  the  power  to  fill  such  vacancy  from 
among  the  members  of  the  corporation.  Notice  of  regular  meetings  of 
the  corporation  shall  be  announced  by  the  president,  by  publication  of 
the  same  in  such  newspapers  as  the  Board  of  Trustees  shall  direct  at 
least  four  weeks  previous  to  the  day  of  the  meeting. 

3.  The  judges  of  said  election  shall  be  three  in  number  and  shall  be 
elected   at  the   time   from   the  members   of  the   corporation.      It   shall   be 


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their  duty  to  report  at  once  the  result  of  said   election  in  Avriting  under 
their  hands  to  the  j)resi(lent  and  secretary  of  the  corporation. 

4.  The  j^resident,  secretary,  treasurer  and  Board  of  Trustees  so 
elected  siiall  hold  their  res])ective  offices  until  their  successors  are  elected 
and  qualified.  Before  entering  uj)on  the  duties  of  his  office,  the  treasurer 
shall  he  required  to  execute  a  hond,  in  sucii  sum  as  the  Board  of  Trustees 
may  require.  The  president  shall  have  the  general  supervision  of  the 
aflt'airs  of  the  College,  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  and  board  of  profess  irs,  and  in  cases  of  an  equal  division  at 
these  meetings  shall  have,  in  addition  to  his  vote  as  a  memljer,  the  de- 
ciding vote,  and  shall  sign  all  contracts  and  orders  on  the  treasurer  for 
the  payment  of  money;  in  case  of  his  absence  or  disability,  these  last 
duties  shall  devolve  upon  a  president  pro  tem.  to  be  chosen  from  their 
number  by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  He  may  call  meetings  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  or  board  of  professors  when  he  shall  deem  it  necessary — and 
shall  do  so  when  requested  by  three  members  of  the  board  of  wliich  a 
meeting  is  desired. 

5.  The  number  of  the  professors  for  the  College,  their  respective 
duties  and  compensation,  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Board  of  Visitors,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  resolutions  made  by  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church 
of  America,  and  the  appointment  and  removal  of  such  professors  shall 
be  made  in  accordance  with  the  rules  and  regulations  prescribed  by 
said  Church. 

6.  The  professors  of  the  College  shall  constitute  a  board  with  power 
to  admit  students  to  the  College  and  expel  them  therefrom  for  improper 
conduct  and  to  make  and  enforce  such  rules  and  regulations,  not  in- 
consistent with  those  made  by  the  corporation  or  by  the  Board  of  Visitors 
as  they  may  consider  necessary  for  the  good  government  and  discipline 
of  the  College. 

7.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  to  make 
rules  prescribing  the  terms  of  admission  into  the  College,  the  amount 
of  preparatory  knowledge  and  other  qualifications  required  for  admis- 
sion, and  make  such  other  rules  and  regulations  as  they  may  deem  best 
for  the  guidance  of  the  board  of  professors  in  maintaining  the  good 
government  and  discipline  of  the  College. 

8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  make  an  annual 
report  of  the  financial  condition  of  the  College  to  the  corporation  at 
its  annual  meeting — and  if  no  annual  meeting  shall  be  held  in  any  year, 
then  such   report  shall  be  made   at   that  time   to  the   Board   of  Visitors. 

9.  The  secretary  shall  attend  and  keep  a  record  of  the  proceedings 
of  all  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  of  the  corporation;  shall 
keep  a  record  of  all  elections  of  officers,  keep  a  correct  account  of  all 
the  business  transactions  of  the  corporation,  in  books  to  be  provided 
for  that  purpose,  and  attend  to  the  correspondence  of  the  corporation; 
his  l)ooks  and  pa{)ers  shall  be  always  o])en  for  inspection  by  any  mem- 
ber of  the   Board   of  Trustees  or   Board  of  Visitors. 

10.  The  treasurer  shall  receive  and  keep  all  moneys  belonging  to  the 
corporation  and  shall  disburse  the  same  only  on  the  written  order  of 
the  president.  He  shall  kee])  full  and  correct  accounts  of  all  moneys 
and  property  by  him  received  and  disi)urscd  on  account  of  this  corpora- 
tion, and  shall  render  a  statement  of  the  same  annually  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  and  to  the  annual  meeting  of  the  corporation,  and  at  such 
(.ther  times  as  he  may  be  called  upon  therefor  by  the  Board  of  Trustees 
and  Board  of  Visitors,  or  either  of  them.  The  bcoks  of  the  treasurer 
and  his  voucliers,  shall  be  always  open  for  inspection  by  any  member  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  or  Board  of  Visitors. 

11.  The  members  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  shall  individually  and  col- 
lectively   have    the    rigiit    of    visitation    to    the    College    at    any    and    all 


GOVERNMENT    AND    ADMINISTRATION  59 


times.  And  it  is  licrel)y  luade  tlie  duty  of  all  the  officers  of  this  corj)  ira- 
tion,  as  also  all  the  professors  and  teachers,  to  exhibit  to  them,  when 
required,  all  the  books  and  records  of  the  College  and  corporation  and 
give  them  every  facility  for  acquiring  a  knowledge  of  the  condition  of 
the  institution.  And  it  is  herel)y  made  the  duty  of  the  said  Board  of 
Visitors  to  report  to  each  annual  meeting  of  the  corprtration  the  result 
of  their  examinations  into  the  affairs  of  the  College,  and  any  defects 
observed  by  them  in  the  management  of  the  same,  financial  or  otherwise, 
and  make  such  suggesti  ns  as  they  may  deem  best  adapted  to  remedy 
such    defects. 

12.  Whenever  a  two-thirds  majority  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  shall 
decide  that  the  interests  of  the  College  require  that  a  special  meeting 
of  the  corporation  be  held,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  president  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  to  call  such  a  meeting.  Four  weeks'  notice  of  any 
meeting  so  called  shall  be  given  by  publishing  the  same  in  some  news- 
paper to  be  designated  by  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  by  mailing  a  copy 
of  such  notice  through  the  post  office  to  each  pastor  of  a  congregation 
who  is  a  member  of  this  corporation,  and  thereupon  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  pastors  so  notified,  to  cause  lay-members  of  their  congregations 
to  be  elected  in  accordance  with  the  discipline  and  usages  of  the  Nor- 
wegian Lutheran  Church  of  America.  Said  notice  shall  name  the  time, 
place  and  object  of  the  meeting;  and  unless  two-thirds  of  the  said  pastors 
and  a  like  number  of  lay  delegates  representing  congregations  be  in 
attendance  upon  the  meeting  so  called,  no  other  business  than  that 
named  in  the  notice  shall  be  translated.  ("Den  Norsk  Lutherske  Kirke 
i  Amerikas  Beretning",  1917,  553-555.  For  the  original  articles  of  in- 
corporati  n   and   by-laws  see  "Synodalhaandbog",   1901,  23-34.) 

IV.  Roster 
1.    Church   Officials 

PRESIDENTS  18G5-1866. 

1.  Rev     Adolph    Carl    Preus.    1853-1862.        l  ge^-   Johnnnes   Bjerk    Fridi^   .'«fi«-l'^". 

2.  Rev.     Herman     Amberg     Preus,     18G2-      '^-  ^^f I;.    Christian    Mathias     Hvistendahl, 

lg()4.  1807-1808 

3.  Dr.Ulrik   Vilhelm   Keren,   1894-1910.  "•  ^^^^^^'^'l"*   "^"^'"^   Ingeb.igtsen    Muus, 

4.  Dr.   Hans   Gerhard    Stub,    1910-  ,^    o'"^""'""-  .     ,  t, 

in.  Rev.       Torger       Andreis       Torgerson, 

VICE-PRESIDENTS  jj    j^^\,    gp,.^j   Julius  Ingebrigtsen    Muus, 

1.  Rev.     Claus     Lauritz     Clausen,     183.5-  1871-1872. 

1856.  12.  Rev.     Johannes     Bjerk      Frich,      1872- 

2.  Rev    Nils     Olsen     Brandt,     1857-1871.  1878. 

3.  Dr.    Ulrik   Vilhelm   Keren,   1894-1910.  13.  Rev.     Ludvig     Marinus     Bi0rn,      1879- 

4.  Dr.     Peter    Laurentius     Larsen,     1876-  1887. 

1893.  14.  Rev.    Halvor    Halvorsen.    1887-1896. 

5.  Dr.    Ulrik    Vilhelm    Keren,    1893-1894.     15.  Rev.   Jrirgen    Nerdby,    1896-1908. 

6.  Prof.     Johannes     Bjerk     Frich,     189.5-    16.  Rev.     Daniel    Chrisiopherson     Jordahl, 

1899  1908-1917. 

7.  Rev.    Halvor    Halvorsen,    1899-1905.  17.  Rev.   Ole  J.   Kvale,   1917- 

8.  Dr.    Hans    Gerhard    Stub,    1905-1910.  18.  Rev.    Nels    Johnson    L0hre,    1917- 

9.  Prof.     Christian     Keyser    Pi-eus,     1911- 

1917.  TREASURERS 

10.  Dr.    John    Nathan    Kildahl,    1917-1920.      ,    j^^^^.^    Helgesen,    1857-1863. 

11.  Rev.    Hans   Christian    Holm,    1922-  3.  Gudbrand   Olsen,    1863-1865. 

cprRPTARTPC  ^-  ^'■<'^-    Lyder    Siewer,s.    1865-1869 

SELKElAKIEh?  4    p,.      pgter    Laurentius     Larsen,     1869- 

1.  Dr.    Ulrik    ViUielm    Keren,    1855-1857.  1871. 

2.  Rev.    Jakob    Aall    Ottesen,    1857-1859.  5.  Gulbrand    O.    Rustad,    1871-1899. 

3.  Rev.    Nils    Edward    Schancke    Jensen,  6    Rev.   Halvor  Bj0rnson   Hustvedt,   1899- 

1859-1861.  1905. 

4.  Rev.    Jakob    Aall    Ottesen,    1861-1864.  7    Rev.    Michael   Olsen   Borge,    190.5-1911. 

5.  Dr.     Peter    Laurentius    Larsen,     1864-      8    Rev.   Halvor  Bj0rnsen    Hustvedt,    1911- 

1865.  1917. 

fi.  Rev.    Bernt   Julius   Ingebrigtsen    Muus,       9.  Erik    Waldeland,     1917- 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


CHURCH   COUNCIL    (Kirkeraad) 


Aadnescn.  A 
Aastad,  Kev. 
Anderson,  A. 
Anderson,  N 
Anderson,  P. 
Aslaksen,     Ole, 


1857-fil. 

Ivar    Torgerson, 
A.,    1921- 

1917-1920. 
B.,    1917- 
1881-1888. 


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Borlaug.  Mikael  J.,   1882-1888. 
Brandt,     Rev.     Nils  Olsen,   1855,   1857- 

1871. 
Biirresen.    E.    N..     1894-1899. 
B0e,    Rev.    Nils    Nilsen,    1918- 
Clausei),     Rev.     Claus     Lauritz,     1855- 

1857. 

Dietriclison,      Rev.      Gustav      Fredrik, 

185.3-1855 
Eastvold.    Rev.    Carl   Johan,    1917- 
Ed\var<ls,    Gunder,     1893-1899. 
Ellefsen,     Erik,     1855-1857. 
Finseth,    Knut    K.,    1809-1871. 
Finseth,    Ole    K.,    1876-1881. 
Finseth,    Anders    Knudson,     1888-1894, 

1895-1899. 
Fosmark,   John   Oleson,   1853-1855. 
Foss,    Rev.    Ludvig    Colbjrtrnsen,    1898- 
Frich,    Prof.    Johannes      Bjerk,      1877- 

1888. 
Gudmundsen,  Osmund  M.,  1920- 
Halvorsen,    Rev.    Halvor,    1893-1903. 
Hanson,    Hon.    T.    O.,    1910-1915. 
Harstad,       Rev.       Bjug       Aanondsoii, 

1884-1893,     1894-1898. 
Hegg,    John,    1917-1920. 
Hendrickson,       Rev.       Peder       Anton, 

1908-1917. 
Henrj'son,   T.   T.,    1920- 
Holm,    Rev.    Hans    Christian,    1917- 
Ingebrigtsen.    Ivar,    1855-1857. 
Jacobson,    Prof.    Axel,    1914-1917. 
Jacobson,     Nils,     1877-1887. 
Jenson,    Andrew,    1899-1914. 
Johnson,      Tjerand,      1859-18G1,      18G.3- 

1809. 
Jordahl.    Rev.    Daniel    Christopherson, 

1910-1917. 
Juul,    Rev.    Ole,    1888-1893. 
Kaasa,     Jens    Olsen,     1873-1877,     1879- 

1882. 
Klland,    Gustav   II.,    1890-1902. 
Koren,    Dr.    Ulrik    Vilhelni,    18G1-1910. 
Larson,    Lewis,    1917- 
Larson,    Walter    E.,    1917-1920. 
Lavik,      Rev.      Johannes      Rasmussen, 

1917-. 
Leque,    Nels    P.,    1914-1917. 
Lie,    Lars    J.,    1853-1855,    1857-1859. 


Lie,    Johannes    E     Johnson,    1869-1873. 
Linde,    A.   P  ,    1875-1876. 
Lomnien,       Gulbrand      T.,       1857-1859, 

1861-1870,     1877-1879. 
Lucky,   Capt.   C.  J.,   1905-1906. 
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Lundberg,    Carl,    1893-1896. 
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Muus,   Rev.  Bernt  Julius  Ingebrigtsen, 

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Myhre,    Gulbrand,    185.3-1855. 
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Naeset,    Jens    J.,    1863-1869,    1876-1877. 

1887-1893. 
Nordby,   Rev.   J0rgen,    1907- 
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1918. 
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Preus,    Rev.     Herman    Amberg,     1853- 

1861,     1862-1894. 
Raabolle,    Nils    J.,    1871-1875. 
Rasmussen,       Rev.       Peter       Andreas, 

1871-1877. 
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Stub,    Dr.    Hans    Gerhard,    1910- 
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Sundheim,      Rev.     J0rgen      M.,      1917- 

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Swenson,    Hon.    Lauritz    Selmer,    1921- 
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Thoi-pe,    Hon.    Lars    Olsen,    1905-1921. 
Thvkesen,    Eivind,    1870-1887. 
Tingelstad,    Bent,    1899-1902. 
Torgerson,        Rev.      Torger      Andreas, 

1894-1906. 
Torrison,   Thomas   E.,    1899-1905. 
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1917- 
John- 


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1906- 


1899- 


2.  Luther  College  Corporation  Officials 

3. 


ORIGINAL  INCORPORATORS 

Feb.    1,    1865 

1.  Rev.    Herman    Amberg    Preus,    Leeds 


(Skotland),    Calniar, 
Lomnien,       Decorah, 


Wis. 

2.  Thore    Peterson 

Iowa. 

3.  Gulbrand     T. 

Iowa. 


PRESIDENTS    OF    THE    BOARD    OF 
TRUSTEES 

1.  Rev.    Herman    Amberg    Preus,    Leeds, 

Wis..      1865-1871 

2.  Dr.    Peter    L;iurentius    Larsen,    Decor- 

ah,   Iowa,     1871-1902. 


Prof.     Christian     Keyser    Preus,     De- 
corah,   Iowa,    1902-1921. 
Dr.    frond  Stabo,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1921- 

SECRETARIES    OF    THE    BOARD 

OF    TRUSTEES 
Dr.    Ulrik    Vilhelm     Koren,    Decorah, 

Iowa.     1805-1871. 
Prof.    Knut    Ellefsen    Bergh,    Decorah, 

Iowa,    1871-1873. 
Pi-of.     Jacob     D.     Jacobsen,     Decorah, 

Iowa,    1873-1881. 
Prof.    Lars   S.    Reque,    Decorah,   Iowa, 

1881-1893,  1899-1902,  1914-1916. 

Prof.    Cliristcn    Andreas    T.    Naeseth, 
Decorah,    Iowa,    1893-1899,    1902-1914. 


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6.  Rev.    Kristen    Kvamine,    Ossian,    Iowa, 

1861-1864,    1871-1899. 

7.  Dr.     Oscar     Ludvig     Olson,     Decorali, 

Iowa,    1917- 

TREASURERS    OF    THE    BOARD 
OF   TRUSTEES 

1.  Gulbrand    O.    Rustad,    Decorah,    Iowa, 

1871-1899. 

2.  Prof.    Lyder    Siewers,    Decorah,    Iowa, 

1864-1865. 

3.  Dr.  Peter  Laurentius  Larsen,  Decorah, 

Iowa,     1865-1871. 

4.  Rev.    Halvor    Bj0rnson    Hustvedt,    De- 

corah,   Iowa,    1899-1905,    1914-1920. 

5.  Rev.    Michael    Olsen    Borge,    Decorah, 

Iowa,      1905-1U14. 

6.  Rev.    Knute    Olson    Eittreim,    Decorah, 

Iowa,    1920- 

MEMBERS    OF    BOARD    OF    TRUSTEES 

1.  Rev     Herman    Amberg    Preus,    Leeds, 

Wis.,    1865-1871. 

2.  Dr.     Ulrik     Vllhelm     Koren,     Decorah, 

Iowa,    1865-1871. 

3.  Dr.     Peter     Laurentius     Larsen,     De- 

corah,  Iowa,    1865-1913. 

4.  Thore    Peterson     (Skotland),    Calmar, 

Iowa.    1865-1875. 

5.  Gulbrand  T.   Lommen,  Decorah,  Iowa, 

1865-1871. 

6.  Rev.     Nils     Olsen     Brandt,     Decorah, 

Iowa,    1865-1871. 

7.  Jens  J.  Naeset,  Stoughton,  Wis.,  1865- 

1871,   187.5-1884,    1887-1890. 

8.  Tjerand    Johnson,    Leeds,    Wis.,    1865- 

1871. 

9.  Rev.    Ove    Jakob    Hjort,    Dalby,    Iowa, 

1865-1878. 


10.  Prof.   Knut   E.   Bergh,   Decorali,   Iowa, 

1871-1873. 

11.  Elling   E.    Void,   Decorah,   Iowa,    1871- 

1876. 

12.  Jens  Olson   Kaasa,   Chicago,   111.,   1871- 

1875. 

13.  Hon.  L.  K.  Aaker,  Alexandria,  Minn., 

1871-1887. 

14.  John    Oleson    Fosmark,    Leeds,    Wis, 

1871-1875. 

15.  Prof.     Jacob    D.     Jacobsen,     Decorah, 

Iowa,    1873-1881. 

16.  Osuld  Torrison,  Manitowoc,  Wis.,  1875- 

1884. 

17.  O.  N.  Olsen,  Decorah,  Iowa,   1875-1876. 

18.  Anders   Kittilsby,   Calmar,   Iowa,   1876- 

1884. 

19.  Nils   N.    Kjome,    Decorah,    Iowa,    1878- 

1881. 

20.  Prof.    Lars   S.    Reque,    Decorah,   Iowa, 

1881-1893,    1899-1902,     1914-1916. 

21.  Halvor   Nilsen,    Gem,   Iowa,    1881-1884. 

22.  Rev.   Torger  Andreas  Torgerson,   Bris- 

tol,    Iowa,     1881-1884,     1887-1902. 

23.  Iver  Larsen,  Decorah,  Iowa,   1884-1887. 

24.  A.   Anderson,  Des  Moines,  Iowa,   1884- 

1887. 

25.  Gulbrand   Saetrang,   Waterville,   Iowa, 

1884-1887. 

26.  Hon.      Tollef     Sanderson,      Harmony, 

Minn.,    1884-1887. 

27.  Hon.  Halle  Steensland,  Madison,  Wis., 

1884-1887. 

28.  Thomas  E.  Torrison,  Manitowoc,  Wis., 

1887-1893. 

29.  Nils   Larsen,   Hesper,   Iowa,    1887-1902. 

30.  Hon.     Lars    Olsen     Thorpe,     Willmar, 

Minn.,    1887-1890. 

31.  L.   O.   Moen,    Calmar,   Iowa.   1887-1899. 


BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 


Rev.  O.   E.   Schmidt 


Hon.   A.    H.   Dahl 


Mr.  I.  A.  Thorson 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


32. 
33. 

34. 
35. 
36. 
37. 
38. 
39. 
40. 
41. 
42. 
43. 
44. 
4o. 
46. 

47. 

48. 

4!) 
50. 

51. 

52. 
53. 

54. 

55. 

56. 

37. 


O.  K.  SimiiKin.':.  Rod  Wing,  Minn., 
1890-l!t(l2. 

Prof.  Wilhelni  Magnu.s  Herman  Peter- 
sen,   .St.   Paul,    Minn.,    1800-1893. 

Prof.  Christen  Andreas  T.  Naeseth, 
Decorah,  Iowa,  1893-1899.  1902-1914. 

Andrew  Jenson,  Edgerton,  Wis.,  1893- 
1^99. 

Jno.  Lienl0kken,  La  Crosse,  Wis., 
1893-1899. 

Gunder  Edwards,  Deerfleld,  Wis., 
1899-1914 

G.  A.  Nystrom.  Calmar,  Iowa,  1899- 
1908. 

Hon.  Anders  Knudson  Finseth,  Ken- 
yon,    Minn.,    1899-1905. 

Prof.  Cliristian  Keyser  Prcus,  Dc- 
corali,    Iowa,    1902-1921. 

Rev.  Ole  Pedersen  Vangsnes,  Story 
Citv.    Iowa.    1902-1905. 

R.  H.  Boxnid,  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  1902- 

1908. 

Rev.  Thomas  Nilsson,  Ridgeway,  Iowa, 

1905-1908. 
Vegger      Gulbrandson,       Albert      Lea, 

Minn.,    1905-1914 
Rev.    Halvor    Bj0rnson    Hustvedt,    De- 

corali.    Iowa,    1908-1920. 
Chr.    Boxrud,    Red   Wing,    Minn.,    1908- 

1911. 
O.  A.  Tenold,  Calmar,  Iowa,  1908-1914 
Dr.    C.    L.    Opsal,    Red    Wing,    Minn., 

1911-1914. 
Dr.  Trond  Stabo,  Decorah.  Iowa,  1914- 
Rev.    Kristen    Kvamme,    Ossian,    Iowa, 

1914-1920. 

Hon.  Andrew  H.  Grindeland,  Warren, 
Minn..   191  t-l92(». 

Hon.  A.   H    Dahl,  Westby,   Wis.,   1914- 

C.  A.  Erstad,  Zumbrota,  Minn.,  1914- 
1920. 

Dr.  Oscar  Ludvig  Olson,  Decorah, 
Iowa,    1917- 

Rev  Otto  Emil  Schmidt,  Decorah, 
Iowa,    1920- 

Borger  Hanson,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1920- 
1921. 

Hon.  Lnuritz  Selmer  Swenson,  Min- 
neapolis,  Minn.,   1920-1921. 


58.  Prof.    .lames    Christian    Meinich    Han- 

son,   Chicago.    111.,    1920- 

59.  Gov.    .Jacob    Aall    Ottesen     Preus.    St. 

Paul,    Minn.,    1921- 

60.  Ivar     August     Thorson,     Minneapolis, 

Minn.,   1922- 

BOARD   OF    DIRECTORS 

1.  Dr.    Ulrik   Vilhelm    Koren.    1909-1910. 

2.  Prof.  Chrisian  Keyser  Preus.  1909-1917. 

3.  Dr.  Olaf  Elias  Brandt,  1909-1910-  1911- 

1913. 

4.  Prof.   Zakarias  J.  Ordal,   1909-1917. 

5.  Hon.    Lauritz    Selmer    Swenson,    1909- 

1911 

6.  Dr.   George   A.   Torrison,    1909-1917. 

7.  Rev.   Ole  J.   Kvale,    1909-1917. 

8.  Rev.   Henrik  .lohanncsen   Strand,   1909- 

1911. 
9    Rev.     Karl     Anderson     Kasberg,     1909- 
1911. 

10.  Dr.    Hans   Gerhard   Stub,    1910-1917. 

11.  Dr.   .Johannes   Thorbj0rnsen    Ylvisaker, 

1910-1911,    1913-1914. 

12.  Rev.  Gustav  Torgerson  Lee.   1911-1917. 

13.  Prof.    Daniel    Gustav    Jacob.sen,    1911- 

1914. 

14.  Rev.    Alfred    Otto   Johnson,    1911  I9li. 

15.  Rev.  Heni-y  E.  Solum,  1914-1917. 

16.  Rev.    Christen    Andreas    Davick,    1914- 

1917 

17.  Prof.    Filing    Hove,    1916-1917. 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 

1.  Dr.  Hans  Gerhard  Stub,   1917- 

2.  Rev.  Ole   Gabriel   Ueland   Siljan,    1917- 

1920. 

3.  Dr.    Lars   Wilhelm   Boe    (Exec.    Educa- 

tional   Sec'y),    1917-1918 

4.  Rev.   Edward   Johnson,    1917- 

5.  Rev.    Ole   J.    Kvale,    1917- 

0.  Dr.    John    E.    Granrud,    1917-1920. 

7.  Dr.    {ieorge    A     Torrison,    1917- 

8.  Prof.   Carl   C.   Swain,    1917- 

9.  Prof.  Lauritz  Andreas  Vigness,   (Exec. 

Ed.   Sec'y),    1918- 

10.  Rev.   J0rgen    M     Sundheim,    1920- 

11.  Prof.  Peder  J.  Eikeland,   1920- 


3.  lAither  College  Officials 


PRESIDENTS 
Dr.  Peter     Laurentius     I^arsen,     1861- 

1902. 
Prof.     Cliristian     Keyser    Preus,     1902- 

1921 
Dr.  Oscar  Ludvig  Olson   (Acting),  1921- 

President    Emerifris 
Dr.  Peter     Laurentius     Larsen,     1911- 

1915. 

PRINCIPALS.    LUTHER    COLLEGE 

PREPARATORY    DEPARTMENT 
Prof.     Herman     W.     Sheel,     1889-1891, 

1890-1911. 
Prof.   Gisic   Bothne,   1891-1896. 
Prof      Oscar    Adolf    Tingelstad,     1911- 

1912,    1917-1919. 
Prof.  Hans  Sjurson  Hilloboe,  1912  1917. 
Prof.    Hans    Fred    Swanscn,    1919  192o. 
Prof.   Leonard    .Mtoii    Moc,    l92o- 

LIBRARIANS 
Prof.  Gabriel  Hetting  Lrin<ltiiark,   1867- 

1876. 
Prof.     Jacob     Daniel     Jacobscn,     1876- 

1881. 


3.  Prof.   Olaus  J.   Breda,    1881-1882. 

4.  Prof.   Halvard  (;.   Roilkvam,   1882-1886. 

5.  Prof.    Emil    Johan    Pcter.sen.    1886-1887 

6.  Prof.    Christen     Andreas    T.     Naeseth, 

1887-1920. 

7.  Prof.    Karl   Theodor  Jacobsen,    1920- 

ASSISTANT   1-IBRARIAN 

Prof.    Enoch    Ernest    Peterson,    1912  1921 

CURATORS  OF  THE  MUSEUM 

1.  Prof.    William    Sihicr,    1890-189.'). 

2.  Prof.    Ilaldor    J.    Hanson,    1895-1902. 

3.  Prof,   (ieorge  Mirkhus,    1902-1906. 

4.  Prof.   Herman   W.   Sheel,    1906-1911. 

.T.  Prof.    Martinus      Kristianscn      Bleken, 
1 906-1  910. 

6.  Prof.    Knut   Gjerset,    1921- 

TREASURKRS 
1.  Dr.    Peter    Laurentius     Larsen,     1861- 

1895. 
2    Prof.    Christen     Andreas    T.     Naeseth, 

1895-1908,    1909-1913.    1914-1915. 
3.  Prof.       Theodore      Elmer      Thompson. 

1908-1909. 


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1. 


4.  Prof.    Bertinius    K.    Savre,    1913-1914, 

1915-19la. 

5.  Miss  Cathinka  Preus   (Mrs.  K.  D.  Stal- 

land),    1918-1920. 

6.  Prof.    Knute    Olson    Eittreim,    1920- 

ASSISTANT  TREASURER 
Prof.  Oswald  Benjamin  Overn,   1910-1917. 

REGISTRAR 
1.  Prof.  Oscar  Adolf  Ting:elst:id,   19U- 

ASSISTANT  REGISTRAR 
1.  Prof.   Carl  Walther   Strom,    1920- 
COLLEGE  PASTORS 

1.  Dr.    Peter    Laurentius     Larsen,     1801- 

1865. 

2.  Rev.    Nils    Olsen    Brandt,    1863-1882. 

3.  Rev.    Thore    Eggen,    1882-1888. 

4.  Prof     Amund    Mikkelsen,    1889. 

5.  Rev    Johan  Thorbj0rn  Ylvisaker,   1889- 

1890. 

6.  Rev.  Markus  Fredrik  Wiese,  1890-1891. 

7.  Prof.    Elling    Hove,    1891-1894. 

8.  Rev.  Jacob  Aall  Ottesen,    1894-1896. 

9.  Dr.   Hans  Gerhard  Stub,    1896-1900. 

10.  Rev.   Bernt   Askevold,    1900-1901. 

11.  Rev.  Isaac  Bertinus  Torrison,    1901- 

12.  Rev.   Ole   Glesne,    1917- 

COLLEGE  PHYSICIANS 

1.  Dr.   A    C.   Smith,    1876-1905. 

2.  Dr.   Carsten    Smith,    1905-1906. 

3.  Dr.  Trond  Stabo,   1906- 

COLLEGE  NURSES 
1.  Miss  Olivia   Peterson,    1916-1917. 
2    Miss  Theresse   E.   Arneson    (Mrs.   B.   .1.     H 


Hovde),    1917-1921. 
Miss  Nora   Walhus,    1921- 

STEWARDS 
Kr.   Nilsen    (and  wife),    1861-1862. 
Mrs.     Elisabeth    Lomen     (Stewardess), 

1862-1868. 
Gulbrand    Lonunen,    assistant. 
Ole   P.   Dalemo,   assistant. 
3    J.  T.    Kr0ger,    1868-1871. 

4.  Ole    A.    Larson,    1871-1875. 

5.  Jens  L.  Lee,   1875-1877. 

6.  P.   Thompsen,    1877-1878. 

7.  B.    Fryslie,    1878-1884 

8.  0.    K.    Haga,    1884-1888. 

9.  C.   Clausen,    1888-1894. 
10.  B.    Berntsen,    1894-1896 

Since   1896  the  Luther  College  Boirding 
Club  has  provided  board  for  the  students. 

ENGINEERS 

1.  O.  P.  Anderson,  1894-1899. 

2.  Hans  L.   Rygg,   1899-1910. 

3.  Ole    Korsrud,    1910- 

ELECTRICIAN 
Ole   Korsrud,   1901- 

JANITORS 
Even  Rudd,  1899. 
Hans  L.   Rygg,   1899-1900. 
Ingebrigt  Indvik. 
Christian    Stenseth,    1921- 

NIGHT  WATCHMEN 
Johannes    Andresen. 
Hans    L.    Rygg. 
Enoch   Rygg. 
Ole    Korsrud. 
0',I(.c. 


HELGE  OVLOE 


JOHANNES  ANDRESEN 


CHAPTER  FOUR 

PRESIDENTS  AND  PKINCIPALS 

Francis  E.  Peterson 

IT  is  quite  unique  that  in  the  first  sixty  years  of  its  existence 
Luther  College  had  only  two  presidents.  Stability  and  a 
definite  educational  aim  are  first  characteristics  of  Luther  College, 
and  may  be  said  to  be  exemplified  by  few  changes  in  the  presi- 
dency. Dr.  Laur.  Larsen  was  the  first  president  and  served  un- 
interruptedly from  1861  to  1902,  a  period  of  forty-one  years.  To 
few  men  is  it  given  to  devote  themselves  for  so  long  a  time  to  the 
service  of  one  school,  and  especially  as  president.  It  is  not  strange 
that  Dr.  Larsen  was  called  "The  Grand  Old  Man  of  Luther  Col- 
lege". Rev.  C.  K.  Preus  became  president  in  1902  and  served 
continuously  until  his  death  in  the  spring  of  1921.  Dr.  Oscar  L. 
Olson,  the  third  president,  entered  upon  his  duties  during  the 
present  school  year,  1921-22,  which  is  the  sixty-first  school  year. 
Dr.  Laur.  Larsen 
Peter  Laurentius  Larsen,  or  as  he  lijmself  signed  his  name, 
Laur.  Larsen,  was  born  August  10,  1833,  in  Christiansand,  Nor- 
way. His  parents  were  Herman  Larsen,  an  army  officer,  and 
Elen  Else  Marie  (nee  Oftedahl),  daughter  of  a  member  of  the 
Eidsvold  "rigsforsamling"  in  1814.  Peter  was  the  oldest  of  nine 
children.  The  home  life  was  comfortable  and  happy,  although 
the  family  was  by  no  means  in  easy  circumstances.  At  nine  years 
of  age  the  boy  entered  the  so-called  Kathedral  school  in  Christian- 
sand,  where  he  easily  ranked  as  one  of  the  first  in  his  class.  Dr. 
Larsen  often  remarked  that  he  considered  himself  fortunate  in 
his  teachers ;  at  this  school  it  was  particularly  Prof.  Chr.  Thiste- 
dahl  for  whom  he  expressed  admiration.  In  1850  he  matriculated 
at  the  University  of  Christiania  for  the  study  of  theology;  here 
he  considered  he  had  two  especially  inspiring  teachers :  Profes- 
sors G.  Johnson  and  C.  P.  Caspari.  He  supported  himself  by 
tutoring.  He  had  always  planned  to  enter  the  ministry,  and  so 
engrossed  did  he  become  in  his  studies  that  his  health  was  affected 
and  he  was  forced  to  discontinue  for  half  a  year.  Meantime  he 
stayed  with  an  uncle.  Rev.  P.  F.  Bassoe,  near  Moss,  and  served 
as  teacher  for  the  children  in  the  family.  In  1855  he  completed 
his    theological    course;    howcA^er,   he   continued   in    Christiania    as 


PETER  LAURENTIUS  LARSEN 

{Lavr.  Larsen) 


66  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

teacher  of  languages — German,  French,  and  Hebrew — both  pri- 
vately and  in  school.  But  very  soon  the  urgent  call  for  pastors 
from  the  Norwegian  pioneer  settlements  in  America  appealed  to 
him  as  a  splendid  opportunity  for  genuine  Christian  service.  Ac- 
cordingly he  was  ordained  September  23,  1857,  by  Pastor  Rode, 
and  left  soon  afterwards  for  America.  On  November  2nd  of  that 
year  he  preached  his  first  sermon  in  America  near  Rush  River, 
Wisconsin,  in  the  attic  of  a  house  being  built  as  a  parsonage. 
From  Rush  River  he  made  long  trips  and  organized  many  con- 
gregations. In  1859  he  accepted  the  call  from  the  Synod  to  oc- 
cupy the  chair  of  theology  at  Concordia  Seminary  in  St.  Louis 
as  special  professor  for  the  Norwegian  students  there;  he  entered 
upon  his  duties  on  October  14,  1859,  from  which  date  he  reckoned 
his  professorship  in  America.  In  his  work  here  he  was  associated 
with  Dr.  C.  F.  W.  Walther,  "the  Luther  among  the  Germans  in 
America" ;  but  the  Civil  AVar  disrupted  the  work,  and  Prof.  Lar- 
sen  left  St.  Louis  in  1861  to  become  the  first  president  of  Luther 
College. 

It  is  natural  that  in  the  minds  of  most  people  Dr.  Larsen 
lives  as  the  teacher  and  educator.  But  he  rendered  services  in 
other  capacities  within  the  Church  which  in  kind  and  amount 
would  alone  give  him  a  high  place  among  our  pioneer  leaders.  He 
served  as  editor  of  "Kirkelig  Maanedstidende",  1868-74;  and  of 
"Ev.  Luthersk  Kirketidcnde",  1874-89  and  1902-12.  In  view  of 
the  pioneer  conditions  and  the  resultant  constructive  nature  of 
church  work  in  the  settlements,  coupled  with  the  difficulties  attend- 
ing the  "Predestination  Controversy",  this  was  an  important  and 
unusually  trying  ])osition  in  the  Church.  Dr.  Larsen  wielded  a 
mighty  influence  for  good  in  this  work.  He  was  always  a  mem- 
ber of  a  number  of  important  church  committees,  and  as  chairman 
for  years  of  the  Foreign  Mission  Committee  he  rendered  invalu- 
able service,  in  the  interest  of  the  Schreuder  Mission  especially. 
He  was  vice  president  of  the  Iowa  District,  1876-79;  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  Norwegian  Synod,  1876-93;  and  chairman  of  the  Lu- 
theran Synodical  Conference,  1881-83.  After  his  resignation 
from  the  presidency  of  Luther  College,  in  1902,  he  continued  as 
professor  of  Hebrew  until  1911  when  he  was  made  President 
Emeritus.  With  all  his  duties  as  teacher.  Dr.  I^arsen  often 
preached — several  times  a  month,  sometimes — in  Decorah  and 
elsewhere;  and  in  1882-84  he  served  the  Decorah  Congregation 
as  regular  pastor. 

Dr.  I^arsen  was  many  times  honored.  He  was  guest  of  honor 
at  several   Luther   College  banquets.      On   October   22,    1884,  was 


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celebrated  his  twenty-fifth  anniversary  as  teaclier,  and  in  1909  a 
host  of  friends  observed  his  fiftieth  anniversary  as  teacher.  The 
house  which  was  his  home  the  last  eighteen  years  was  a  gift  from 
his  former  students.  In  1903  Concordia  Seminary  in  St.  Louis 
conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity;  and  in  1908 
he  was  made  Knight  of  the  First  Order  of  St.  Olav  by  King 
Haakon  VII  of  Norway. 

Dr.  Larsen  was  twice  married.  From  the  first  marriage — in 
1855  with  Karen  Radine  Neuberg,  who  died  in  1871 — there  were 
four  children:  Thora,  wife  of  Dr.  J.  W.  Magelssen,  died  1908; 
Marie,  died  as  missionary  in  South  Africa  1899;  Henrietta,  wife 
of  Rev.  K.  Xavier,  died  1904;  and  Herman,  L.  C.  '89,  physician, 
died  1895.  From  the  second  marriage — with  Ingeborg  Astrup  in 
1872 — there  were  eight  children,  all  living:  Hannah,  editor 
"American-Scandinavian  Review",  New  York  City;  Nikolai  As- 
trup, L.  C.  '96,  missionary  to  China;  Karen,  A.  M.,  teacher,  St. 
Olaf  College;  Ingeborg,  position  in  Library,  St.  Olaf  College, 
Northfield,  Minn.;  Lauritz,  L.  C.  '02,  D.  D^.,  S.  T.  D.,  LL.  D., 
president  National  Lutheran  Council,  New  York  City;  Signe, 
Mrs  Clifford  Elder,  Atchison,  Kansas;  Jakob,  L.  C.  '08,  Rhodes 
Scholar,  Oxford,  1911-11  (M.  A.  '20),  asst.  professor,  State  Uni- 
versity of  Washington;  and  Henning,  L.  C.  '08,  Ph.  D.,  Prince- 
ton, asst.  professor,  State  University  of  Iowa. 

Dr.  Larsen  suffered  a  stroke  on  Christmas  Eve,  1913.  He 
rallied,  but  had  a  second  stroke;  and  he  died  on  March  1,  1915. 
He  is  buried  in  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Cemetery,  Decorah, 
Iowa. 

Dr.  Larsen's  life  is  so  bound  up  with  the  history  of  Luther 
College  that  it  is  quite  impossible  to  write  about  him  apart  from 
that  history.  It  has  rightly  been  said  that  his  biography  is  very 
largely  the  history  of  Luther  College. 

Dr.  Larsen  was  a  pioneer  educator  within  the  Church,  and 
his  work  was  beset  with  many  problems.  He  was  fully  equal  to 
the  task.  God  had  given  him  a  rugged  physique,  and  otherwise 
entrusted  to  him  gifts  and  qualities  which  admirably  fitted  him 
for  this  work.  But  one  thing  characterized  him  more  than  any 
other  one  thing:  he  possessed  a  remarkably  childlike  faith  in  God 
and  His  providence.  In  all  things  he  was  guided  by  this  implicit 
faith.  Truly  Dr.  Larsen  was  equipped  to  serve  the  Church  as 
president  of  a  Christian  college;  and  it  was  his  spiritual  equip- 
ment that  often  brought  him  througli  difficulties  when  all  purely 
human  qualifications  availed  nothing. 

One  of  the  first  practical  problems  to  confront  Dr.   Larsen  as 


68  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY   YEARS 

president  of  Luther  College  was  that  of  adapting  the  parsonage 
at  Halfway  Creek  to  the  needs  of  sixteen  students  and  two  pro- 
fessors' families.  In  spite  of  very  crowded  quarters,  Dr.  Larsen 
managed  somehow;  and  undoubtedly,  those  were  very  profitable 
and  happy  school  days. 

But  the  need  of  more  room  was  urgent.  Even  after  the  school 
had  been  moved  to  Decorah,  in  1862,  and  occupied  more  com- 
modious quarters  in  what  is  now  the  St.  Cloud  Hotel,  it  soon  out- 
grew its  space  again,  for  tlie  number  of  students  increased.  To 
relieve  the  situation  by  providing  a  larger  and  permanent  build- 
ing on  the  site  secured  for  that  purpose  by  Rev.  V.  Koren,  pre- 
sented many  difficulties.  Nevertheless,  Prof.  Larsen  and  his  as- 
sociates proceeded  to. carry  out  that  plan.  Messrs.  Griese  and 
Weile,  Cleveland  architects,  submitted  plans  with  an  estimated 
cost  of  $28,000.00.  It  seems  strange  that  the  seven  ministers  and 
twenty-five  congregations  did  not  at  once  decide  that  the  price 
was  prohibitive.  Not  only  were  the  church  people  of  that  time 
poor,  but  they  had  been  accustomed  to  the  State  Church  of  Nor- 
way, which  is  supported  by  taxation ;  and  they  were  contributing 
as  best  the}-  could  to  their  congregations  out  in  the  settlements. 
Ground  was  broken  for  a  building  in  18G3.  But  difficulty  followed 
upon  difficulty,  and  the  completion  of  the  building  was  delayed 
over  winter.  At  times  it  was  impossible  to  get  material,  and  there 
was  a  sharp  advance  in  prices;  transportation  to  the  "Far  West" 
was  unreliable ;  the  working  men  struck ;  and  it  was  necessary  to 
pay  the  architects  more  than  the  contract  price.  Prof.  Larsen 
was  a  member  of  the  building  committee.  All  these  trials  were 
added  to  the  numerous  difficulties  of  his  routine  work.  The  cost 
far  exceeded  the  estimate.  At  the  dedication,  in  1865,  it  had 
reached  $75,000.00.  Humanly  speaking,  it  seemed  impossible  to 
meet  the  payments.  Indeed,  at  the  next  synod  meeting  genuine 
fear  was  expressed  that  the  Church  would  lose  the  building  through 
default  of  payment.  Prof.  Larsen,  however,  never  permitted 
even  such  serious  difficulties  to  discourage  him.  He  always  acted 
on  the  implicit  faith  that  he  was  a  servant  of  God  carrying  out 
His  purposes.  In  his  reports  to  the  Synod  there  was  never  a 
trace  of  complaint;  however,  he  was  firm  and  fearless  in  calling 
upon  fellow  pastors  and  the  church  people  to  support  the  school. 

Naturally  the  money  stringency  continued  even  after  the  close 
of  the  war.  There  was  very  little  money  among  people,  and  many 
young  men  were  prevented  from  starting  at  Luther  College,  much 
as  tiiey  wanted  to;  and  those  who  entered  were  often  uncertain 
how  long  they  could  stay.     For  many  years  Dr.   Larsen   reported 


PRESIDENTS   AND    PRINCIPALS  69 

to  the  Synod  that  many  students  had  been  forced  to  discontinue. 
Prof.  Larsen  pleaded  the  cause  of  needy  students;  and  many 
ministers  and  others  owe  their  education  at  Luther  College  direct- 
ly to  Prof.  Larsen  for  somehow  providing  funds  for  them  even 
in  those  stringent  times. 

Another  serious  problem  with  which  Prof.  Larsen  had  to  cope. 
— and  one  which  is  not  felt  in  the  same  way  now — was  the  matter 
of  securing  teachers.  For  many  years  Norwegian  continued  to 
be  the  medium  of  instruction,  and  with  no  schools  in  this  country 
preparing  men  for  such  teaching  positions,  it  was  necessary  to 
look  to  Norway  for  practically  every  professor.  And  even  there 
they  were  not  easily  obtained.  In  1883  Prof.  Larsen  went  to  Nor- 
way largely  for  the  purpose  of  engaging  teachers ;  after  much  dif- 
ficulty he  secured  two.  Prof.  Larsen  reported  at  one  time  that 
two  professors  had  resigned  during  the  same  school  year.  He 
evidently  considered  this  a  distressing  problem;  he  insisted  that 
the  teachers  make  the  school,  and  he  was  not  willing  to  engage 
anybody  and  everjbody  as  teachers  at  Luther  College.  Concern- 
ing the  language  situation,  Prof.  Larsen  wrote  in  the  college  cat- 
alog even  as  early  as  1886:  "Of  the  two  languages  which  we  must 
use  here,  the  College  has  alwaA's  stressed  English  more  and  more; 
and  when  the  time  comes  that  the  development  demands  it,  Lu- 
ther College  will  be  glad  to  give  the  language  of  this  our  new 
country    precedence   over    Norwegian." 

After  a  few  years  the  time  had  come  to  build  the  south  wing 
provided  for  in  the  original  plan.  Again  there  was  the  problem 
of  money.  But  the  wing  was  added  in  ISTS-?^,  even  before  the 
necessary  money  had  been  subscribed ;  and  it  was  paid  for  with 
no  real  difficulty. 

A  gymnasium  had  been  a  long  felt  want.  The  one  considera- 
tion which  deferred  it  was  again  the  lack  of  money.  After  many 
years  this  need,  too,  was  supplied,  when  the  west  room  of  the 
present  gymnasium  was  built  in  1887,  largely  with  money  con- 
tributed or  secured  by  alumni  and  students. 

But  real  and  perplexing  as  these  problems  were,  they  all  seem 
small  as  compared  with  the  catastrophe  which  befell  Luther  Col- 
lege in  1889.  On  May  19th  of  that  year  a  fire  of  unknown  origin 
completely  gutted  the  main  building.  Undoubtedly  this  blow  quite 
disheartened  many  good  friends  of  the  College.  But  despite  the 
heavy  financial  loss  and  the  discouragement,  the  men  directly  as- 
sociated with  the  school,  and  particularly  Prof.  Larsen,  seemed 
never  in  doubt  as  to  what  they  ought  to  do.  Luther  College  had 
to    be    rebuilt   and    continued.     This    is    perhaps    the    most    severe 


70  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

single  test  that  the  College  has  had  to  endure.  Prospects  for 
raising  the  necessary  money  were  not  very  briglit.  Luther  Sem- 
inary and  the  Lutheran  Normal  School  in  Sioux  Falls,  Soutli  Da- 
kota, had  recently  been  built,  and  money  for  rebuilding  Luther 
College  would  have  to  come  from  the  same  congregations.  Then 
too,  some  considered  that  Luther  College  ought  to  be  moved  so 
as  to  be  more  centrally  located — possibly  to  Minneapolis — for  the 
weight  of  population  among  the  congregations  had  shifted  in  that 
direction.  But  Prof.  Larsen  was  staunch  in  his  belief  that  a  sub- 
scription should  be  started  at  once;  and  Luther  College  should 
be  rebuilt  in  Decorah.  While  this  plan  had  enough  supporters 
to  retain  the  College  in  Decorah,  it  was  no  doubt  due  very  nmch 
to  Prof.  Larsen's  efforts  that  Luther  College  was  not  moved.  In 
the  meantime  the  work  had  to  be  carried  on  under  special  dif- 
ficulties in  temporary  quarters  here  and  there  in  the  city.  The 
very  next  year,  however, — in  1890 — the  new  building  was  dedi- 
cated and  made  ready  for  occupancy. 

Because  of  the  very  definite  educational  aim  of  the  College — 
primarily  that  of  preparing  young  men  for  the  study  of  theology 
— Prof.  Larsen  had  no  real  problem  so  far  as  the  curriculum  was 
concerned.  He  knew  what  the  curriculum  must  be  to  accomplish 
this  aim.  Accordingly  few  changes  were  necessary.  Even  when 
the  original  six-year  pro-seminary  course,  which  was  modeled  on 
the  Latin  course  of  Norway,  was  extended  to  seven  years,  in  1881, 
there  was  no  change  in  fundamentals.  Neither  did  the  Normal 
Department,  which  was  conducted  from  18G5  to  188G,  in  any 
sense  affect  the  essential  aim  of  the  school. 

Gradually  it  was  felt  that  Lutlier  College  was  encountering 
competition  in  the  educational  field.  Not  only  were  public  higli 
schools  appearing,  and  colleges  of  various  other  denominations, 
but  other  schools  were  being  built  within  tlie  Norwegian  Synod. 
Except  for  the  Theological  Seminary  and  the  Lutheran  Normal 
Scliool  in  Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota,  these  were  all  academies 
for  many  years;  and  while  they  served  as  good  "feeders"  for  Lu- 
ther College,  a  certain  element  of  competition  had  to  be  reckoned 
with,  especially  in  the  matter  of  financial  supi)ort. 

In  one  most  important  phase  of  the  work  at  Luther  College, 
and  one  which  presents  a  real  problem,  Prof.  Larsen  was  emin- 
ently successful :  he  was  directly  and  personally  instrumental  in 
guiding  many  young  men  to  the  Theological  Seminary.  It  is  true, 
in  the  early  days  a  larger  number  of  students  came  witli  minds 
fully  made  up  for  the  ministry;  also  there  were  not  so  many  vo- 
cations  open   to   young   men    then;    and   the   spirit   of   the   day   has 


PRESIDENTS   AND   PRINCIPALS  71 

changed  since  that  time.  However,  through  that  very  remarkably 
devout  spirit  of  Christian  service  which  Prof.  Larsen  manifested 
in  every  relation  of  life,  he  inspired  many  Luther  College  students 
to  take  up  the  study  of  theology.  Many  pastors,  consciously  or 
not,  have  entered  the  ministry  very  largely  because  of  the  blessed 
influence  which  Prof.  Larsen  exerted  upon  them  at  Luther  Col- 
lege. His  services  to  the  Church  in  this  respect  alone  cannot  be 
overestimated. 

The  controversy  of  the  80's  involving  the  doctrine  of  predes- 
tination constituted  a  real  problem  for  Luther  College.  Opinion 
was  divided  both  among  teachers  and  students,  and  open  meetings 
for  discussing  the  matter  were  held  in  the  city.  People's  minds 
were  everywhere  disturbed,  and  the  controversy  might  very  easily 
have  disrupted  the  school.  While  there  are  many  considerations, 
and  much  credit  is  due  many  men  who  worked  for  the  welfare  of 
the  College,  still  it  is  plain  that  Prof.  Larsen  was  very  largely 
responsible  for  the  favorable  outcome  at  Luther  College;  his  good, 
deliberate  judgment  coupled  with  absolute  fairness  prevented  any 
serious  disturbance  at  the  school. 

No  attempt  can  be  made  here  to  discuss  all  the  problems — 
not  even  all  the  most  perplexing  ones — with  which  Prof.  Larsen 
was  confronted  during  his  forty-one  years  as  president.  Some 
of  the  more  outstanding  ones  have  been  recounted.  It  would  be 
a  mistake  to  suppose  that  it  was  only  during  times  of  particular 
stress  that  his  presidency  was  fraught  with  problems  and  dif- 
ficulties. Even  in  the  most  favorable  and  hopeful  moments  his 
position  was  one  of  great  responsibilities.  Prof.  Larsen's  utter- 
ance in  1884  at  the  celebration  of  his  twenty-fifth  anniversary  as 
teacher  is  very  characteristic  of  him: 

"In  my  work  here  I  have  striven  to  accomplish  especially  three 
things.  In  the  first  place,  I  have  desired  that  the  spirit  of  Chris- 
tianity should  permeate  everything.  The  instruction,  the  dis- 
cipline, all  our  associations — in  short,  every  part  of  our  school  life 
—should  be  marked  by  a  true  Christian  spirit.  However,  I  feel 
personally  haw  difficult  it  is  to  be  actuated  by  this  spirit.  It  is 
no  easy  matter  to  live  a  true  Christian  life,  in  humility  constantly 
confessing  oneself  a  grievous  sinner,  and  still  through  confidence 
and  trust  in  God  be  enabled  to  find  hope  and  joy  in  God's  Word; 
and  to  have  one's  heart  turned  to  Him  in  gratitude  for  everything, 
not  only  the  good  tilings,  but  also  for  that  which  may  seem  evil 
and  trying.  We  long  for  the  time  when  we  shall  put  off  this 
mortal  body  and  be  permitted  to  praise  and  serve  God  in  our 
transfigured  state. 


72  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

"In  the  second  place,  it  has  been  my  aim  that  the  instruction 
here  be  thorough;  that  there  be  no  show  or  humbug;  that  every- 
thing be  pure  gohl — or,  to  use  a  common  expression,  that  it  be  'all 
wool,  antl  a  yard  wide'.  This  has  been  difficult,  for  I  have  not 
always   had   time   for   thorough   ])rcparation. 

"In  the  third  place,  I  have  wanted  such  discipline  here  as 
would  teach  the  students  more  and  more  self-discipline,  with  each 
one  personally  responsible  for  his  own  conduct;  and  still  one  stu- 
dent restraining  tlic  other,  so  that  I  might  as  far  as  possible  be 
relieved  of  discipline." 

It  must  be  remenibcrfd  that  l^rof.  I.arsen  was  not  president 
in  the  sense  in  which  wc  now  think  of  the  position.  His  was  not 
a  day  when  many  duties  were  delegated  to  a  staff  of  workers. 
Besides  his  specific  duties  as  president,  he  taught  about  as  many 
classes  as  the  other  teachers;  also  he  served  at  one  time  as  regis- 
trar, treasurer,  disciplinarian,  and  general  manager — both  finan- 
cial and  otherwise — and  in  addition  found  time  for  many  other 
incidental  duties.  So  it  was  a  real  problem  just  to  attend  to  the 
bare  routine  of  the  daily  work.  It  should  also  be  stated  that  for 
years  Prof.  Larsen  almost  always  conducted  the  devotional  ex- 
ercises morning  and  evening;  and  with  much  other  detail,  too, 
he  somehow  found  time  to  make  a  round  of  the  students'  rooms 
and  rouse  them  out  for  breakfast.  In  all  tasks,  big  and  small,  he 
was  equally  painstaking  and  accurate;  until  one  must  marvel  how 
he  found  time  for  it  all.  That  he  could  maintain  sucli  a  rigid 
routine  for  years  without  flagging,  is  nothing  short  of  astonishing. 
He  was  severely  methodical;  which  may  in  part  be  due  to  the  fact 
that  his  father  was  a  military  man.  So  very  regular  was  he  that 
students  were  heard  to  remark:  "Now  it  is  exactly  half  past  five, 
for  there  is  Prof.  Larsen  just  starting  for  town  with  his  shopping 
basket."  But  for  all  his  insistence  upon  routine  and  punctuality, 
he  was  not  a  nervous  worker;  even  to  old  age  there  was  nothing 
about  his  movements  to  suggest  nervousness  or  undue  hurry;  he 
was  deliberate  and  scrupulously  careful  of  detail.  No  matter 
how  bus}',  he  always  took  time  for  a  nap  of  twenty  minutes  to 
half  an  hour  at  noon.  Until  his  last  illness  he  was  seldom  even 
ailing;  his  moderation  in  all  things  and  his  regularity  in  mode  of 
living,  preserved  for  him  his  naturally  rugged  good  health  which 
only  old  age,  and  not  hard  work,  could  break  down. 

It  has  been  said — and  by  Dr.  Larsen  himself — that  he  was 
not  a  genius,  but  a  man  of  only  ordinary  abilities.  Even  if  this 
be  true,  he  was  nevertheless  a  very  remarkable  man.  He  possessed 
such  sterling  qualities  of  character — unfeigned  Christian  faitli  and 


PRESIDENTS   AND   PRINCIPALS  73 

fullness  of  spiritual  life  with  absolute  integrity,  simple  humilitj'^j 
and  a  sense  of  Christian  service — that  he  was  a  very  unusual  man. 
"His  one  concern  was  to  do  his  duty  as  a  servant  of  God ;  and  he  did 
not  seek  worldly  renown.  He  permitted  no  interests  to  disturb 
him  in  his  duties  as  pastor  and  teacher;  he  gave  very  little  time 
and  effort  to  interests  which  do  not  bear  somewhat  directly  upon 
theology  and  education.  He  was  in  the  world,  but  not  of  the 
world;  and  still  he  constantly  emphasized  the  Lutheran  doctrine 
of  a  Christian's  duty  of  strict  obedience  to  law  and  government. 
He  was  not  a  man  of  social  affairs;  and  not  a  "good  mixer'  in  the 
sense  in  which  the  term  is  currently  used.  However,  he  was  a 
welcome  guest  at  all  gatlierings ;  and  liis  mere  presence  command- 
ed respect  and  precluded  everything  questionable  in  word  and  act. 
Among  his  friends  and  as  a  host  he  was  interesting  and  entertain- 
ing, his  manner  always  bespeaking  culture  and  refinement.  He 
was  unassuming,  yet  firm  and  fearless  in  his  convictions ;  he  ab- 
horred sham  and  hypocrisy,  and  was  so  thoroughly  genuine  and 
frank  in  conduct  and  speech  that  he  was  sometimes  considered 
naive.  He  has  been  called  "A  Christian  Gentleman";  and,  pos- 
sibly,  no  other  short  description  can  do  him  more  justice.  He 
was  a  man  of  God;  a  humble  servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  who,  asking 
nothing  for  himself — except  forgiveness  for  his  sins  and  salvation 
through  His  merit — unselfishly  consecrated  his  life  to  untiring 
Christian  service  in  the  interest  of  the  Lutheran  Church  and  Lu- 
ther College.  He  exemplified  in  all  his  service  the  thought  ex- 
pressed in  the  motto  of  Luther  College,  "Soli  Deo  Gloria" — To 
God  alone  all  Glory. 

Prof.   C.   K.   Preus 

Christian  Keyser  Preus  was  born  on  October  13,  1852,  in  the 
Spring  Prairie  parsonage,  twenty  miles  north  of  Madison,  Wis. 
His  father  was  the  Right  Reverend  H.  A.  Preus,  who  was  pres- 
ident of  the  Norwegian  Synod  from  1862  until  his  death,  in  1894. 
His  mother  was  Caroline  Dorthea  Margrethe  Keyser,.  Ohristian 
received  his  early  education  from  private  tutors,  and  enti^red  Lu- 
ther College  in  1865;  but  he  left  during  the  year  because  of  sick- 
ness, and  did  not  return  till  1868.  He  graduated  in  1873  (B.  A.). 
During  the  years  1873-76  he  studied  theology  at  Concordia  Sem- 
inary in  St.  Louis.  He  was  ordained  at  Wasliington  Prairie  the 
year  of  his  graduation,  1876;  temporarily  he  served  Our  Savior's 
Congregation  in  Chicago  before  becoming  his  father's  assistant 
in  the  Spring  Prairie  charge.  He  was  pastor  at  Spring  Prairie 
until  he  was  forced  to  resign  in   1 897  because  of  ill  health.      He 


74  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

moved  to  Decorah,  and  in  1898  became  professor  at  Luther  Col- 
lege. He  was  elected  president  in  1902  and  continued  in  the  posi- 
tion until  his  death,  in  1921.  Prof.  Preus  twice  declined  the  vice- 
presidency  of  the  Synod,  in  1893  and  1 89G ;  lie  accepted  in  1911, 
when  he  was  elected  a  third  time,  and  served  until  the  union  of  the 
three  church  bodies  in  1917.  At  that  time  he  was  elected  vice 
president  of  the  Iowa  District,  a  position  which  he  held  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  In  1911  the  Synod  elected  him  as  its  rep- 
resentative at  the  University  of  Christiania  during  the  centennial 
festivities  in  September  of  that  year;  King  Haakon  VII  decorated 
him  Commander  of  the  Order  of  St.  Olav.  Prof.  Preus  accompanied 
the  Luther  College  Concert  Band  on  the  1914  Norway  Tour,  and 
upon  request  delivered  tliree  lectures  at  the  University  of  Chris- 
tiania. In  1877  he  married  Louise  Augusta  Hjort,  oldest  daughter 
of  Rev.  Ove  Jacob  Hjort,  then  minister  at  Painted  Creek,  Allam- 
akee County,  Iowa.  There  have  been  eleven  children,  of  whom 
seven  are  now  living:  Ove  Jacob  Hjort  (L.  C.  '01),  pastor  in  De 
Forest,  Wis.;  Johan  Carl  Keyser  (L.  C.  '02),  pastor  in  Byron, 
Minn.;  Jacob  Aall  Ottesen  (L.  C.  '03),  governor  of  Minnesota; 
Paul  Arctander  (L.  C.  '11),  treasurer  Federal  Land  Bank,  St. 
Paul,  Minn.;  Herman  Amberg  (L.  C.  '16),  attorney  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.;  Henriette,  nurse  at  Northwestern  Hospital,  Minne- 
apolis, Minn.;  and  Catliinka  Hjort,  Mrs.  Knute  D.  Stalland  (L. 
C.  '18),  St.  Paul,  Minn.  All  sons  and  the  one  son-in-law  are 
graduates  of  Luther  College.  The  deceased  cliildren,  with  year  of 
birth,  are:  Herman  A.,  1878;  Linka,  1885;  Christiane,  1887;  and 
Christiane,  1899.  Prof.  Preus  died  in  his  home  in  Decorah  on  May 
28,  1921;  he  had  been  attending  to  his  duties  even  to  the  last  day, 
although  lie  had  not  been  well  for  some  time.  Death  was  due  to 
heart  disease.  He  was  buried  on  June  1st  in  the  Norwegian  Lu- 
theran Cemetery  in  Decorah. 

Prof.  Preus  appreciated  fully  the  responsibilities  attaching  to 
the  position  when  he  accepted  the  presidency  of  Luther  College. 
He  was  franJi  to  state  that  he  had  serious  misgivings.  In  his  first 
report  to  the  Synod  he  wrote:  "It  was  with  considerable  misgiv- 
ing that  I  entered  upon  my  duties  as  president  of  Luther  College 
a  year  ago.  I  ajipreciated  fully  both  the  responsibilities  and 
many  difficulties  of  the  position,  and  no  one  realized  better  than 
I  how  few  were  my  qualifications  for  the  work.  However,  I  had 
not  sought  tlie  position  and  promised  that  with  the  help  of  God 
I  would  attempt  it."  However,  understanding  Luther  College 
and  its  problems,  he  knew  that  his  first  task — and  clearly  his  most 
vital    one — was   to   see   to   it   that   the   school   be   continued    as    Dr. 


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76  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

Larsen  liad  conducted  it,  a  classical  college  with  the  primary  aim 
of  preparing  young  men  for  a  theological  course.  It  was  clear 
from  the  outset  that  this  would  be  a  settled  policy  in  his  admin- 
istration. In  1904-  he  outlined  his  plans  in  a  pamphlet  entitled: 
"In  What  Direction  and  Toward  What  Goal  Should  Luther  Col- 
lege be  Developed  in  order  to  best  Serve  the  Synod.''" 

But  there  were  many  difficulties.  Not  a  few — even  Luther 
College  alumni,  some  of  them — had  become  increasingly  insistent 
that  changes  be  made  in  the  curriculum.  It  was  argued  that  the 
classical  course  failed  to  meet  the  educational  needs  of  the  day. 
While  Prof.  Preus  reckoned  with  this  demand  from  the  outside^ 
he  would  not  be  swerved  from  essentials.  When  the  Preparatory 
Department  was  lengthened  to  four  years,  in  1905,  and  the  Board 
of  Education  in  1918  approved  the  plan  of  the  present  organiza- 
tion of  the  department  into  a  Junior  and  Senior  High  School ; 
when  a  literary  course  was  added  in  1906;  and  when,  in  1911,  a 
modified  curriculum  involving  a  limited  elective  system  went  into 
effect,  a  course  of  study  which  had  been  proposed  by  the  faculty 
after  a  thorough  study  of  the  matter  in  1910-11,  there  was  no 
innovation  in  these  changes  which  in  any  real  sense  violated  fun- 
damentals in  the  original  aim  of  tlie  school.  Tlie  new  courses 
provided  mainly  for  electives :  biology,  chemistry  (re-instated), 
economics,  education,  American  history,  music  (harmony),  phil- 
osophy, physics,  psychology,  public  speaking,  sociology,- — and  as 
a  legacy  from  the  S.  A.  T.  C,  surveying. 

Right  from  the  start  Prof.  Preus  began  to  devote  himself  to 
the  interests  of  Luther  College  out  in  the  field.  W^ith  the  passing 
of  the  first  pioneer  conditions  and  the  large  increase  in  the  num- 
ber of  congregations,  the  work  of  conducting  the  affairs  of  the 
College  had  shifted  very  considerably  from  the  College  at  home 
out  to  its  interests  in  the  field.  It  was  necessary  to  groom  the 
college  territory.  In  the  early  days  there  were  few  ministers  and 
congregations,  and  it  required  no  great  amount  of  urging  in  ad- 
vertising and  publicity  to  gain  their  whole-hearted  support. 
Church  organization  then  was  a  simple  thing,  and  our  church  peo- 
])le  did  not  dissipate  their  interests  in  many  activities.  And  for 
years  Luther  College  was  tlie  one  school  to  support.  But  the 
church  body  became  larger;  tliere  were  other  schools  and  new 
interests;  every  little  town  almost  was  l)uildiiig  its  own  high 
school,  and  many  denominations  had  istablislu-d  church  schools. 
Many  of  the  churcli  })eople  now  li\ed  at  a  distance.  Then,  too, 
that  M'orldly  spirit  so  characteristic  ot  our  times  is  a  considerable 
factor  here.      .All   such  coiiditioiis   coinhincd   to  iiiakr   it  increasingly 


PRESIDENTS   AND    PRINCIPALS  77 

difficult  to  attract  any  large  number  of  students.  While  he  did 
not  aim  at  mere  numbers,  Prof.  Preus  set  about  to  work  for  an 
increase  in  enrollment.  The  problem  involved  many  considera- 
tions, but  in  the  main  it  was  a  matter  of  working  more  out  in  the 
school  field. 

Prof.  Preus  was  eminently  fitted  for  such  work.  He  had  had 
varied  experience  involving  contact  with  people,  and  he  was  intim- 
ately acquainted  with  conditions  in  the  Church ;  and  with  his  un- 
usual ability  as  a  speaker  he  combined  many  admirable  qualities 
of  personality  and  temperament.  People  believed  in  him.  Easily 
one  of  the  most  effective  speakers  in  our  Church,  he  was  much  in 
demand,  and  he  spent  much  time  out  in  the  field.  His  personal 
work  was  supplemented  in  various  ways ;  a  systematic  advertis- 
ing campaign  was  launched,  always  of  a  distinctly  conservative 
and  dignified  kind,  and  in  entire  keeping  with  the  religious  char- 
acter of  the  school.  Church  papers  and  the  public  press  were 
used;  pamphlets  were  written  and  distributed;  also  the  "Luther 
College  Semi-Centennial"  of  1911;  "The  Pioneer"  of  1920;  "Nor- 
gesfaerden"  in  1914;  and  the  "Luther  College  Bulletin",  a  quar- 
terly, the  first  issue  of  which  appeared  in  January,  1921.  And 
student  organizations  went  out  among  the  people;  chief  among 
these  the  Luther  College  Concert  Band  and,  in  1920,  the  Luther 
College   Four. 

One  of  Prof.  Preus'  distinct  contributions  to  Luther  College 
is  what  he  gave  the  school  in  buildings.  He  formulated  a  definite 
and  extensive  building  program.  He  realized  that  conditions  re- 
quired a  school  plant;  one  building  or  two  could  no  longer  be 
considered  adequate.  He  was  commissioned  by  the  Church  to  go 
out  and  raise  money  for  a  dormitory;  and  during  the  school  year 
1906-07  Laur.  Larsen  Hall  was  built  at  a  cost  of  $60,000.00.  It 
was  dedicated  October  13,  1907.  Previously  some  construction 
involving  less  money  had  been  done ;  the  arch  at  the  entrance  to 
the  campus  was  erected  in  1903  upon  the  occasion  of  the  fiftieth 
anniversary  of  the  Synod;  also  the  gymnasium  was  enlarged  to 
three  times  its  size  for  this  celebration.  In  1911  the  Luther  statue 
was  unveiled  during  the  Luther  College  Fiftieth  Anniversary  fes- 
tivities; the  ministers'  wives  had  collected  $2,517.00  for  its  erec- 
tion. The  Endowment  Fund  aggregating  over  $250,000.00 — $50, 
000.00  of  which  was  a  gift  from  James  J.  Hill — collected  by  Dr. 
H.  G.  Stub,  assisted  by  Prof.  Preus  and  others — was  presented  to 
the  College  at  these  festivities.  In  1909  Mr.  Jens  Jensen,  land- 
scape architect  of  Chicago,  was  engaged  at  the  instance  of  the 
Chicago    Luther    College    Club    to    submit    plans    embodying    the 


78  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

most  approved  arrangement  of  a  college  campus.  Upon  his  rec- 
ommendations the  grounds  were  very  materially  changed,  the 
greatest  departure  being  the  removal  of  the  avenue  of  large  trees 
leading  up  to  the  main  building,  to  make  room  for  a  large  open 
central  court.  On  October  14,  1911,  the  Alumni  Association 
voted  to  buy  and  present  the  eight-acre  wooded  tract  lying  north 
of  High  Street  and  east  of  the  original  campus;  and  in  1919  an- 
other tract,  the  size  of  a  city  block,  lying  south  of  High  Street 
and  east  of  the  campus,  was  also  added.  Upon  the  initiative  of 
the  students  a  dining  hall,  Uoyalty  Hall,  was  built  in  1916  at  the 
cost  of  $18,000.00.  This  necessitated  the  moving  of  the  hospital 
— a  gift  of  Mr.  J.  A.  Johnson  of  Madison,  Wisconsin — and  it  was 
enlarged  and  furnished  with  all  modern  equipment;  also  a  reg- 
istered nurse  was  placed  in  charge. 

Prof.  Preus'  efforts  for  buildings  culminated  in  his  very  finest 
contribution,  the  Koren  Library,  which  was  dedicated  on  the  14th 
of  October,  1921.  It  seems  sad  that  he  was  not  permitted  to  live 
to  see  this  splendid  building  completed.  He  traveled  extensively 
and  personally  solicited  almost  all  the  money.  Definite  work  for 
a  library  was  done  as  early  as  1908,  when  squads  of  students  made 
concrete  blocks;  however,  there  were  considerations  which  deferred 
the  building  many  years. 

Prof.  Preus  built  along  other  lines,  too.  During  his  regime 
the  chemical  laboratory  expanded  to  more  than  college  require- 
ments; and  the  physics  and  biology  laboratories  were  also  de- 
veloped. Through  the  efforts  of  Hon.  L.  S.  Swenson  and  Mr.  H. 
G.  Haugan  the  valuable  Bishop  Bang  Library  was  secured  in 
1913.  Dr.  Koren's  first  parsonage  of  1853,  the  so-called  Egge 
Log  Plouse,  was  placed  upon  the  campus.  The  class  of  1921  pre- 
sented a  flag  pole.  There  was  a  substantial  increase  in  legacies, 
the  largest  one,  of  $10,000.00,  created  by  Capt.  Rossing  in  1910. 
The  library  was  increased  from  11,000  volumes  to  28,000,  ex- 
clusive of  8,000  pamphlets. 

Prof  Preus'  building  program  provided  for  a  gymnasium  very 
soon,  with  other  buildings  to  follow — a  music  hall,  chapel,  and 
possibly  a  science  hall. 

But  witli  all  his  work  out  in  the  field.  Prof.  Preus  was  still 
able  to  attend  to  all  the  needs  of  the  school  at  home.  He  con- 
sidered it  his  first  concern  to  build  up  a  strong  faculty;  often  he 
was  heard  to  remark,  "First  of  all,  teachers".  With  more  stu- 
dent.s — 214  in  1911-12 — and  more  courses,  it  was  necessary  to 
add  teachers;  during  his  administration  the  faculty  was  increased 
from    11    to    21     members.       He    favored    the    "Sabbatical    vear". 


PRESIDENTS   AND    PRINCIPALS  79 

Many  teachers  availed  themselves  of  this,  which  has  added  to 
the  prestige  of  the  faculty.  And  there  was  need  of  more  organi- 
zation. Prof.  Preus  delegated  many  duties  which  had  before 
properly  belonged  to  the  president.  The  principalship  of  the 
Preparatory  Department  became  a  more  responsible  position;  in 
1914  a  registrar's  office  was  created;  and  a  librarian  was  engaged 
to  give  full  time  to  his  special  work  with  no  hours  of  instruction. 
There  was  a  regularly  employed  college  stenographer;  also  a 
physical  director  to  give  full  time  to  his  department.  Such  or- 
ganization required  added  equipment.  What  was  thus  accom- 
plished was  important  in  enabling  Luther  College  to  qualify  as 
a  member  of  the  North  Central  Association  of  Colleges  and 
Secondary   Schools. 

Prof.  Preus'  work  was  attended  by  many  problems  not  of 
routine  kind,  some  of  which  were  particularly  distressing.  One 
such  problem  arose  in  connection  with  the  movement  for  church 
union.  Luther  College  was  directly  concerned ;  as  the  oldest  and 
only  college  conducted  by  the  church  body,  it  was  more  intimately 
bound  up  with  the  Synod  than  possibly  any  other  institution  with- 
in the  Church.  For  very  good  reasons  it  was  feared  that  the 
status  of  the  College  might  be  affected.  Much  credit  is  due  Prof. 
Preus  for  being  so  staunch  in  stressing  the  importance  of  main- 
taining Luther  College  as  a  distinctively  classical  college  with  its 
first  purpose  that  of  preparing  young  men  to  take  up  the  study 
of  theology. 

Another  such  problem  was  that  occasioned  by  the  World  War. 
It  is  plain  that  this  situation  presented  difficulties  which  were 
peculiar  to  Luther  College,  a  classical  college  for  men  onlv. 
Changes  nothing  short  of  revolutionary  had  to  be  effected  to  enlist 
the  school  in  military  service.  But  with  good  reorganization  work 
wisely  directed  by  Prof.  Preus,  supported  by  the  willing  cooper- 
ation of  the  faculty,  Luther  College  qualified  as  an  S.  A.  T.  C. 
and  few  schools  came  through  the  war  with  a  more  creditable  ser- 
vice record. 

Then,  too,  the  reconstruction  period  had  problems  for  Luther 
College  which  really  did  not  obtain  at  schools  that  are  not  of  the 
classical  type.  During  the  war  the  traditional  course  of  study 
had  been  greatly  modified.  But  Luther  College  was  glad  to  ren- 
der service  in  response  to  her  country's  call ;  and  at  present  the 
vpork  is  well  back  to  that  even  routine  of  good  application  to 
class   subjects   which   has    always   characterized   Luther   College. 

Prof.  Preus  was  a  man  of  splendid  abilities.  Witli  a  keen 
intellect   were   coupled  good   capacity   for   work   and   many   admir- 


80  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

able  traits  of  character.  Of  even  temperament,  always  pleasant 
and  sympathetic,  he,  too,  like  his  predecessor.  Dr.  Larsen,  was 
thoroughly  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  Christian  service.  He  was 
seriously  earnest  in  his  work,  but  had  a  delightful  sense  of  humor; 
always  manly,  he  never  became  old,  but  retained  a  surprisingly 
youthful  attitude  of  mind.  He  had  hobbies  and  interests;  but  he 
never  permitted  these  to  intrude  in  the  least  upon  his  work.  And 
he  was  a  prodigious  worker,  although  not  so  methodical  as  Dr. 
Larsen.  He  came  of  a  long  line  of  ministerial  and  professional 
stock,  and  so  had  an  air  of  unaffected  dignity  and  culture  about 
him;  retiring  and  quiet — his  intimate  friends  reproached  him  for 
being  over-modest — his  appearance  suggested  the  aristocrat,  and 
still  he  was  a  man  among  men,  unassuming  and  very  human.  A 
man  of  culture  and  refinement,  of  fine  sensibilities  and  scholarly 
instincts,  an  able  and  thorough  theologian,  he  was  nevertheless 
of  a  decidedly  practical  turn  of  mind,  a  leader  and  a  man  of  af- 
fairs, a  fine  type  of  citizen.  He  understood  people  intimately; 
and  his  large  fund  of  miscellaneous  information  enabled  him  to 
talk  intelligently  with  people  of  all  stations  and  occupations;  an 
exceptionall}'  effective  speaker — both  in  English  and  in  Nor\yegian 
— he  gained  the  general  esteem  and  confidence  of  our  church  people 
everywhere.  He  was  an  unusually  able  sermonizer  and  preacher; 
and  as  president  of  Luther  College  he  will  always  be  remembered 
for  his  remarkable  chapel  talks,  which  were  model  sermons  in 
form,  content,  and  language. 

While  we  value  a  man  for  what  he  is,  it  is  only  by  viewing 
him  in  relation  to  his  work,  and  not  apart  from  it,  that  it  is  pos- 
sible to  determine  somewhat  his  true  worth.  And  measured  in 
terms  of  his  work,  in  kind  and  amount  of  service  he  rendered  Lu- 
ther College  and  the  Church,  it  is  certain  that  Prof.  C.  K.  Preus 
must  be  accorded  a  high  place  among  the  leaders  of  our  Norwe- 
gian Lutheran  Church  in  America. 

Dr.  Oscar  L.  Olson    *, 

Oscar  Ludvig  Olson  was  born  February ./2,  1872,  in  Chicago. 
Illinois.  His  father  was  Andrew  Olson,  and  his  mother  Guroe 
(nee  Larson).  He  entered  the  Preparatory  Department  of  Lu- 
ther College  in  1886  and  graduated  in  1889;  he  continued  in  the 
College  Department,  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1893. 
He  taught  at  Bode  Academy,  Bode,  la.,  1893-95;  at  Bruflat 
Academy,  Portland,  N.  Dak.,  189G-98;  at  Luther  Academy,  Al- 
bert Lea,  Minn.,  1898-01;  and  in  1901  he  became  a  member  of 
the  faculty   at  Luther  College,  and   lias   served   as   professor  ever 


PRESIDENTS   AND   PRINCIPALS  81 


OSCAR  LUDVIO  OLSON 


82  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

since  except  for  intervals  when  he  has  been  away  for  study.  He 
attended  the  University  of  Minnesota,  1895-9(5,  and  was  granted 
his  master's  degree.  The  suunners  of  1904  and  1907-11  he  stud- 
ied at  the  University  of  Chicago;  and  after  spending  the  school 
year  1913-1'i  there,  he  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  He  is  the 
author  of  "The  Scandinavian  Origin  of  Beowulf"  (thesis  for  M. 
A.),  1903;  "Beowulf  Kvadet"  in  "Symra",  May,  1912;  "Beo- 
wulf and  the  Feast  at  Bricriu"  in  "Modern  Philology",  January, 
191  t;  "The  Relation  of  Luther  to  Education"  in  "Teologisk  Tids- 
skrift",  October,  1917;  "The  Relation  of  the  Rolfsaga  Kraka  and 
the  Bjarkariinur  to  Beowulf"  (thesis  for  Ph.  D.),  1916;  and  he 
has  delivered  many  lectures  on  various  subjects.  He  was  secre- 
tary of  the  Luther  College  faculty,  1916-21,  and  secretary  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Luther  College,  1917-21.  Prof.  Olson 
married  Miss  Clara  Elizabeth  Gullixson  in  1897.  They  have  two 
sons:  Walter  Andrew,  born  1902,  and  Paul  Frederick,  born  1905; 
both  are  students  at  Luther  College,  classes  of  '24  and  '26,  respec- 
tively. Dr.  Olson  was  appointed  acting  president  of  Luther  Col- 
lege in    1921. 

When  upon  the  death  of  Prof.  C.  K.  Preus  on  May  28,  1921, 
the  Board  of  Education  within  our  Church  appointed  Dr.  Olson 
to  serve  Luther  College  as  acting  president,  it  did  so  because  Dr. 
Olson  was  clearly  the  one  man  who  was  rather  fully  acquainted 
with  the  work  and  otherwise  ready  to  step  right  into  the  position 
until  a  permanent  ])resident  could  be  elected  at  the  next  general 
meeting  of  the  church  body.  Dr.  Olson  has  spent  more  than  half 
of  his  years  at  Luther  College,  and  whenever  Prof.  Preus  was 
traveling  about  in  the  interests  of  the  College,  Dr.  Olson  really 
served  as  acting  president.  But  Dr.  Olson,  too,  has  served  Lu- 
ther College  out  in  the  field ;  because  of  his  ability  as  a  public 
speaker  he  lias  become  well  and  favorably  known  among  the  sup- 
porters of  Luther  College  everywhere. 

Principals 

When  the  original  "Latin  course"  of  six  years  was  extended 
to  one  of  seven  years,  in  1881,  and  the  number  of  classes,  students, 
and  teachers  increased,  it  became  apparent  that  it  was  desirable 
to  have  two  somewhat  distinct  departments.  Accordingly  the 
Preparatory  Department  was  formed  in  1889,  at  first  comprising 
three  years.  Prof.  H.  W.  Sheel  became  the  first  principal,  and 
when  he  took  charge,  in  1890,  it  fell  to  him  to  organize  the  new 
department. 


PRESIDENTS   AND    PRINCIPALS  83 

Prof.  H.  W.  Sheel 

Herman  W.  Sheel  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  on  January  18. 
1860.  His  father  was  John  F.  Scheel  and  his  mother  Margaret  E. 
(nee  Jende).  After  completing  the  parochial  school  in  St.  Louis, 
he  entered  Luther  College  in  1874,  and  remained  one  year.  Dur- 
ing the  school  years  1882-85  he  attended  Valparaiso  University 
in  Indiana  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  From  1885  to  1889 
he  was  teacher  at  the  Lutheran  Seminary  and  Institute  in  Will- 
mar,  Minn.,  where  he  taught  mathematics  and  sciences.  Since 
1889  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  faculty  at  Luther  College. 
When  the  Preparatory  Department  became  a  separate  entity. 
Prof.  Sheel  was  made  principal;  and  he  served  1890-91;  and 
again  a  second  time,  1896-1911.  During  his  administration — in 
1905 — the  course  was  lengthened  to  four  years.  In  1907  the 
department  took  possession  of  new  and  commodious  quarters  in 
Laur.  Larsen  Hall.  Here,  too.  Prof.  Sheel  was  given  space  for 
his  chemical  laboratory,  which  he  has  since  built  up  to  more  than 
standard  college  requirements  and  made  it  a  part  of  the  school 
plant  of  which  the  College  can  justly  be  proud.  He  has  been 
professor  at  Luther  College  since  1911,  except  for  one  year,  which 
he  spent  in  Washington  and  California.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Lydia  E.  Jende  in  1895.  There  are  four  children:  Ruth;  Karl. 
L.  C.  '24;  Otto;  Sigurd,  L.  C.  '30. 

Prof.  Gisle  Bothne 

Prof.  Gisle  Bothne  was  the  second  principal.  He  served  dur- 
ing the  interval  between  Prof.  Sheel's  first  and  second  terms — in 
1891-96. 

Gisle  Bothne  was  born  on  September  7,  I860,  in  Fredrikshald. 
Norway.  Here  he  attended  the  Latin  school  for  nine  years,  until' 
the  spring  of  1876,  when  his  mother,  Johanne  (nee  Okland)  left 
Norway  with  the  family  to  join  his  father,  Thrond  J.  Bothne. 
who  had  gone  to  America  the  previous  year  to  become  professor 
at  Luther  College  (Thrond  Bothne  was  professor  1875-82).  Gisle 
graduated  from  Luther  College  in  1878  (B.  A.);  from  North- 
western University,  Watertown,  Wisconsin,  in  1879;  and  then 
studied  classical  philology  at  Johns  Hopkins  University  until 
1880.  He  became  professor  at  Luther  College  January,  1881, 
and  remained  until  1907  (M.  A.,  1883);  in  1883-84  he  again  at- 
tended Johns  Hopkins  University;  during  1903-04  he  studied  in 
Greece  and  at  the  universities  of  Berlin  and  Christiania.  He  was 
principal  of  the  Preparatory  Department  1891-96.    In  1907  he  ac- 


84  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

cepted  a  call  from  the  University  of  Minnesota  as  head  of  the 
Department  of  Scandinavian  Languages  and  Literature,  a  posi- 
tion which  he  still  holds.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Norvi^e- 
gian  Society  of  America;  also  is  a  member  of  the  Norwegian-Dan- 
ish Press  Ass'n  of  America.  In  1911  he  was  decorated  by  King 
Haakon  of  Norway  and  made  a  Knight  of  the  Order  of  St.  Olav. 
On  June  27,  1895,  he  was  married  to  ^liss  Kathrine  Elise  Brandt. 
They  have  two  daughters:  Dikka  (B.  A.,  University  of  Minne- 
sota) is  at  the  University  of  Christiania,  Norway,  on  a  scholar- 
ship from  the  American-Scandinavian  Foundation;  Agnes  is  a 
student  at  the  University  of  Minnesota. 

Prof.  O.  A.  Tingelstad 

When  Prof.  Sheel  resigned  in  1911  because  of  ill  health,  he 
had  served  as  principal  faithfully  and  well  for  fourteen  years. 
Prof.  O.  A.  Tingelstad  became  acting  principal  for  the  school 
year  1911-12;  and  a  second  time  1917-19.  Norman  A.  Madson 
(L.  C.  '11,  B.  A.)  was  his  assistant  in  1911-12;  Merriam  H. 
Trytten  (L.  C.  '16,  B.  A.),  in  1917-18,  till  April  1;  Geo.  Ulvilden 
(L.  C.  '16,  B.  A.),  April-June,  1918;  and  H.  Fred  Swansen  (L. 
C.  '14,  B.  A.)  in  1918-19.  The  present  organization  of  the  Pre- 
paratory Department  into  a  Junior  and  Senior  high  school  was  ef- 
fected during  his  principalship. 

Oscar  Adolf  Tingelstad  was  born  near  Hickson,  Cass  County. 
N.  Dak.,  on  September  20,  1882.  His  parents  are  Bent  Tingel- 
stad and  Beret  A.  (nee  Livdalen).  The  family  moved  to  Silver- 
ton,  Oregon,  and  he  attended  Pacific  Lutheran  Academy,  Park- 
land, Wash.,  in  1900,  and  1901-02;  high  school  in  Silverton,  Ore.. 
1900-01.  He  entered  Luther  College  in  1902,  and  graduated  in 
1905  (B.  A.),  and  from  Luther  Seminary,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  in 
1907  (cand.  theology).  He  accepted  a  call  to  Ballard,  Seattle. 
Wash.,  and  was  pastor,  1907-09,  of  Zion  Lutheran  Church  at 
Ballard,  and  Port  Madison,  Orillia,  and  Millers  Bay  Congrega- 
tions. In  1909  he  received  a  call  from  Luther  College  to  the 
chair  of  psychology  and  education;  before  entering  upon  his  duties 
as  professor  he  s})ent  the  autumn  of  1909  at  the  University  of 
Chicago.  In  the  summer  of  1910  he  again  attended  the  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago,  also  in  191 2-1. 'J,  when  he  received  his  M.  A.  When 
the  registrar's  office  was  created  in  191 1  he  was  appointed  to  that 
])osition,  and  has  served  as  registrar  since.  In  1911-12  and  1917- 
19  he  was  acting  jjriricipal  of  the  Preparatory  Department.  The 
second  semester  of  the  school  year  1921-22  he  was  granted  leave 
of  absence   to   continue  In's   studies   at   the   University   of   Chicago. 


PRESIDENTS   AND    PRINCIPALS  85 

He  served  as  secretary  of  the  Young  Peoples'  Luther  League  of 
the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Cluirch  of  America,  1917-1922.  In  1909 
he  married   Miss  Alfield   Sophie   Tvete. 

Prof.  H.  S.  Hilleboe 

In  1912  Prof.  H.  S.  Hilleboe,  then  superintendent  of  public 
schools  in  Benson,  Minn.,  was  called  as  principal  after  Prof. 
Tingelstad  had  served  as  acting  principal  for  one  year.  Prof. 
Hilleboe,  an  alumnus  of  Luther  College  (B.  A.,  1881,  and  M.  A., 
1886),  had  had  years  of  varied  school  experience  both  in  a  church 
academy  and  in  the  public  high  schools,  and  had  taken  graduate 
work  in  education  and  school  administration  at  several  universities. 
His  experience  in  the  public  schools  nicely  supplemented  his 
knowledge  of  the  work  and  traditions  of  the  Preparatory  Depart- 
ment; and  he  introduced  several  changes  in  external  organization, 
involving  details  of  daily  routine,  discipline,  and  grading. 

Hans  Sjurson  Hilleboe  was  born  on  October  28,  1858,  at 
Roche-a-Cree,  Adams  County,  Wis.,  son  of  Sjur  Hanson  Hilleboe 
and  Gjertrud  R0mohr  (nee  Haug).  He  attended  Luther  Col- 
lege 1878-81  (B.  A.).  The  two  j^ears  following  he  spent  at  the 
Northern  Indiana  Normal  School,  Valparaiso,  Indiana;  1895-96  at 
Chicago  Lutheran  Theological  Seminary;  and  1897-98  at  Luther 
Seminary,  Robbinsdale,  Minn.  He  received  his  M.  A.  from  Lu- 
ther College  in  1886.  He  has  been  a  student  at  Minnesota,  Har- 
vard, and  Chicago  universities.  He  was  an  instructor  at  Willmar 
Seminary,  Willmar,  Minn.,  1884-87;  and  during  1887-99  he  serv- 
ed as  principal  of  the  school,  with  the  exception  of  the  years 
1895-96  and  1897-98,  when  he  was  away  for  study.  He  was  prin- 
cipal of  Willmar  Seminary  a  second  time,  1904-07;  during  the 
intervening  years,  1899-04,  he  was  superintendent  of  public 
schools  in  Benson,  Minn.,  and  again  in  1907-12.  In  1912  he  was 
called  to  the  principalship  of  the  Preparatory  Department  at  Lu- 
ther College  and  continued  in  the  position  until  the  summer  of 
1917,  when  he  became  president  of  Lutheran  Normal  School, 
Sioux  Falls,  S.  Dak.,  and  when  the  school  became  known  as  Au- 
gustana  College  after  the  consolidation  with  Augustana  College 
of  Canton,  S.  Dak.,  in  1918,  he  was  retained  as  president,  and 
served  until  1920.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  professor  at  the 
school.  In  1887  he  married  Antonilla  Ytterboe,  who  died  in  1912. 
In  1916  he  married  Ellen  G.  Syse.  Four  children  survive  from 
the  first  marriage:  Gertrude,  dean  of  women  at  St.  Olaf  College; 
Marie,  wife  of  Rev.  S.  M.  Moe;  Gent;vieve;  and  Sigur. 


86  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SLXTY  YEARS 

Prof.  H.  Fred  Swansen 

H.  P'red  Swanscn  (Luther  College  'It,  B.  A.),  who  had  been  a 
teacher  at  Luther  Academy,  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  since  his  gradua- 
tion, came  to  Luther  College  in  1918  to  be  instructor  in  English. 
He  served  as  assistant  principal  in  1918-19,  and  as  principal  in 
1919-20.  Prof.  Swansen  was  very  much  interested  in  literary 
society  work,  especially  debating.  His  efforts  in  the  interest  of 
forensics  in  the  Preparatory  Department  and  the  good  results  he 
attained  in  this  work  are  deserving  of  special  mention. 

Hans  Fred  Swansen  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  on  November 
14,  1889,  of  Thomas  Swansen  and  Hanne  (nee  Hendricksen).  He 
attended  Boston  English  High  School  four  years;  held  a  clerical 
position  in  Boston;  entered  Luther  College  in  January,  1911,  and 
graduated  in  1914  (B.  A.).  He  taught  English  and  physics  at 
Luther  Academy,  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  1914-18.  He  spent  the  sum- 
mer of  1917  at  Harvard  doing  graduate  work  in  English.  In 
1920  he  accepted  the  presidency  of  Gale  College,  Galesville,  Wis., 
and  is  now  in  that  position.  In  1919  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Beatrice  Irene  Teslow, 

Prof.  Leonard  A.  Moe 

The  present  principal,  Leonard  A.  Moe  (Luther  College  '12, 
B.  A.),  succeeded  Prof.  Swansen  in  1920.  He  had  been  engaged 
in  school  work  every  year  since  his  graduation,  and,  with  much 
other  experience  in  administrative  duties  during  the  war,  he  came 
well  equipped  for  the  position.  He  continued  the  good  work  in 
debating,  for  which  his  predecessor,  Prof.  Swansen,  had  created 
so  much  interest.  And  he  elaborated  upon  this  work;  in  the  early 
fall  of  the  school  year  1921-22,  he  conceived  the  plan  of  holding 
a  conference  of  our  church  academies  at  Luther  College  involv- 
ing debating,  declamation,  and  basket  ball.  The  proposal  met 
witli  favor  everywhere,  and  when  it  was  definitely  launched,  Prof. 
Moe  was  selected  as  the  logical  man  to  serve  as  chairman  of  the 
committee  on  arrangements.  He  was  given  additional  duties  in 
this  capacity  when  the  Lutheran  Students'  Union  decided  to  hold 
its  convention  in  conjunction  with  this  conference,  March  7-10. 
1922.  That  tlie  event  was  such  an  unqualified  success  was  in  very 
large  measure  due  to  Prof.  Moe's  good  energy  and  fine  abilities 
as  an  administrator;  he  was  the  moving  spirit  in  the  undertaking. 

Leonard  Alton  Moe  was  born  January  27,  1892,  in  Elroy. 
Wis.  His  father  was  Lars  I^.  Moe,  a  merchant;  and  his  mother 
Martha  C.  Hansen,  daughter  of  Andrew  Hansen  in  Manitowoc, 
Wis.,  wagon  manufacturer.      Leonard   received  his  grade  and  first 


PRESIDENTS   AND   PRINCIPALS 


87 


year  high  school  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Elroy.  In 
June,  1906,  the  family  moved  to  Decorah,  and  he  entered  the 
Preparatory  Department  of  Luther  College  the  same  year,  and 
graduated  in  1908.  He  continued  in  the  College  Department  and 
finished  in  1912  (B.  A.).  He  has  taught  since  his  graduation: 
at  Gale  College,  Galesville,  Wis.,  1912-16;  principal  consolidated 
school,  Manvel,  N.  Dak.,  1916-17;  supt.  city  schools,  Hillsboro, 
N.  D.,  1917-18;  supt.  city  schools.  Park  River,  N.  D.,  1918-20; 
principal  Luther  College  Preparatory  Department,  1920-22.  Dur- 
ing the  summer  of  1915  he  was  musician  with  the  International 
Chautauquas;  and  platform  superintendent  with  the  Midland 
Chautauquas  in  the  summer  of  1921.  He  served  as  sec'y  N.  Dak., 
State  Parents  and  Teachers'  Ass'n  in  1918-19;  sec'y  Luther  Col- 
lege Alumni  Ass'n,  1921-22;  president  Decorah  Luther  College 
Club,  1922;  director  of  the  Iowa  District  Young  People's  Luther 
League,  1921  ;  and  chairman  of  committee  on  arrangements  for 
the  Luther  College  Academy  Conference,  1921-22.  He  was  married 
on  August  25,  1915,  to  Miss  Carolyn  M.  Jacobson,  daughter  of 
Prof.  Axel  Jacobson,  supt.  of  Bethany  Indian  Mission,  Wittenberg, 
Wis.     They  have  one  son,  Lowell,  born  August  18,  1916. 

One  other  man  deserves  very  special  mention  in  connection 
with  the  Preparatory  Department,  namely.  Rev.  M.  K.  Bleken, 
the  disciplinarian  and  "husfader"  of  the  department  from  1907 
to  1910. 


ENTRANCE  TO  COLLEGE  CAMPUS 


CHAPTER  FIVE 

FACULTY 

O.     A.     TiNGELSTAD 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  FACULTY,    isci) 

Standing:     F.  A.   Schmidt,  N.  O    Brandt 

Sitting:    G.  Landmark,  L.  Siewers,  K.  E.  Bergh,  Laur.  Larsen 


I.   Roster 
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who  have  been  connected  with  I>uther  College  in  some  instruetorial 
capacity,  and  indicates  the  general  nature  of  the  connection   and 
the  years  of  service  in  each  case. 


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Ness.  Jens  A 

Norlie.  O.  M 

Olscn,  Rudolf 

Ordal.  Z.J 

Orwoll.  M.  S 

Overn.  O.  B 

Petersen.  E.  J 

Peterson,  E.  E.  .  .  . 
Peterson,  F.  E.  .  .  . 

Oualley.  0.  W 

Ramstad,  Ola 

Reque,  L.  S 

Reque,  S.  S 

Roalkvam,  H" 

Rovelstad,  A.  M  .  . 
Rygh,  George  A.  T. 

Sa(e)vre,  B.  K 

Sander,  A.  B 

Schmidt,  F.  A 

Seippel.  Alex 

Sheel,  H.  W 

Siewers,  L 

Sihler,  VV 

Sperati,  C.  A 

Strom,  C.  W 

Stub,  H.  G 

Svanoe,  Bj 

Swansen,  H.  F .  .  .  , 

Talle,  H.  O 

Teisberg,  A.  K .  .  .  . 
Thompson,  T.  E 

Throndsen,  K 

Tingelstad,  J 

Tingelstad,  O.  A. . . 

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Trytten,  M.  H 

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Arneson,  T.  E.  . 

Boe,  Ole 

Brandt,  Chr 

Doseff,  Ivan  .  .  . 
Fisher,  H.  H..  . 
Gausta,  H.  N  .  . 
Glesne,  Ole ...  . 
Grundy,  A.  C.  . 
Haugen,  G.  O.  . 
Hexom,  C.  P. . . 

Jewell,  W 

Laudel,  A 

Movold,  R.  A.  . 
Natvig,  A.  J.  .  . 
Nelson,  R.  P... 
Nilsson,  Th. .  .  . 
Peterson,  O.  .  .  . 
Smith,  A.  C... 

Smith,  C 

Solem,  O.  M .  .  . 
Solheim,  O.  A.  . 

Stabo,  T 

Valder,  C.  H... 
Walhus,  N.  L.  . 

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3.     Special  Tnsinictors  and  Assistants  not  Listed  in   the 
Preceding   Table: 


a)   SPECIAL   INSTRUCTORS: 
Adams.    Mrs.    Walter    C,    litOS-09,    Voice 
Boice,   Vera   L..    1908-09,   Violin 
Brown,   Mrs.   F.   Q.,    1919-20,   Violin 
Clausen,    Rev.    F.    C,    IHiiS-fil,    (?) 
Coup.    AV.    n.,    190  1,    Band 
Downie.     Mrs.     Ruth,     191.5-17,     1921-22, 

Violin 
Himle,    A.   L.,    1878,   Band 
Hustvedt.     K  a  t  h  e  r  i  n  e     S..     191 8-20. 

Piano 
Lee,  .1.  L.,  1878,  MilitaiT  Drill 
Marsh.  Mrs.  Jessie  Ervin,  1911-18.  Piano 
Moe.    Mrs.    Leonard   A,    1920-22,    Voice, 

Piano 
Thomas,    Dr.    H.    H.,    1918.    S.    A.    T.    C, 

Physician 
Werthwein,   Pearl,   1909-10,   Voice 
Work.s,    Frances,    1920-21,    Public    Si)eak- 

ing 

b)   STUDENT    ASSISTANTS     (list 
incomplete) : 

Anderson.   Ingvald,   189.5-90,    Arithmetic 

(Now  I.   A.   Kampen) 
Beito,     Gulbrand     C,     1888-89,     Ancient 

Languagrcs 
Brorby,   Joseph,    1901,    (?) 
Buttedal.    Anton,    1911-12,    Norwegian 

(now   Anton   Buedall) 
Dreng,    John    ().,    1897-1900,    Gymnastics 
Drotning,  T.  Melvin,  1904-0.5,  Band 
Faye,  Christopher  U.,  1909,  Latin 
Glas0e,    Oluf,    1879-81,    Band 
Hagen,    Sivcrt    N.,    189.3-9.5,    Mathematics 
Hanson,     Nils    B.,    1897-98,     Gymnastics, 

1898-99,    Penmanship 
Haugen,   Thomas   A.,   1908-09.   German 
Heiidrickson,    Alfred,    1905-00.   Latin 
Holte,   Alfred   O.,    1908,   Latin 

(now   Alfred   O.    Halvorson) 
Hovde,    Christian    J.    M.,    1891-92,    Arith- 
metic 
Iverson,    Peter    J.,    19ii8  in,     Aritlmu'tic. 

Algebra,    Civics 
Johnson,    Alfred   O.,    1890-91.    Band 


Johnsrud,     Peder     L.,     1909-10,     English 

Grammar 
Jorgenson.  Jacob  E.,   1886.  Norwegian 
Kjer,   Ludvig  P.,   1912-1.3,   Norwegian 
Krohn,    Eugene,    1883-85,    Band 
Larsen,  Jakob  A.  O.,   1908,    (?) 
Larsen,   Lauritz   A.,    1885-86,   Band 
Larson.   Oscar  O.,   1899-1900,   Gymnastics 
l.inncvold,    Johan,     1886-90,    Band 
.\Iovig,   Andreas  I.  M.,  1908-09,  Latin 
Normann.    Halvor    M..    1898-99,    Algebra, 

1899-19(10,    Penmansliip 
Normann,    S.    Theodore,    1895-97,    Gym- 
nastics 
Omlie,  Oscar  K.,  1891-91,   Algebra.   189.3- 

91,    Band 
Orwoll,    Sylvester    M..    1893-95,    Gymnas- 
tics 
Petersen,  Ralph  W.,  1911-12,  Chemi.stry 
Peterson,    Joseph    M  ,    1891-98,    Penman- 
ship 
Reque,     Hcnnan     A.,     1892-91.    Penman- 
ship 
Rosenqvist,    Bernhard,    1909,     (?) 
Siervold,   Ola   J.,    1891-9.5,   Latin 
Sanden,    Austin    N.,    191.3-14,    Penman- 
ship 
Skinnemoen,    John    S.,    1900-01.    Penman- 
ship 
.Str0m.    Oscar    A.,    1895-97,    Algebra 
Teisberg,    Thoma.s,    1907,     (?) 
Thorgrimsen,    Hans    B..    1878-79,    Band 
Thorson,    I.    August,    1893-95,    Band,    etc. 
Tjernagel,    Helge   M.,    1891-93,    Band 
Torgerson,  Jacob  A.  C,   1898-99,   Norwe- 
gian 
Turmo,    Olaf,    1896-98,    Algebra 
Twito,     Helmer,     1915-16,     Penmanship, 

Orthography 
Unless,     John     N.,     1912-13,     Geometry. 

English    Grammar 
^'aaler,    Arnt    J..    1906-07,    (?) 
Waller,    Martinius    C.    1891-92,    English 
White.   Andreas  O.,    1899-00,    Latin 
Xavier,   Johan    U.,    1891-93,   Drawing 


II.   Personal  Data 

Tlie  next  table  .siiniinarize.s  the  following;  personal  data  con- 
cerning the  teachers  at  Luther  College:  date  and  place  of  birth; 
names  of  parents  and  spouse,  with  year  of  marriage;  present  ad- 
dress, or,  in  the  case  of  persons  deceased,  the  date  of  death. 
These  data  have,  in  many  cases,  been  gathered  by  Dr.  O.  M. 
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99 


FACULTY  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE  IN  1873 

Standing:     N.  O.  Brandt,  C.  Narvesen 

Sitting:    J.  D.  Jacobsen,  L.  Siewers,  A.  Seippel,  Laur.  Larsen 


III.   Professional  Data 

In  the  following  presentation  of  the  professional  record  of 
each  teacher  at  Luther  College  the  aim  is  to  indicate  in  chrono- 
logical order  the  degrees  and  training  obtained  and  the  important 
positions  held  by  each  individual,  in  such  a  way  as  to  show  forth 
clearly  the  qualifications  of  each  teacher  for  his  work  at  Luther 
College,  likewise  his  later  success.  One  point  of  terminology 
should  be  especially  noted:  at  Luther  College  an  instructor  is 
designated  (usually)  as  Teacher  when  his  appointment  is  tempor- 
ary, or  from  year  to  year,  but  as  Professor  when  his  appointment 
has  been  made  permanent. 


100 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


1.   Professional  Data — Regular  Members  of  the  Factilty 

•j-Peter  Lai'renth's  Larsejt  (Laur.  Larsen), 
18()1-1911  (1915).  Firxt  President.  A.  B., 
Christlansand  Cathedral  School,  1850;  Cand. 
Thcol.,  University  of  Christiania,  1855;  Teacher 
of  Languages,  Christiania,  1855-1857;  Lutheran 
Pastor,  Hush  River,  Wis.,  1857-1859;  Professor 
of  Theology,  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  1859-18G1;  President,  Luther  College,  1861- 
1902,  and  Professor  of  Religion,  1861-1870,  1872- 
1900,  History,  1861-1902,  Norwegian,  1861-1874, 
1882-1883,  1888-1889,  1892-1893,  1901-1905,  Ger- 
man, 1861-1866,  1868-1870,  Latin,  1861-1873,  1876- 
1877,  1899-1900,  Penmanship,  1864-1867,  Hebrew, 
1865-1875,  1879-1886,  1887-1911;  Pastor,  La 
Crosse,  Wis.,  1861-1862,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1862-1889;  Editor-in-Chief  of 
"Kirkelig  Maanedstidende",  1868-1874,  "Ev.  Luth.  Kirketidende",  1874-1889, 
1902-1912;  Member  Board  of  Trustees,  Luther  College,  186.5-1915  (Treas- 
urer, 1865-1871,  President,  1871-1902) ;  Vice-president,  Norwegian  Synod, 
1876-1893;  Chairman,  Lutheran  Synodical  Conference,  1881-1883;  D.  D., 
Concordia  Seminary,  1903;  Knight  of  the  First  Order  of  St.  Olav,  1908; 
President  Emeritus,  Luther  College,  1911-1915. 


f Christian  Keyser  Preus,  1898-1921.  Second 
President.  A.  B.,  Luther  College,  1873;  Cand. 
Theol.,  Concordia  Seminary,  1876;  Lutheran 
Pastor,  Spring  Prairie,  Wis.,  1876-1897,  and 
Chicago,  111.,  1876,  1893-1895;  Teacher  of  Re- 
ligion and  Norwegian,  Luther  College,  1898-1900, 
and  Latin,  1899-1900;  Professor  of  Christianity, 
Luther  College,  1900-1921,  Norwegian,  1900- 
1901,  1912-1913,  1915-1920,  History,  1900-1901; 
President,  Luther  College,  1902-1921;  Vice- 
president,  Norwegian  Synod,  1911-1917;  Com- 
mander of  the  Order  of  St.  Olav,  1911;  Vice- 
president  of  Iowa  District,  Norwegian  Lutheran 
Church  of  America,  1917-1921;  President,  Edu- 
the    Norwegian    Lutheran    Church    of    America, 


Oscar  Ludvig  Olson,  1901 — .  Third  President 
(Acting).  A,  B.,  Luther  College,  1893;  Teacher, 
Bode  (Iowa)  Academy,  1893-1895;  Student,  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  '  1895-1896;  Teacher,  Bruflat 
Academy,  Portland,  N.  Dak.,  1896-1897,  Principal, 
1897-1898;  Teacher,  Luther  Academy,  Albert  Lea, 
Minn.,  1898-1901;  Professor  of  English  and  Orator- 
icals,  Inither  College,  1901-1906,  Latin,  1901-1918, 
(Jytnnaslics,  Penmanship,  1901-1905,  Ciieography, 
l<i()l-1902;  A.  M.,  University  of  Minnesota,  1903; 
Student,  University  of  Chicago,  summer  1904,  sum- 
mers 1907-1911,  1913-1914;  Professor  of  English 
Language  and  Literature,  Lutlier  College,  1906 — ; 
Ph.  D.,  University  of  Chicago,  1914;  Secretary, 
Luther  College  Faculty,  1916-1921;  Secretary,  lioard  of  Trustees  of  Lu- 
ther  College,    1917 — ;    Acting    President,    Luther   College,    1921 — . 


FACULTY 


101 


America,     1885-1908; 
Author. 


fKNUT  Eli.efson  Bergh,  1868-1874.  Student, 
Madison,  Wis.,  High  School,  1859,  Evansville,  Wis., 
High  School,  1859-1860,  Concordia  College,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  1860-1861,  Luther  College,  1861,  1864  (Student 
Assistant),  teaching  Common  School  in  the  intervals; 
studied  Law,  1868-1869;  admitted  to  the  Iowa  bar, 
1869;  Teacher  of  Arithmetic  and  English,  Luther 
College,  1868-1869;  Professor  of  English  and  Geog- 
raphy, 1869-1872,  Arithmetic  and  Algebra,  1869- 
1870;  Editor  of  "For  Hjemmet",  1870;  Secretary, 
Board  of  Trustees,  Luther  College,  1871-1874;  Rep- 
resentative in  Iowa  State  Legislature,  1872;  to  Nor- 
way on  leave  of  absence  on  account  of  failing  health, 
1873-1874;  died  1875. 


Carl  Christensen  Birkelo,  1912  (January -June). 
A.  B.,  Luther  College,  1910;  Medical  Student,  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago  and  Rush  Medical  College,  1910- 
1914;  Teacher  of  Chemistry,  Physics,  and  Mathe- 
matics, Luther  College,  1912  (January-June);  M.  D., 
Rush  Medical  College,  1914;  Physician  and  Surgeon, 
Lutheran  Hospital,  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  1914-1915,  Ros- 
holt,  Wis.,  1916,  Duluth,  Minn.,  1916-1917,  Chicago, 
1919-1920,  Detroit,  Mich.,  1920—;  First  Lieutenant, 
Medical  Corps,  U.  S.  Army,   1918-1919. 


fJoN  Bjarnason,  1874  (Feb.)-1875.  A.  B., 
Reykjavik  College  (Iceland),  1865;  Cand.  Theol., 
Reykjavik  Theological  Seminary,  1869;  Luther- 
an Pastor,  Stafafelli,  Iceland,  1869-1870;  Teach- 
er in  Public  Schools,  Iceland,  1869-1872,  and  in 
Reykjavik  College,  1870-1871;  Teacher  of  Latin, 
Greek,  and  Geography,  Luther  College,  1874 
(Feb.) -1875;  Assistant  Editor  of  "Skandina- 
ven",  Chicago,  1875;  Teacher  of  Norwegian, 
Augsburg  Seminary,  1876,  and  Editor  of  "I3ud- 
stikken",  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  1876-1877;  Pastor, 
Gimli,  Manitoba,  1877-1880,  Seidisfyrdi,  Iceland, 
1880-1884,  Winnipeg,  Man.,  1885-1914;  President 
(the  first)  of  the  Icelandic  Lutheran  Synod  in 
Editor     of     "Sameiningen',     Winnipeg,     1886-1914; 


Martinus  Kristiansen  Bleken,  1906  (Jan.)- 
1910.  Student,  Galesville  University,  1885-1889; 
Cand.  Theol.,  Luther  Seminary  (Theor.  Dept.), 
St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1892;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Deer- 
field  and  Madison,  Wis.,  1892-1897,  Chicago, 
111.,  1897-1906;  Teacher  of  Religion,  Norwegian, 
and  Greek  Testament,  and  Disciplinarian  in  the 
Preparatory  Department,  Luther  College,  1906 
(Jan.)-19l6;  Pastor,  Saude  (P.  O.  Lawler), 
Iowa,  1910—. 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


GisLE  Christian  Johnson  BotiinEj  1881  (Jan.)- 
1883,  1884-1907.  A.  B.,  Luther  College,  1878;  A.  B., 
Northwestern  University,  Watertown,  Wis.,  1879; 
Student  of  Classical  Philology,  Johns  Hopkins  Uni- 
versity, 1879-1880;  Teacher  of  Parochial  School,  Min- 
neapolis, Minn.,  1880;  Teacher  of  Greek,  Luther  Col- 
lege, 1881-1883,  German,  1881,  Latin,  1881-1882, 
English,  1881-1882,  Algebra,  1881-1882,  History, 
1882-1883,  and  Norwegian,  1882-1883;  A.  M.,  Luther 
College,  1883;  Graduate  Student  in  Greek,  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  1883-1884;  Professor  of  Greek, 
Luther  College,  1881-1907,  Mathematics,  1884-1894., 
English,  1884-1885,  History,  1885-1886,  Norwegian, 
1885-1907,  and  Principal  of  the  Preparatory  Depart- 
ment, 1891-1896;  studied  in  Norway,  Greece,  and  Germany,  on  leave,  1904- 
1905;  Professor  of  Scandinavian  Languages  and  Literature,  and  Head  of 
the  Department,  University  of  Minnesota,  1907 — ;  Knight  of  the  Order  of 
St.  Olav,  1911;  Author  of '"Det  Norske  Luther  College,  1861-1897"  (a  his- 
tory of  Luther  College  up  to  1897). 


fTuROND  Johnson  Bothne,  1875-1882.  Graduate, 
Stord0en  Seminary,  Norway,  1854;  Teacher  and 
Editor  in  Norway,  1854-1875;  Teacher  of  Norwe- 
gian, Latin,  Catechetics,  History,  and  Geograpliy, 
Luther  College,  1875-1876,  and  Professor  of  Norwe- 
gian and  Latin,  1876-1882,  History,  1876-1881,  Ger- 
man, 1878-1882;  Editor  "Norden",  1882-1884,  "Ame- 
rika",  1884-1887;  with  "Skandinaven",  1887-1894,  and 
"Decorah-Posten",  1894-1907. 


fNiLS  Olsen  Brandt.  1865-1881.  Cand.  Theol., 
L'niversity  of  Christiania,  Norway,  1849  (also 
A.  B.  and  A.  M.) ;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Rock  River, 
Wis.,  1851,  and  Home  Missionary,  1851-1857 
(first  pastor  from  Norway  West  of  Mississippi, 
1851);  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Norwegian 
Synod,  1853;  Pastor  at  Watertown,  Wis.,  1857- 
1865,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1865-1882;  Vice-president 
of  Norwegian  Synod,  1857-1871,  and  Member 
of  Church  Council,  1857-1882;  Professor  of 
Catechetics,  Luther  College,  1865-1876,  Geog- 
rai)liy,  1865-1867,  German,  1865-1867,  1869-1870, 
Latin,  1865-1869,  Vocal  Music,  1865-1881,  Nor- 
wegian, 1865-1866,  Religion,  1865-1878,  and 
Mem1)er  Board  of  Trustees,  1865-1871;  Joint  Editor  of  "Kirketidende", 
1868-1881,  "Luthersk  Skolei)lad",  1880-1881;  Vice-president,  Iowa  District, 
Norwegian  Synod,  1876-1K84;  Parochial  Teacher,  Brandt,  S.  Dak.,  1885- 
1900;  (lied   1921    at  age  of  97. 


FACULTY 


103 


fOLAus  Jensen  Breda,  1879-1882.  A.  B.,  Gjert- 
sen's  Classical  School,  Christiania,  Norway, 
1870;  Student,  University  of  Christiania,  1870- 
1871  (A.  M.);  Cand.  Theol.,  Concordia  Semi- 
nary, St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1875;  Lutheran  Pastor  St 
Paul,  Minn.,  1875-1877;  Philological  Student" 
University  of  Christiania,  1877-1879;  Professor 
of  Latin,  Greek,  History,  and  Norwegian,  Lu- 
ther College,  1879-1882,  and  German,  1879-1881  • 
studied  at  Universities  of  Christiania,  Copen- 
hagen, and  Upsala,  1882-1884;  Professor  (the 
first)  of  Scandinavian  Languages  and  Litera- 
ture (and  Latin),  University  of  Minnesota, 
1884-1899;  Teacher  at  Frogner's  Gymnasium, 
1900-1916,  and  the  Military  Academy,  Christi- 
ania, Norway,   1903-1900". 


fADOLP  Bredesen,  1876-1878.  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1870;  Cand.  Theol.,  Concordia  Semi- 
nary, 187.3;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Spring  Prairie 
Wis.,  1873-1876;  Teacher  of  Latin,  Englisii,  and 
Religion,  Luther  College,  1876-1878,  and  Ger- 
man, 1877-1878;  Pastor,  Perry,  Wis.,  1878-1881, 
Stoughton,  Wis.,  1881-1901;  Manager,  Martin 
Luther  Orphans'  Home,  Stoughton,  Wis.,  1902- 
1906;  Pastor  Emeritus,  Deerfield,  Wis,  1906- 
1913;  Author. 


fNEHEM  Christensen,  1872  (Jan.-June).  A. 
B.,  Luther  College,  1871;  Teacher  of  English 
(?),  Latin  (?),  Norwegian,  and  History  (v), 
Luther  College,  Jan.-June,  1872;  Cand.  Theol., 
Concordia  Seminary,  1875;  Lutheran  Pastor,  St. 
Joseph,  Mo.,  1875-1877,  Ellsworth,  Iowa,  1879- 
1882,  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  1882-1885,  Leona,  Kans., 
1885-1887,  Genesee,  Idaho,  1887-1892;  Editor, 
"Luthersk  Sendehud"  (San  Francisco),  1890, 
"Pacific    Herold",    Parkland,    AVash.,    1892-1896. 


Knute  Olson  Eittreim.  1918—.  Attended 
Red  Wing  Seminary,  1888-1889,  Beeman's  Busi- 
ness College,  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  1889-1890;  Book- 
keeper, Chicago,  1890-1895;  attended  Chicago 
Theological  Seminary,  1895-1900  (Cand.  Theol., 
1900);  Lutheran  Pastor,  Creston,  111.,  1900-1911; 
Teacher,  Jewell  Lutheran  College,  Jewell,  Iowa, 
1911-1918,  President,  1912-1918;  Co-editor  of 
"The  Lutheran  Hymnary",  1913;  Teacher  of 
Commercial  Suhjects  and  Christianity,  Luther 
College,  1918-1919,  Professor  of  the  same  sub- 
jects, 1922—;  Treasurer  of  Luther  College. 
1920—.  ^ 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SLXTY  YEARS 


Olivkr  Maurice  EiTTRKi.'*r,  1920 — .  A.  B.,  Red 
Wing  Seminary,  1916;  Student,  Iowa  State  College, 
Ames,  191G-1918;  War  Work,  Electrician;  Teacher 
of  Physics  and  Mathematics,  Luther  College,  1920 — ; 
Student,   University  of   Iowa,  summer  1922. 


Andrew  O.  Esthem,  1889-1890.  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1886;  Student,  University  of  Iowa,  1886- 
1887;  A.  M.,  Cornell  University,  1889;  Teacher  of 
Latin,  Ancient  Historv,  and  Geography,  Luther  Col- 
lege, 1889-1890;  Ph.  D.,  Cornell  University,  1892; 
Teacher,  Warthurg  College,  1894-1910,  Lutheran 
Ladies'  Seminary,  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  1910-1917;  Su- 
perintendent of  Schools,  Portal,  N.  Dak.,  1918-1920; 
Professor  of  English,  Olivet  College,  1920—. 


Chellis  Nathaniel  Evanson,  1919 — .  A.  B.,  Lu- 
ther College,  1918;  U.  S.  Navy,  1918-1919;  Teacher 
of  History  and  Mathematics,  Luther  College,  1919 — , 
General  Science,  Physiology,  and  Geography,  1919- 
1920,  English,  1920—. 


fGusTAv  Adolf  Evenson,  1881-1882.  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1880;  Parochial  School  Teacher,  Calmar, 
Iowa,  1880-1881;  Teacher  of  English  and  History, 
Luther  College,  1881-1882;  Philological  Student, 
Johns  Hopkins  University,  1882-1883;  Public  School 
Teacher,  Colorado,  1884. 


FACULTY 


105 


Christian  Alford  Fjeldstad,  1911  (April-Decem- 
ber). A.  B.,  Luther  College,  1905;  Clerk  in  Drug 
Store,  Grand  Forks,  N.  Dak.,  1905-1906;  Teacher, 
Grand  Forks  College,  1906-1907;  B.  S.,  University  of 
Chicago,  1908,  M.  S.,  1909;  M.  D.,  Rush  Medical 
College,  1911;  Teacher  of  Chemistry,  Physics,  and 
Mathematics,  Luther  College,  1911;  Interne,  Madi- 
son General  Hospital,  Madison,  Wis.,  1911,  Presby- 
terian Hospital,  Chicago,  1912;  Physician  and  Sur- 
geon, Red  Wing,  Minn.,  1912-1917,  Austin,  Minn., 
1917-1919,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  1919—;  Special  Med- 
ical Study,  New  York  City,  1919. 

Knut  Gjerset,  1902-1916,  1917—.  A.  B.,  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  1893;  Principal,  St.  Ansgar  (Iowa) 
Seminary,  1893-1895;  Student,  Johns  Hopkins  Uni- 
versity, "1895-1896,  Heidelberg  University,  1896-1898, 
Ph.  D.,  1898;  Principal,  Glenwood  (Minn.)  Academy, 
1898-1902;  Professor  of  History,  Luther  College, 
1902-1916,  Norwegian,  1905-1916;  Special  Study,  Uni- 
versity of  Christiania,  1909-1910,  L^niversity  of  Ber- 
lin, 1910;  Assistant  Editor,  "Symra",  1912-1914; 
Knight  of  the  Order  of  St.  Olav,  1916;  President, 
Park  Region  Luther  College,  1916-1917;  Professor 
of  History  and  Norwegian,  Luther  College,  1917 — ■, 
War   Aims,   1918,   Economics,    1918-1921;    Author. 

tJoH(A)N  EvENsoif  Granrud,  1894-1897.  A.  B., 
Luther  College,  1886;  Student,  University  of  Min- 
nesota, 1886-1887,  University  of  Michigan,' 1887-1888; 
Teacher,  Luther  Academy,  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  1888- 
1889;  Principal  (the  first),  Bode  (Iowa)  Academy, 
1889-1890;  A.  M.,  Luther  College,  1890;  Student, 
Cornell  University,  1890-1892,  Ph.  D.,  1892;  Teacher 
of  Latin,  St.  Olaf  College,  1892-1894;  Teacher  of 
Latin,  Luther  College,  1894-1897,  and  Economics, 
1894-1895;  Assistant,  later  Instructor,  in  Latin,  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  1897-1899,  University  of  Min- 
nesota, 1899-1903;  Assistant  Professor  of  Latin,  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1903-1909,  Professor  of  Latin, 
1909-1919;  Vice-president,  Board  of  Education,  Nor- 
wegian Lutheran  Church  of  America,  1917-1919; 
Author. 

John  G.  Halland,  1887-1889.  A.  B.,  Luther  Col- 
lege, 1884;  Cand.  Theol.,  Concordia  Seminary,  1887; 
Teacher  of  German,  Latin,  Religion,  and  History, 
Luther  College,  1887-1889,  and  Gymnastics,  1888- 
1889;  M.  A.,  Luther  College,  1888;' Student,  North- 
ern Indiana  Normal  School,  1889;  Principal,  Bruflat 
Academy,  Portland,  N.  Dak.,  1889-1892;  County  Su- 
perintendent of  Schools,  Traill  Co.,  N.  Dak.,  'l892- 
1896;  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction, 
N.  Dak.,  1897-1901;  attended  Chicago  School  of  Psy- 
chology, 1899;  Institute  Conductor  and  Lecturer; 
Professor  of  History,  Sociology,  Economics,  and 
Pedagogy,  N.  Dak.  Agricultural' College,  1903-1910; 
Publicist,  Lecturer,  Real  Estate,  1910 — , 


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LUTHER    COLLEGE    THROUGH    SIXTY    YEARS 


Haldor  J.  Hanson  (1882-1883),  1888-1890,  1894- 
1904.  Instructor  in  \'ocal  Music,  Luther  College, 
188:^-1883;  A.  H.,  Luther  College,  1883;  Student,  Chi- 
cago Conservatory,  1883-1884;  Teacher,  Wilhnar 
(Minn.)  Seminary,"  1885-1887;  Teac^her  of  Music  and 
Mathematics,  Luther  College,  1888-1890,  Latin,  1888- 
1H89,  and  Norwegian,  1889-1890;  studied  Music  in 
Weimar,  Germany,  1891-1892;  Instructor  in  Music, 
Luther  College,  1894-1895,  and  Professor  of  Music, 
1895-1904;  Curator  of  Luther  College  Museum,  1896- 
1902;  Book  and  Music  Dealer,  Publisher,  and  Author, 
Chicago,  1904^;  Editor,  "Idun",  1908-1910;  on 
Editorial   Staff   of   "Skandinaven"'. 

Hans  Sjurson  Hilleboe,  1912-1917.  A.  B.,  Lu- 
ther College,  1881;  Public  School  Teacher;  attended 
Northern  Indiana  Normal  School,  1882-1884;  Teacher 
of  Psychology,  Willmar  (Minn.)  Seminary,  1884- 
1886;  A.  M.,  "Luther  College,  1886;  PrincipiU,  Will- 
mar  Seminary,  1886-1899;  Theological  Student,  Chi- 
cago Lutheran  Theol.  Seminary,  1895-1896,  Luther 
Seminary  (St.  Paul),  1897-1898;  has  also  attended 
Harvard  University,  University  of  Chicago,  and 
University  of  Minnesota;  Suj^erintendent  of  Schools, 
Benson,  Minn.,  1899-1904;  Principal,  Willmar  Semi- 
nary, 1904-1907;  Superintendent  of  Schools,  Benson, 
Minn.,  1907-1912;  Principal  of  Preparatory  Depart- 
ment, Luther  College,  1912-1917,  and  Professor  of 
Biology  and  Education,  1912-1917,  Norwegian,  1913-191.5,  Sociology,  1916- 
1917,  and  Special  Subjects;  President,  Lutheran  Normal  School,  Sioux 
F'alls,  S.  Dak.,  1917-1918,  Augustana  College  and  Normal  School,  1918- 
1920;  Professor  of  Biology,  Augustana  College  and  Normal  School,  1920 — ; 
Editor,  "The   Hammer",  one  year. 


TiioRLKiF  (O.)  Homme,  1881-1882.  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1878;  Stud.  Theol.,  Luther  Seminary,  1878- 
1881,  and  Teacher  of  Norwegian  and  Religion,  Mo- 
nona Academy;  Cand.  Theol.,  Luther  Seminary,  1881; 
Teacher  of  Religion,  German,  Latin,  and  History, 
Luther  College,  1881-1882;  Teacher  in  Secondary  arid 
Higher  Schools,  Norway,  1882-1887;  A.  M.,  Luther 
College,  1884;  Cand.  Theol.,  University  of  Chris- 
tiania,  1891;  Principal  of  Nedenes  "Amtsskole", 
Heirefos,  Norway,  1891-1908;  Lutheran  Pastor,  R0l- 
dal,   Norway,  1908-1913;   Author. 


Brynjoi.f  Jakok  Hovde,  1916-1917,  1919—.  A.  B., 
Luther  College,  1916;  Teacher  of  Norwegian,  Luther 
College,  1916-1917;  Student,  University  of  Iowa, 
1917-1918,  1919,  A.  M.,  1919;  U.  S.  "Army,  1918 
(2nd  Lieut.,  Coast  Artillery);  Teacher  of  Norwe- 
gian, Luther  College,  1919—,  and  History,  1920—; 
Acting  Dean  of  Men,  1920-. 


FACULTY 


101 


Elling  O.  Hove,  1891-1893.  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1884;  Cand.  Theol.,  Concordia  Semi- 
nary, 1887;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Portland,  Ore., 
1887-1891,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1891-1894;  Teacher  of 
Religion  (Catechism),  Luther  College,  1891- 
1893;  Pastor,  Mankato,  Minn.,  1894-1901;  Pro- 
fessor of  Theology,  Luther  Seminary,  1901-1917, 
Luther  Theological  Seminary,  1917—,  St.  Paul, 
Minn. 


Halvor  BjpRNSox  HrsTVEDT,  1883  (December), 
1887  (March-June).  A.  B.,  I>uther  College, 
1873;  Cand.  Theol.,  Concordia  Seminary,  1876; 
Lutheran  Pastor,  Yankton,  South  Dakota, 
1876-1881,  Northwood,  Iowa,  1881-1883;  Secre- 
tary, Iowa  District,  Norwegian  Synod,  1880- 
1884;  Teacher  of  Religion,  Norwegian,  and  Di- 
dactics, Luther  College,  December,  1883;  at- 
tended Slack's  Business  College,  1884;  position 
in  Lutheran  Publishing  House,  Decorah,  Iowa, 
1884;  Business  Manager,  "Amerika",  1885-1886; 
Parochial  School  Teacher,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1886; 
Assistant  Pastor,  Tracy,  Minn.,  1887;  Teacher  of 
Religion,  German,  and  Latin,  Luther  College, 
March-June,  1887;  Manager  Lutheran  Publishing  House,  1887-1893; 
Teacher,  Lutheran  Normal  School,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  Dak.,  1893-189()  (Act- 
ing President);  Assistant  Bank  Cashier,  Decora!),  Iowa,  1897-1905; 
Treasurer,  Norwegian  Synod,  1899-1905,  1911-1917;  Member,  Board  of 
Trustees,  Luther  College,  1899-1920;  Editor,  "Lutiieran  Herald",  1906- 
1909;  Assistant  Editor  at  Lutheran  Publishing  House,  1905-1917;  Pastor 
Emeritus,  Decorah,  Iowa. 


f  Jacob  Daniel  Jacobsen.  1863  (Sept.-Nov.), 
1872  (Jan.)-1881  (April  1).  Substitute  Teacher 
of  Latin,  English,  Mathematics,  Greek,  German, 
Geography,  and  Penmanship,  Luther  College, 
Sept.  2-Nov.  1,  1863;  Student  at  Luther  College, 
1864-1865;  A.  B.,  Concordia  College,  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.,  1867;  Cand.  Theol.,  Concordia 
Seminary,  1870;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Koshkonong, 
Wis.,  1870-1872;  Teacher  of  English,  Latin,  etc., 
Luther  College,  beginning  Jan.  1,  1872,  and  ap- 
pointed permanently  later  that  year;  Professor 
of  English,  1872-1877,  German,  1872-1874,  1875- 
1877,  1879-1881,  Greek,  1872-1873,  1875-1881, 
Latin,    1872-1873,    1876-1879,    Logic,    1872-1877, 

Mathematics,  1872-1873,  Religion,  1872-1877,  1878-1881,  Hebrew,  1875-1878; 

Secretary,  Board  of  Trustees,  Luther  College,  1876-1881;  Librarian,  Luther 

College,  "1874-1881;  died  April  1,  1881. 


108 


LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Karl  Theodor  Jacobsex,  1904-1905,  1920—.  A.  B., 
I.utlier  College,  1902;  Student,  University  of  Wiscon- 
sin, 1903-1901.;  Teaclier  of  Greek,  Norwegian,  His- 
tory, Geography,  and  Hebrew,  Luther  College,  1904- 
1905;  Student,"  University  of  Wisconsin,  1905-1907, 
A.  M.,  190(i;  Library  Assistant,  Wisconsin  Historical 
Society,  190(5-1907;  Cataloguer,  Library  of  Congress, 
1907-1911;  Classifier,  University  of  Chicago  Libraries, 
1911-1916,  Head  Classifier,  'l916-1920;  Librarian, 
Luther  College,  1920—. 


fULRiK  ViLHELM  KoREN,  1874-1875  (Decem- 
ber). A.  B.,  Bergen  Cathedral  School,  1844; 
Cand.  Theol.,  University  of  Christiania,  1852 
(also  A.  M.) ;  Teacher,  Nissen  Latin  School, 
Christiania,  1852-1853;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Wash- 
ington Prairie,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1853-1910;  Sec- 
retary, Norwegian  Synod,  1855;  Member,  Church 
Council,  Norwegian  Synod,  1861-1910;  Secre- 
tary, Board  of  Trustees,  Luther  College,  1865- 
1871;  Vice-president,  Norwegian  Synod,  1871- 
1876;  Teacher  of  Norwegian,  Luther  College, 
1874-  Dec,  1875;  President,  Iowa  District,  Nor- 
wegian Synod,  1876-1894;  Vice-President,  Nor- 
wegian Synod,  1893-1894,  President,  1894-1910; 
D.  D.,  Concordia  Seminary,  1903;  Knight  of  the 
Order  of  St.  Olav;  Author. 


William  Korex,  1889  (Jan.) -1892,  1895.  A.  B., 
Luther  College,  1882;  Cand.  Theol.,  Concordia  Semi- 
nary, 1885;  Teacher  and  Student,  1885-1888;  Teacher 
of  Greek,  Luther  College,  1889-1892,  Latin,  English, 
Religion,  and  Physiology,  1889,  German,  1889-1892, 
and  History,  1891-1892;  studied  Philology  at  the 
Universities  of  Leij)zig  and  Christiania,  1892-1894; 
A.  M.,  Luther  College,  1892;  Teacher  of  Elocution 
and  Physical  Culture,  Luther  College,  1895;  Profes- 
.sor  of  English,  Iowa  Wesleyan  University,  1895-1900; 
studied  in  Europe,  1900-1901;  Professor  of  Modern 
Languages  (French  and  Italian),  Princeton  Univer- 
sity, 1901—;  Author. 


•j-Hans  Jakob  Gr0gaard  Krog,  1890-1896.  A. 
B.,  Stavanger  Latin  School,  1863;  Theological 
Student,  University  of  Christiania,  1864-1866 
(A.  M.);  Teacher  in  Norway,  1866-1872;  Cand. 
Theol.,  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
1S74;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Minneapolis,  Minn., 
1874,  Menomonie,  Wis.,  1875-1876,  Baldwin, 
Wis.,  1876-1890;  Editor,  "Missionsvennen",  1888- 
1890  (V);  Teacher  of  Norwegian  and  Religion, 
Luther  College,  1890-1896,  Latin,  1890-189.'),  His- 
tory, 1890-1892,  1896,  French,  1895-1896  (Profes- 
.sor*  1896);  Pastor,  Ossian,  Iowa,  1896-1902; 
Emissary,  Seamen's   Mission,   1902-1904. 


FACULTY 


109 


Kristen  Kvamme,  1896-1898.  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1894;  Theological  Student,  Luther  Semi- 
nary, 1894-1896;  Teacher  of  Norwegian,  Reli- 
gion, and  Latin,  Luther  College,  1896-1898,  and 
History,  1897;  Cand.  Theol.,  Luther  Seminary, 
1899;  Lutheran  Pastor,  New  York  City,  1899- 
1909,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  1909-1912,  Ossian, 
Iowa,  1912 — ;  Member,  Visiting  Committee,  Lu- 
ther College,  1912-1917;  Editor,  "B0rneblad", 
1913-1917,  "Barnevennen",  1917—;  Member, 
Board  of  Trustees,  Luther  College,  1914-1920, 
and  Secretary  of  same,  1916-1917;  Author. 


f Gabriel  Hetting  Landmark,  1867-1876.  A.  B.; 
attended  University  of  Christiania,  A.  M.,  1861; 
Teacher  at  Christiania,  1861-1867;  Professor  of  Latin, 
Luther  College,  1867-1876,  Greek,  1867-1875,  Norwe- 
gian, 1867-1874,  History  and  Geography,  1867-1868, 
Penmanship,  1875-1876;  Librarian  (the  first),  Luther 
College,  1867-1874;  Joint  Editor,  "For  Hjemmet", 
1870-1876;  Head  Teacher  at  Christiansund,  Norway, 
1877-1882  (?),  Aalesund,  1882-(?);  Editor,  "Aale- 
sunds  Handels-  og  Sj0fartstidende",  8  years;  Author; 
died  August  17,  1907. 


Myron  Wilbur  Larsen,  1920-1921.  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1919;  Medical  Student,  University  of  Wis- 
consin, 1919-1920;  Graduate  Student,  Lutiier  Col- 
lege, 1920;  Teacher  of  Biology,  Geometry,  General 
Science,  Physiology,  and  Geography,  Luther  College, 
1920-1921;  Student,  Barnes  Medical  College,  Wash- 
ington  University,   St.  Louis,   Mo.,   1921 — . 


fFRIEDERICH      LlNDEMANK,      1874-1875.        A.      B., 

Concordia  College,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  1871; 
Cand.  Theol.,  Concordia  Seminary,  1874;  Luther- 
an Pastor,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1874-1875;  Teacher 
of  German,  Luther  College,  1874-1875;  Pastor 
in  the  Missouri  Synod,  1876-1893;  Teacher  of 
Drawing  and  Religion  at  the  Lutheran  Teach- 
ers'  Seminary,   Addison,   111.,  1893-1907. 


110 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Ingemax  M.  Lyngaas,  1J)0()-1J)07.  A.  H.,  Luther 
College,  1897;  Student,  Valparaiso  University,  1897- 
1898;  Teacher,  Glenwood  (Minn.)  Academy,  1899- 
1902;  Student,  University  of  Minnesota,  1902-1904; 
Teacher,  Lutheran  Ladies'  Seminary,  Red  Wing, 
Minn.,  190+-190();  Teacher  of  Latin,  English,  and 
Gymnastics,  Lutlier  College,  1906-1907;  Teacher,  Lu- 
theran Ladies'  Seminary,  1907-1918;  Superintendent 
of  Schools,  Battle  Lake,  Minn.,  1918-1919;  Dairy 
Farmer,   Winneconne,   Wis.,   1919 — . 


Norman  Arthur  Madson,  1911-1912,  1916- 
1918.  Student  Assistant,  Luther  College,  1909- 
1910,  A.  B.,  1911,  Assistant  Principal  of  the 
Preparatory  Department,  and  Teacher  of  Nor- 
wegian, History,  Latin,  and  Religion,  1911-1912; 
Student,  University  of  Chicago,  summer,  1912; 
Theological  Student,  Luther  Seminary,  1912- 
1914,  1914-1915;  Pastor,  Chicago,  1914;  Cand. 
Theol.,  Luther  Seminary,  1915;  Lutheran  Pas- 
tor, Hibbing,  Minn.,  191.5-1916;  Teacher  of  His- 
tory and  Religion,  Luther  College,  1916-1918, 
Public  Speaking  and  Military  Drill,  1917-1918; 
Chaplain,  United  States  Army,  1918-1919;  Pas- 
tor, Bode,  Iowa,  1919 — . 


Rasmus  Maoiin,  1917-1918.  Attended  Uni- 
versity of  Christiania,  1882-1891,  A.  B.,  A.  M., 
Cand.  Theol.,  six  years  teaching  experience  in 
Norway  before  1892;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Yank- 
ton, S.  Dak.,  1892-1895,  Thompson,  Iowa,  1895- 
1917;  Student,  University  of  Minnesota,  1905- 
1906;  A.  M.,  Luther  College,  1906;  Editor,  "Kir- 
ketidende",  1916-1917,  "Teologisk  Tidsskrift", 
1917—;  Joint  Editor,  "Lutheraneren",  1917—; 
Teacher  of  Norwegian,  Luther  College,  1917- 
1918;   Author. 


George  Markhis,  1892-1906.  A.  B.,  Lutlier  Col- 
lege, 1885;  Reporter  for  "Minneapolis  Tribune", 
1885-1887;  Business  Manager,  "Amerika",  1887-1892; 
Clerk  of  Probate  Court,  Chicago;  Teacher  of  Eng- 
lish, History,  Religion,  and  Geography,  Luther  Col- 
lege, 1892-1896,  Physiology,  1892-189.3,"Z()ology,  1893- 
1895;  Professor  of  Engli"sh,  United  States  Ilistory, 
and  Religion,  1896-1906,  Geography,  1896-1900,  Elo- 
cution, 1898-1906;  Violin  and  Pipe  Organ  Manufac- 
turer, and  Real   Estate,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1907—. 


FACULTY 


111 


Martin  M.  Mikkelson,  1913-1917.  Graduated  from 
tlie  Normal  Department  of  Luther  College,  1879; 
Teacher  of  Common  School,  1880-1887,  and  Paro- 
chial School,  1880-1890,  Roche-a-Cree,  Wis.;  Farmer, 
1883-1913,  Manager  of  Farmers'  Store,  1903-1907^ 
Postmaster,  1904-1907,  Insurance,  1908-1911,  Arkdale, 
Wis.;  Assistant  Teacher  of  Norwegian,,  English 
Grammar,  U.  S.  History,  Civics,  Geography,  Com- 
mercial Law,  etc.,  Luther  College  (Preparatory  De- 
partment), 1913-1917;  Teacher,  Augustana  College 
and   Normal  School,  1918-1920. 


Leonard  Alton  Moe.  1920 — .  A.  B.,  Luther  Col- 
lege, 1912;  Teacher,  Gale  College,  1912-1916;  Prin- 
cipal, Consolidated  School,  Manvel,  N.  Dak.,  1916- 
1917;  Superintendent  of  Schools,  Hillsboro,  N.  Dak., 
1917-1918,  Park  River,  N.  Dak.,  1918-1920;  Principal 
of  the  Preparatory  Department,  and  Teacher  of 
Latin  and  Mathematics,  Luther  College,  1920 — . 


fRAGNAR  Marcus  Julius  Monrad,  1883-1888. 
Graduated,  Nissen's  Latin  School,  Christiania,  Nor- 
way, 1872,  A.  B.;  Tutor,  two  years;  Student,  Uni- 
versity of  Christiania,  1876;  one  .year  in  Italy  and 
at  University  of  Bonn,  Germany;  A.  M.,  Univer- 
sity of  Christiania,  1883;  Professor  of  Latin,  His- 
tory, and  Norwegian,  Luther  College,  188.3-1888, 
German,  1884-1885,  1886-1888;  in  Norway,  1888-1889; 
Asst.  Editor,  "Skandinaven",  Chicago,  1889-1897  (or 
later),    "Decorah-Posten",    1897     (or    later)-1903. 


fCHRisTEN  Andreas  Naeseth,  1882-1921.  A. 
B.,  Luther  College,  1874;  Cand.  Theol.,  Con- 
cordia Seminary,  1877;  Student,  University  of 
Christiania,  1877-1878;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Lu- 
verne,  Minn.,  1878-1882;  Professor  of  English, 
Luther  College,  1882-1909,  Greek,  1882-1883,  Re- 
ligion, 1882-1893,  1894-1911,  Mathematics,  1883- 
1887,  Norwegian,  1886-1890,  Historv  (English), 
1887-1888,  1891-1903,  German,  1893-1894;  A.  M., 
Luther  College,  1883;  on  leave,  Cornell  and 
Johns  Hopkins  Universities,  1884-1885;  Treas- 
urer, Iowa  District,  Norwegian  Svnod,  1886- 
1895;  Librarian,  Luther  College,  1887-1920;  Sec- 
retary, Board  of  Trustees,  Luther  College,  1893- 

1899,   1902-1914;   Treasurer,  Luther  College,   1895-1915;   College   Librarian 

Emeritus,  1920-1921;  died  February  17,  1921. 


112 


LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Ulhik  William  Koren  Naeseth,  1908-1909. 
A.  B.,  Luther  Collcpe,  1908;  Teacher  of  English, 
Latin,  History,  Luther  College,  1908-1909,  also 
Assistant  Librarian;  Cand.  Theol.,  Luther  Sem- 
inary, 1912;  Lutiieran  Pastor,  Rochester,  Minn., 
1912-191.3,  Orfordville,  Wis.,  1913-1914;  Student 
Columbia  University,  1914-1915,  A.  M.,  1915; 
Pastor,   Rochester,   Minn.,    1915 — . 


fCoRNELius  Narvesen,  1873-1884.  Graduate,  Nor- 
mal Department,  Luther  College,  1867,  and  Winona 
(Minn.)  Normal  School,  1870;  Teacher,  Parochial 
School,  Spring  Grove,  Minn.,  1870-1873;  Teacher  of 
Mathematics  and  Sciences,  Luther  College,  1873-1877, 
U.  S.  History,  1873-1874,  English,  1874-1876,  Profes- 
sor of  Mathematics  and  Sciences,  1877-1884;  Treas- 
urer, Iowa  District,  Norwegian  Synod,  1883-1884; 
died  July  24,   1884. 


David  Theodore  Nelson,  1921 — .  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1912;  Principal,  Hannaford  Public  Schools, 
\.  Dak.,  1912-1913;  Rhodes  Scholar,  Oxford  Univer- 
sity, 1914-1917,  A.  B.,  1920;  Relief  Worker,  Belgium 
;ind  Northern  France,  1914-1915;  Ambulance  Worker. 
France,  1916;  Lieutenant,  American  Army,  U.  S.  and 
France,  1917-1919;  Captain,  U.  S.  Reserves,  1919—; 
Banking,  New  York  City,  1919-1921;  Teacher  of 
English  and  Latin,  Luther  College,  1921 — . 


Olaf  Nelson,  1918-1919.  A.  B.,  Luther  College, 
1918;  Teacher  of  Biology  and  (jeometry,  Luther  Col- 
lege, 1918-1919;  Superintendent  of  Schools,  Silva  and 
Webster,  N.  Dak.,  1919-1920;  Banking,  Portland, 
N.  Dak.,  1921 — ;  Superintendent  of  Schools,  Edmore, 
N.  Dak.,  1921—;  Student,  University  of  South  Da- 
kota, summer  1922. 


FACULTY 


113 


Jens  Anderson  Ness,  1893-1894.  A.  B.,  l-utlier 
College,  1884;  Student,  University  of  Minnesota, 
1884-1885,  Johns  Hopkins  University,  1885-1887; 
Teacher  of  Latin  and  Greek,  St.  Olaf  College,  1888- 
1891;  Teacher  of  Greek,  University  of  S  mth  Dakota, 
1891-1892;  Teacher  of  Scandinavian,  University  of 
Minnesota,  1892-1893;  Teacher  of  Latin  and  English, 
Luther  College,  1893-1894;  Student  of  Comparative 
Philologv,  Johns  Hopkins  University,  1894-1897,  Fel- 
low in  Sanskrit,  1896-1898,  Fellow  by  Courtesy,  1898- 
1903,  Teacher  of  Sanskrit,  Lithuanian,  etc!,  1899- 
1903,  Ph.  D.,  1901;  Teacher  of  Sanskrit,  University 
of  Chicago,  1900;  Teacher  of  Latin  and  French, 
Goucher  College,  1903-1904;  Professor  of  Latin  (and 
Norwegian),  Wittenberg  College,  1904 — . 

Olaf  Morgan  Norlie,  1919 — .  Rural  Teacher, 
Norwav,  S.  Dak.,  1896;  B.  S.,  M.  Accts.,  Dixon 
College,  1897;  A.  B.,  St.  Olaf  College,  1898,  and 
Teacher,  1897-1898;  Teacher,  Humboldt  College, 
1898-1899,  Milwaukee  State  Normal  School,  1899 
(graduate);  attended  Wisconsin  Institute  Con- 
ductors' Institute,  1900-1903;  Teacher,  La  Crosse 
(Wis.)  High  School,  1900;  A.  M.,  University 
of  Wisconsin,  1901;  Teacher,  Stoughton  (Wis.) 
High  School,  1901-1903,  Supt.  Rushford  (Minn.) 
Schools,  1903-1904;  Teacher  of  English,  United 
Church  Seminary,  St.  Paul,  and  Student  of 
Theology,  1904-1907,  Cand.  Theol.,  1907;  Stu- 
dent, LTniversity  of  Minnesota,  1904-1905,  1907- 
1908,  Ph.  D.,  1908;  Teacher  of  Parochial  School,  at  intervals;  Lutheran 
Pastor,  Atwater,  Minn.,  1907-1915;  Pd.  D.,  Dixon  College,  1910;  S.  T.  D., 
Augustana  College  (111.),  1915;  Book  Editor,  Reference  Librarian,  Director 
of  Norwegian  Lutheran  Information  Bureau.  Augsburg  Publishing  House, 
Minneapolis,  1915-1919,  Director  of  School  Survey,  1917-1918,  and  Teach- 
ers' Agency,  1917-1919;  Litt.  D.,  Wittenberg  College,  1917,  Secretary, 
Educational  Association  of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  America, 
1918-1920;  Student  of  Psychology,  University  of  Minnesota,  1918-1919; 
Professor  of  Psychologv'  and  Sociology,  Luther  College,  1919 — ,  also  He- 
brew, Christianity,  and  Education,  1919 — ;  President,  American  Lutheran 
Statistical  Association,  1917 — ;  Chairman  of  Statistical  Committee  ot 
National  Lutheran  Council,  1919 — ,  and  Librarian  of  its  Lutheran  Bureau, 
New  York  City,  1920 — ;  Editor  and  Author  of  many  Works,  Joint  Editor 
"Christian  Keyser  Preus'',  1921-1922;  Member  of  many  Committees  and 
Educational  and  Learned  Associations. 

Peter  Rudolf  Oscar  Olsen,  1883-1885.  A.  B., 
Skien  High  School,  Norway,  1873;  A.  M.,  Uni- 
versity of  Christiania,  where  he  studied  1874- 
1882, 'and  1886;  Teacher,  Porsgrund,  Norway, 
1882-1883;  Teacher  of  Greek,  Norwegian,  and 
History,  Luther  College,  1883-1885,  and  Ger- 
man, 1884-1885;  Cand.  Theol.,  University  of 
Christiania,  1886;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Flekkefjord, 
Norway,  1886-1889;  Arendal,  Minn.,  1889-1893; 
Teacher,  Lutheran  Normal  School,  Madison, 
Minn.,  1893-1897;  Pastor,  0rlandet,  Norway, 
1904-1913,  Elverum,  Norway,  1913-1914,  where 
Dean  of  S.  0sterdalen  County  School  (?),  1914—. 


lU 


LITHKK   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SLVTY   YEARS 


Zakarias  J.  OiujAL,  1898-1899.  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1898;  Teacher  of  Latin,  Norwegian,  and 
Gymnastics,  Luther  College,  1898-1899;  Cand. 
Theol.,  Luther  Seminary,  1902;  Lutheran  Pas- 
tor, Luverne,  Minn.,  1902-1903;  Assistant  Man- 
ager, Lutheran  Publishing  House,  Decorah, 
Iowa,  1903-190.5;  Pastor,  Waterville,  Iowa,  1905- 
1908;  President,  Lutheran  Normal  School,  Sioux 
Falls,  S.  Dak.,  and  Member  of  Board  of  Educa- 
tion, Norwegian  Synod,  1908-1917;  Editor 
"Kirketidende",  1905,  "Folkekalender",  1906- 
1907,  "Skoleblad",  1911-1914;  Pastor,  River  Falls, 
Wis.,  1917—. 


Melvinus  Sylvestkh  Orwoll,  1907-1908.  Student 
Assistant  in  Latin  and  Greek,  Luther  College,  1904- 
1906;  A.  B.,  Luther  College,  1906;  Theological  Stu- 
dent, Luther  Seminary,  1906-1907;  Teacher  of  Greek 
and  Mathematics,  Luther  College,  1907-1908;  Ab- 
stracter of  Title,  1909-1917,  and  Banker,  1917—, 
Granite  Falls,  Minn. 


Oswald  Benjamin  Overn,  1912-1919.  A.  B.,  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1912;  Teacher  of  Physics  and 
Mathematics,  1912-1916,  Professor,  1916-1919;  on 
leave.  University  of  Iowa,  1917-1918,  M.  S.,  1918; 
Teacher,  Luther  Institute,  Chicago,  and  Student,  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago,  1919-1920;  Professor  of  Physics 
and  Mathematics,  Concordia  College,  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
1920 — ;  Student,  University  of  Chicago,  summer, 
1922. 


fEMiL  Johan  Petersen,  1882  (March)-1887 
(March).  A.  B.,  Concordia  College,  Ft.  Wayne, 
Ind.,  1875;  Cand.  Thool.,  Concordia  Seminary, 
1878;  Student,  University  of  Copenhagen,  1878; 
Lutheran  Pastor,  Kilbaurn  City,  Wis.,  1879- 
1882;  Profes.sor  of  German,  Latin,  and  Religion, 
Luther  College,  1882-1887,  also  taught  Stenog- 
raphy; Librarian,  Luther  College,  1886-1887; 
Seamen's  and  Emigrant  Missionary,  Ne%v  York, 
1889-1919;   Author  of  Textbook  on  Shorthand. 


FACULTY 


115 


Enoch  Ernest  Peterson,  1912 — .  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1912;  Teacher  of  Latin,  Luther  College, 
1912-1920,  Professor,  1920—  Assistant  Librarian, 
1916-1921;  Student,  University  of  Chicago,  summer, 
1918,  University  of  Michigan,  summer,  1920;  Buhl 
Fellow  in  Latin,  LTniversity  of  Michigan,  1921 — ;  ab- 
sent on  leave  from  Luther  College,  1921-1923;  Chief 
Editor,  "Luther  College  Semi-Centennial",  1911;  M. 
A.,  LTniversity  of  Michigan,  1922. 


Francis  Edwin  Peterson,  1921 — .  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1909;  Teacher,  Park  Region  Luther  College, 
1909-1915,  1916-1921,  and  President,  1917-1921;  Stu- 
dent, University  of  Wisconsin,  four  summer  sessions 
and  1915-1916,  A.  M.,  1916;  Teacher  of  German  and 
Latin,  Luther  College,  1921 — ,  and  Supervisor  of 
Practice  Teaching,  1922;  Student,  Columbia  Univer- 
sity, summer,   1922. 


Orlando  Warren  Qualley,  1918-1922.  A.  B.,  Lu- 
ther College,  1918;  Teacher  of  Mathematics,  Luther 
College,  1918—,  Norwegian  and  History,  1918-1919, 
Latin,  1919—,  and  Greek,  1920—,  Athletic  Coach, 
Preparatory  Department,  1919 — ;  Student,  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  summer,  1920,  Columbia  Univer- 
sity, summer,  1921;  Fellow  in  Latin,  University  of 
Michigan,   1922—. 


fOi.A  Ramstad,  1884  (Aprll)-1886  (March),  1887- 
1889.  A.  B.,  Luther  College,  1883;  studied  Law, 
1883-1884;  Teacher  of  Sciences  and  Mathematics, 
Luther  College,  1884-1886,  1887-1888,  and  English, 
1884-1885,  Professor  of  Sciences  and  Mathematics, 
1888-1889;  had  been  elected  the  first  Principal  of  the 
Preparatory  Department  shortly  before  his  death, 
June  22,  1889;  willed  his  farm  to  Luther  College 
for  the  support  of  Sciences. 


116 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


fLARS  Sjurson  Reque,  1875-1893,  1897-1916.  A.  B., 
Luther  College,  1868,  and  Graduate  Student,  1868- 
1869;  Theological  Student,  Concordia  Seminary, 
1869-1870;  Teaching  and  Travel,  1870-1878,  attende'd 
Universities  of  Christiania  and  Paris,  1872-1873,  and 
taught  as  Substitute  Teacher  for  Prof.  Bergh  at 
Luther  College,  winter,  1870-1871,  winter,  1872-1873, 
September,  1873;  LL.  B.,  University  of  Iowa,  1874; 
Teacher  of  English,  St.  Olaf  College,  1874-1875; 
Professor  of  English,  Luther  College,  1875-1893, 
Latin,  1875-1893,  1897-1916,  Mathematics,  1875-1877, 
1883-1885,  Religion,  1875-1876,  German,  1877-1880, 
Greek,  1877-1878,  History,  1878-1891,  Physical 
Geography,  1885-1887,  1888-1890,  Norwegian,  'l887- 
1888,  French,  1898  (V)-1916,  and  Psychology,  1908-1909,  except  that  in 
1881-1882  he  studied  in  France  and  Italy;  A.  M.,  Luther  College,  1883; 
Treasurer,  Iowa  District,  Norwegian  Synod,  1876-1883;  Secretary,  Board 
of  Trustees,  Luther  College,  1881-1893,  1899-1902,  1914-1916;  Secretary, 
Luther  College  Faculty,  (V)-1916;  Democratic  Nominee  for  Congress,  1888; 
U.  S.  Consul  General",  Rotterdam,  Holland,  1893-1897;  Professor,  Luther 
College,   1897-1916    (see  above). 


Sigurd  Styrk  Reque,  1906-1908,  1919—.  A.  B., 
Luther  College,  1903;  Teacher,  Traill  Co.,  N.  Dak., 
1903-1904,  Gale  College,  1904-1905;  Theological  Stu- 
dent, Luther  Seminary,  1905-1906;  Teacher  of  Eng- 
lisii.  History,  and  Civics,  Luther  College,  1906-1908, 
Gymnastics,"  1906-1907,  Mathematics,  1907-1908; 
County  Superintendent  of  Schools,  Winnesheik  Co., 
Iowa,  1909-1913;  Teacher,  Luther  Academy,  Albert 
Lea,  Minn.,  1913-1919,  and  Principal,  1914-1919; 
Teacher  of  English,  Citizenship,  and  French,  Luther 
College,  1919 — ,  and  Norwegian,  1921 — ;  Baseball 
Coach,  Preparatory  Department,  1920-1921,  College 
Department  also,  1922 — ,  in  which  capacity  he  also 
assisted  1909-1912. 


Valley, 
Boards 
Author 


Halvard  Roalkvam,  1878-1886  (Feb.).  A.  B., 
Luther  College,  1874;  Cand.  TheoL,  Concordia 
Seminary,  1877;  Student,  University  of  Chris- 
tiania, 1877-1878;  Teacher  of  Catechetics  and 
Didactics,  Norwegian,  and  Religion,  Luther 
College,  1878-1886,  Vocal  Music,  1878-1879, 
Geography,  1881-1882,  1884-1885,  History,  1882- 
1886  (Professor,  1881-1886);  Joint  Editor,  "Lu- 
thersk  Skoieblad",  1880-1881;  Librarian,  I-uther 
College,  1881-1886;  A.  M.,  Luther  College,  1883; 
Trea.surer,  Jowa  District,  Norwegian  Synod, 
1884-1885;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Crookston,  Minn., 
1886-1889,  Fisher,  Minn.,  1889-1892;  Principal, 
Grand    Forks    College,    1891-1893;    Pastor,   Coon 

Wis.,  1893-1910,  North  Prairie,  Minn.,  1910-1916;  Member  of  many 
and    Committees    in    the    United     Norwegian    Lutheran    Church; 

;   Pastor  Emeritus,  Coon  Valley,  Wis.,  1916 — -. 


FACULTY 


117 


Adolph  Marius  Rovelstad,  1907 — .  A.  B.,  St.  Olaf 
College,  1903;  Principal  of  High  School,  Glenwood, 
Minn.,  1903-1905;  A.  M.,  University  of  Michigan, 
1906,  Fellow  in  Latin,  1906-1907;  Professor  of  Greeii, 
Luther  College,  1907-1911,  Latin,  1907—,  War  Geog- 
rapliy,  1918;  Student,  University  of  Michigan,  sum- 
mer," 1911,  1914.-1915  (on  leave)",  summers,  1918  and 
1920;  Special  Classical  Cruise  along  the  Mediter- 
ranean, summer,  1912;  Ph  D.,  L^niversity  tif  Michi- 
gan, 1921;  Chairman,  Reading  Circle  Committee, 
Classical  Association  of  the  Middle  West  and  South, 
1922—. 


George  Alfred  Taylor  Rygh,  1883  (March- 
June).  A.  B.,  Luther  College,  1881;  Theolog- 
ical Student,  Capital  University,  1881-1882, 
1883-1884  (Cand.  Theol.,  1884),  Luther  Semi- 
nary, 1882-1883;  Teacher  of  English  and  Greek, 
Luther  College,  1883;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Port- 
land, Maine,  1884-1889;  Teacher,  Wittenberg 
(Wis.)  Academy,  1889-1890;  Pastor,  Grand 
Forks,  N.  Dak.,  'l890-1891 ;  Teacher  of  History, 
English,  Scandinavian  Literature,  and  Political 
Science,  University  of  North  Dakota,  1891-1895; 
Principal,  Mt.  Horeb  (Wis.)  Academy,  and 
Pastor,  1895-1898;  Pastor,  Chicago,  111.*,  1899- 
1910;  Editor,  "United  Lutheran",  1909-1914; 
Professor  of  History  and  Religion,  St.  Olaf  College,  1910-1913;  Assistant 
Editor,  "American  Lutheran  Survey",  1914—;  Litt.  D.,  Newberry  College, 
1917;  Lutiieran  Relief  Commissioner  to  Baltic  States,  1919-1920;  Pastor, 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,   1921 — ;  Author. 


Bertinius  K.  Sa(e)vhe  (1894-1895),  1900-1901, 
1912-1918.  Student  Assistant  in  Arithmetic,  Luther 
College,  1894-1895,  A.  B.,  1896;  Tlieological  Student, 
Luther  Seminary,  1896;  Teacher,  Park  Region  Lu- 
ther College,  1897;  Student,  Valparaiso  University, 
1897-1899,  B.  S.  in  Engineering,  1899;  Teacher  of 
Latin,  English  and  Mathematics,  Luther  College, 
1900-1901;  Principal,  Clifton  (Tex.)  Lutheran  Col- 
lege, 1901-1904;  Teacher,  Glenwood  (Minn.)  Acad- 
emy, 1904-1905,  and  Principal,  1905-1907;  Teacher, 
Minnesota  State  Summer  School,  1906;  Principal, 
Grand  Forks  College,  1907-1909;  Publisher  and  Edi- 
tor, "Glenwood  Herald",  1909-1912,  1918—;  Profes- 
sor of  Mathematics  and  Latin,  Luther  College,  1912- 
1918,  Treasurer,  1915-1918. 


fANTOx  B.  Sai^der,  1878-1879.  A.  B.,  Luther  Col- 
lege, 1874;  Ph.  D.,  Yale  University,  1877  (the  first 
graduate  of  Luther  College  to  obtain  the  Ph.  D. 
degree) ;  Teacher  of  Latin,  Greek,  Hebrew,  and  Ger- 
man, Luther  College,  1878-1879;  Teacher,  Flushing, 
N.   Y.,   1879-1881. 


118 


LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Frikdhich  AicrsT  Schmidt.  1861-1872  (Jan- 
uary 1).  A.  1$.,  Concordia  CoHejie,  Altenberg, 
Mo.,  ]85t-;  Cand.  Theol.,  Concordia  Seminary, 
18.57;  Lutlieran  Pastor,  Eden,  N.  Y.,  1857-1859, 
Baltimore,  Md.,  18.59-18til;  Professor  of  Greek, 
Lutlier  College,  1861-1871,  Latin,  1861-1863,  1864- 
1867,  1869-1870,  German,  1861-1863,  1864-1866, 
1869-1871,  Mathematics,  1861-1867,  1868-1869, 
English,  1861-1869,  1870-1871,  Penmanship,  1861- 
1863,  Singing,  1861-1865,  Geography,  1861-1863, 
1867-1869,  Religion,  1863-1871,  U."  S.  History, 
1866-1868,  and  Logic,  1869-1871;  Editor,  "Lu- 
theran Watchman",  1866-1867;  Professor  of 
Theologv,  Concordia  Seminary,  1872-1876,  Lu- 
ther Seminary,  1876-1886;  Editor,  '"'Altes  und  Neues",  1880-1885,  "Lutherske 
Vidnesbyrd-',"  1882-1890;  D.  D.,  Capital  University,  1883;  Professor  of 
Theologv,  Xorthfield  (Minn.)  Seminary,  1886-1890,  Augsburg  Seminary, 
1890-1893;  Joint  Editor,  "Luthersk  Kirkeblad",  1890-1895;  Professor  of 
Dogmatics,  ITnited  Church  Seminary,  St.  Paul,  1893-1912,  Professor  Em- 
eritus, 1912 — ;   Author.  ' 


Heinrich  Julius  Makfred  Alexaxpfr  Seippel, 
1873-1874.  A.  B.,  Christiansand  Latin  School,  Nor- 
wny,  1868;  A.  M.,  University  of  Christiania,  1873; 
Professor  of  Latin  and  Greek,  Luther  College,  1873- 
1874;  Assistant  Librarian,  University  of  Christiania, 
1875-1882,  1885-1886;  Student,  University  of  Leip- 
zig, 1882-1884  (Ph.  D.'/);  Professor  of  Semitic  Lan- 
guages (Arabic,  Hebrew,  Syriac),  Persian,  Univer- 
sity of  Christiania,  1886 — ;  Knight  of  the  Order  of 
St.  Olav;  Author. 


Herman  William  Sheel,  1889 — .  Attended  Lu- 
ther College,  1874-1875;  B.  S.,  Northern  Indiana 
Normal  School,  1885;  Teacher,  Willmar  (Minn.)  Sem- 
inary, 1885-1889;  Principal  of  the  Preparatory  De- 
partment, Luther  College,  1889-1891,  1896-1911,  and 
Teacher  (Professor  since  1896)  of  Chemistry,  1889- 
1890,  1891-1902,  1901.—,  Geography,  1889-1890,'  Mathe- 
matics, 1889-1914,  1915-1916,  "  1918-1920,  1921—, 
Physiology,  1889-1896,  1918,  Zoology,  1889-1890, 
Physics  and  Physical  Geography,  1889-1911,  1918, 
General  Science,  1918-1919,  and  "Surveying,  1918—; 
Curator  of  the  Luther  College  Museum,  1904-1911; 
on  leave,  1911-1912. 


FACULTY 


119 


fLYUER  SiEWERS,  1863  (Nov.)-1877.  A.  B.,  1850, 
and  A.  M.,  1852,  University  of  Christiania;  Teacher, 
Ciiristiania,  Norway,  1852-1861;  Student  in  Germany, 
1861-1863;  Teacher  (Professor,  1864 — )  of  German 
and  Greek,  Luther  College,  1863-1877,  Latin,  1863- 
1867,  Geography,  1863-1867,  1868-1876,  Penmanship 
("Caligraphy"),  1863-1865,  1867-1877,  Norwegian, 
1864-1877,  Mathematics,  1864-1870,  Natural  History, 
1866-1873,  1875-1877,  History,  1868-1869,  1870-1871; 
Joint  Editor,  "For  Hjemmet",  1870-1876;  Editor, 
"Decorah-Posten',  1877-1907  (Chief  Editor  till  some 
time  in  the  '90's). 


William  Paul  Sihler.  1890 — .  A.  B.,  Concordia 
College,  Ft  Wayne,  Ind.,  1883;  Cand.  Theol.,  Con- 
cordia Seminary,  1886;  Parochial  School  Teacher,  Ft. 
Wayne,  Ind.,  1886-1887;  A.  M.,  University  of  Wis- 
consin, 1888;  Teacher,  Dr.  Sachs'  Collegiate  Insti- 
tute, New  York  City,  1888-1889;  Student,  Johns  Hop- 
kins University,  1889-1890;  Teacher  (Professor  of 
German  since  1896)  of  Geography,  I-uther  College, 
1890-1892,  1897-1905,  Gymnastics,  1890-1893,  History, 
1890-1892,  1913-191.5,  1916-1917,  Latin,  1890-1891, 
Vocal  Music,  1890-1894,  Penmanship,  1890-1893, 
Physical  Geography,  1890-1891,  Religion,  1890-1891, 
1893-1894,  1922—,  English,  1891-1892,  German, 
1892—,  Greek,  1892-191.3,  1919— ,  Zoology  and  Physi- 
ology, 1892-1900,  Drawing,  1906-1907,  and   French,  1917-1919;  Author, 


Carlo  Alberto  Sperati  (1885-1888),  1905 
(March) — .  Pilot's  Examination,  Navigation 
School,  Christiania,  Norway,  1882;  Instructor 
in  Vocal  Music,  Luther  College,  1885-1888,  A. 
B.,  1888;  Cand.  Theol.,  Luther  Seminary,  1891; 
Parochial  School  Teaclier;  Lutheran  Pastor, 
Whatcom  (now  Bellingham),  Wash.,  1891-1894, 
Tacoma,  Wash.,  1895-1905;  Teacher  of  Music, 
Pacific  Lutheran  Academy,  Parkland,  Wash., 
1894-1895;  Director,  "Pacifickystens  Norske  San- 
gerforbund",  1903-1915,  also  various  other  mu- 
sical organizations;  Musical  Director,  Luther 
College,  1905 — ,  also  teaching  Christianity;  Di- 
rector, Decorah  Choral  Union,  1905 — ,  Choral 
Union  of  the  Norwegian  Synod,  and  of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church 
of  America,  ■ — ;  managed  eleven  extensive  tours  of  the  Luther  Col- 
lege Concert  Band,  including  five  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  the  Nor- 
way Tour  of  1914;  decorated  by  the  Student  Singers'  Association  of  Nor- 
way, 1914. 


120 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Carl  Waltuer  Strom,  1919 — .  Second  Lieutenant 
Inf.,  U.  S.  Army,  1918;  Teacher  of  Military  Drill, 
S.  A.  T.  C,  Yankton  College,  1918;  Student  A'ssistant 
in  Greek,  Luther  College,  1919,  A.  B.,  1919;  Teacher 
of  Military  Drill  (Preparatory  Department),  Greek 
and  Mathematics,  Luther  College,  1919 — ;  Student, 
University  of  Iowa,  summers  1920-1922;  Assistant 
Registrar,  Luther  College,  1920 — ,  Secretary  of  the 
Luther  College   Faculty,  1921—. 


Hans  Gerhard  Stub.  1896-1900.  A.  B.,  Lu- 
ther College,  18G();  A.  B.,  Concordia  College, 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  1869;  Cand.  Theol.,  Concordia 
Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1872;  Lutheran  Pas- 
tor, Minneapolis,  Minn.,  1872-1878;  Secretary, 
Minnesota  District,  Norwegian  Synod,  1876- 
1878;  Professor  of  Systematic  Theology,  Luther 
Seminary,  Madison,  Wis.,  and  Robbinsdale, 
Minn.,  1878-1896;  Student  at  the  University  of 
Leipzig,  1881-1882;  Joint  Editor,  "Ev.  Luth. 
Kirketidende",  1889-1894,  Chief  Editor,.  1894- 
1896,  Sole  Editor,  1896-1898,  Joint  Editor,  1899- 
1902;  Pastor,  Dccorah,  Iowa,  1896-1900,  and 
Lecturer  on  Religion,  Luther  College,  1898-1900, 
College  Pastor;  Editor,  "Theologisk  Tidsskrift",  1899-1908;  Profes.sor  of 
Theology,  Luther  Seminary  (Hamline,  St.  Paul,  Minn.),  1900-1917;  D.  D., 
Concordia  Seminary,  1903;  Vice-President,  Norwegian  Synrxi,  1905-1911, 
President,  1911-1917,  and  President,  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  Amer- 
ica, 1917  —  ;  Knight  of  the  First  Class  of  the  Order  of  St.  Olav,  1908,  and 
Commander,  1912;  raised  endowment  fund  of  .$2.50,000  for  Luther  College, 
1910-1911;  President,  National  Lutheran  Council,  1918-1920;  Member  of 
many  Committees  and  Boards;  Ex-Officio  President  of  Board  of  Educa- 
tion, and  Beard  of  Visitors  (Church  Council),  Luther  College,  1911 — ; 
LL.  D.,  Capital   University,   1922;   Author. 


Bjarnk  Svan0e,  1909-1911.  A.  B.,  Stavanger  Latin 
School,  1902;  A.  M.,  University  of  Christiania,  1908; 
Student,  University  of  Chicago,  1909;  Teacher  of 
History,  Norwegian,  and  Gymnastics,  Luther  Col- 
lege, 1909-1911;  Traveling  Agent,  Norwegian-Amer- 
ican Mindegave  Committee,  1911-1914;  Farmer,  Svan- 
0en,  Norway,  1914 — . 


FACULTY 


121 


Hans  Fred  Swansen,  1918-1920.  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1914;  Teacher,  Luther  Academy,  Albert  Lea, 
Minn.,  1914-1918;  Student,  Harvard  University,  sum- 
mer, 1917;  Teacher  of  English,  Luther  College,  1918- 
1920,  and  Military  Drill,  1918,  Assistant  Principal 
of  the  Preparatory  Department,  1918-1919,  and  Prin- 
cipal, 1919-1920;  Student,  University  of  Chicago,  sum- 
mer, 1920;  President,  Gale  College,  GalesvlUe,  Wis., 
1920—. 


Henry  Oscar  Tali.e,  1921—.  A.  B.,  Lutiier  Col- 
lege, 1917;  Student,  University  of  Minnesota,  sum- 
mers, 1916  and  1919;  Superintendent  of  Schools, 
Rolette,  N.  Dak.,  1917;  in  U.  S.  Navy,  1917-1919, 
Ensign,  1918;  Teacher,  Rugby  High  School,  N.  Dak., 
1919;  Superintendent  of  Schools,  Rolette,  N.  Dak., 
1919-1920;  Teacher,  Luther  Academy,  Albert  Lea, 
Minn.,  1920-1921;  Student,  Boston  University,  and 
Emerson  College  of  Oratory,  summer,  1921 ;  Teacher 
of  Ec:)n  imics,  Public  Speaking,  Geography,  and 
Latin,  Luther  College,  1921 — ;  Student,  University 
of  Chicago,  and  Columbia  College  of  Expression, 
summer,   1922. 


Aslak  K.  Teisberg,  1874-1875.  A.  B.,  Luther  Col- 
lege, 1870;  Teacher  of  Mathematics,  English,  German, 
and  U.  S.  History,  Luther  College,  1874-1875;  Teach- 
er, St.  Olaf  College,  1875-1880;  Editor,  "Fergus  Falls 
Ugeblad",  1883-1^85;  Assistant  Secretary,  Minne- 
sota Railway  and  Warehouse  Commission,  1885,  and 
later  Secretary,  till  1901 ;  U.  S.  Customs  Appraiser, 
St.   Paul,  Minn.,  1901—. 


Theodore  Elmer  Thompson,  1908-1918.  A.  B., 
Luther  College,  1904;  Teacher,  Willmar  (Minn.)  Sem- 
inary, 1904-190G;  Principal,  Bruflat  Academy,  Port- 
land", N.  Dak.,  190G-1908;  Teacher  (Professor,  1916) 
of  English,  Luther  College,  1908-1918,  and  Latin, 
1908-1912;  A.  M.,  University  of  Chicago,  1914;  High 
School  Teacher,  Chicago,  1918 — . 


122 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


fKNUD  Thhondsek  (Lommen),  1868,  1869,  1870. 
Graduate,  Asker  Seminary,  Norway,  1848;  Teacher 
in  Norway;  Assistant  Editor,  "Emigranten''  (Madi- 
son, Wis.),  1861.-1866,  and  "Sivandinaven"  (Chicago), 
1866;  Teacher  (Substitute)  of  Religion  and  German 
(and  Latin?),  Luther  College,  spring  of  1868,  Oc- 
tober, 1868,  and  winter  of  1869-1870;  Editor,  "For 
Hjemmet",  1876-1887;  frequent  Contributor  to  "De- 
corah-Posten"  and  "Ev.  Luthersk  Kirketidende"; 
Author. 


Joh(a)n  Olsen  Tingelstad  (1883-1885),  1886 
(March)-1887.  Instructor  in  Vocal  Music,  Lu- 
ther College,  1883-1885,  A.  B.,  1885;  Public 
School  Teacher,  1885-1886;  Teacher  of  Mathe- 
matics and  Sciences,  Luther  College,  March, 
1886-1887;  Student,  Valparaiso  University,  1886; 
Theological  Student,  Concordia  Seminary,  1887- 
1S88;  Teacher,  Concordia  (Mo.)  Progvmnasium, 
March-June,  1888;  Theol.  Student,  Liither  Sem- 
inary, 1888-1890,  Cand.  Theol.,  1890;  A.  M.,  Lu- 
ther College,  1890;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Portland, 
N.  Dak.,  1890-1900,  and  Principal,  Bruflat  Acad- 
emy; Professor  of  German,  L'nivcrsity  of  North 
Dakota,    1900-1908,   and    Scandinavian,    1900—. 


Oscar  Adolf  Tingelstad,  1909 — .  A.  B.,  Lu- 
ther College,  1905;  Cand.  Theol.,  Luther  Semi- 
narv,  1907;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Ballard  (Seattle), 
Wash.,  1907-1909;  Teacher,  Luther  College,  1909- 
1910,  studying,  I'niverslty  of  Chicago,  in  the 
fall,  and  teaching  at  Luther  College  (Greek 
Testament,  Latin,  Civics)  after  Christmas;  Pro- 
fessor of  Psychology  and  Education,  1910 — , 
also  teaching"  Christianity,  1910-1916,  1921-1922, 
LI.  S.  Llistorv,  Civics,  and  Arithmetic,  1910-1911, 
Latin,  1910-1912,  1919-1921,  and  French,  1916- 
1917;  on  leave,  1912-1913,  and  second  semester, 
1922,  at  University  of  Ciiicago,  where  he  also 
studied    summers,  "l910,    1912,    1913,    1915,    1916, 

1918,  1920,  and  winter,  1914,  A.  M.,  1913,  Fellow  in  Education,  1913-1914; 
Acting  Princi})al,  Luther  College  Preparatory  Department,  1911-1912,  1917- 

1919,  and  College  Registrar,  1914 — ;  .Joint  Editor,  "Norgesfaerden",  1914, 
"Christian  Kevser  Preus",  1921-1922;  Secretary,  Young  Peo])le's  Luther 
League,  1917-1922. 


FACULTY 


123 


Isaac  Bertinus  Torrison,  1901—.  A.  B.,  Lu- 
ther College,  1879;  Student,  Johns  Hopkins  Uni- 
versity, 1879-1880;  Cand.  Theol.,  Concordia 
Seminary,  1883;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Waco,  Texas, 
1885-1889,  Chicago,  111.,  1888-1898,  Decorah, 
Iowa,  and  College  Pastor,  Luther  College,  1901—, 
also  Teacher  of  Religion  at  Luther  College,  1902- 
1912. 


Meeriam  Hartwick  Trytten,  1917-1918,  1919-1920, 
1921—.  A.  B.,  Luther  College,  1916;  Student,  Wi- 
nona (Minn.)  State  Normal  School,  1916;  Superin- 
tendent of  Schools,  Starkweather,  N.  Dak.,  1916-1917; 
Assistant  Principal  of  the  Preparatory  Department, 
and  Teacher  of  Mathematics,  Physics,  General 
Science,  Public  Speaking,  and  Civics,  Luther  College, 
1917-1918  (April);  in  U.  S.  Army  (in  France),  1918- 
1919;  Student,  University  of  Poitiers,  1919;  Teacher 
of  Physics  and  Biology,  Luther  College,  1919-1920; 
American-Scandinavian  Foundation  Scholar,  Univer- 
sity of  Christiania,  1920-1921 ;  Teacher  of  Physics, 
Biology,  and  Mathematics,  Luther  College,  1921 — ; 
Correspondence  Study,  LIniversity  of  Chicago,  1921- 
1922;  Student,  University  of  Iowa,  summer,  1922. 


Carl  Tvssen,  1914  (January-May).  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1906;  Public  School  Teacher,  1900-1902; 
Teacher,  Willmar  (Minn.)  Seminary,  1906-1907,  Lu- 
ther Academy,  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  1907-1911;  Prin- 
cipal of  High  School,  Roland,  Iowa,  1911-1912;  Stu- 
dent, University  of  Wisconsin,  1912-1913,  A.  M., 
1913;  Teacher  of  Latin,  Luther  College,  1914  (Jan- 
uary-May) ;  Principal,  Clifton  Lutheran  College, 
Clifton,  Texas,  1914—. 


George  J.  Ulvilden,  1918  (April-June).  A.  B., 
Luther  College,  1916;  Student  Assistant,  Lutheran 
Normal  School,  Sioux  Falls  S.  Dak.,  1911-1912; 
Teacher,  Lutheran  Normal  School,  1916-1917;  The- 
ological Student,  Luther  Seminary,  1917-1918,  1918- 
1920;  Assistant  Principal  of  the  Preparatory  De- 
partment, and  Teacher  of  Mathematics  and  Civics, 
Luther  College,  April-June,  1918;  Cand.  Theol.,  Lu- 
ther Theological  Seminary,  1920;  Lutheran  Pastor, 
Toronto,  S.  Dak.,  1920—. 


124 


LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


ToRVALD  Vaaler,  1920-1921.  A.  B.,  Luther  Col- 
lege, 1919;  Principal  of  high  school,  Calmar,  Iowa, 
1919-1920;  Student,  U^nlversity  of  Iowa,  summer, 
1920;  Teacher  of  German,  Norwegian,  and  English, 
Luther  College,  1920-1921,  also  Graduate  Study; 
Medical  Student,  University  of  Minnesota,  1921 — . 


Andrew  A.  Vkrlkn,  1877-1881.  A.  B.,  Carleton 
College,  1877;  Teacher  of  English  and  Penmanship, 
Luther  College,  1877-1881,  Latin,  1877-1878,  Mathe- 
matics, 1878-1881,  Physiology,  1879-1S81,  Theory  and 
Practice  of  Teaching,  1879-1880,  U.  S.  History,' 1880- 
1881;  A.  M.,  Carleton  College,  1880;  Student,  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  1881-1883;  Tcaclier  of  Mathe- 
matics, Carleton  College,  1883;  Instructor  in  Mathe- 
matics, University  of  Iowa,  1883-188f),  Professor  of 
Physics,  1886-1905;  Editor,  "Valdris  Helsing',  1906- 
1910,  "Samhand",  1910-1917;  Lecturer  and  Author. 


Johannes  Waage,  1918  (Sept.-N'ov  ).  A.  B.,  Lu- 
ther College,  1918;  Teacher  of  Norse  and  Mathe- 
matics, 1918  (Sept.  Nov.);  resigned  on  account  of 
failing  health;   at  sanatoriums  in   Minnesota,   1919 — . 


Casper  Ingram  Wom.an,  1912  (Jan. -June).  A.  B., 
Luther  College,  1911;  Teacher  of  Mathematics  and 
History,  Lutiier  College,  1912,  and  at  Lutlior  Acad- 
emy, ^Mhert  Lea,  Minn.,  1912-1919;  Merchmt,  Glen- 
wood,  Minn.,   1919—, 


FACULTY 


U^ 


fJoHAN  Thorbj0rn  Ylvisakcr,  1889  1890 
(Nov.).  A.  B.,  Luther  College,  I87T;  Cand. 
Theol.,  Concordia  Seminary,  ISSJ  ;  Lutheran 
Pastor,  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  1881-1889,  Decorah, 
Iowa,  1889-1890;  Teacher  of  Religion,  Luther 
College,  1889-1890  (Nov.  30)  ;  Author  of  a  Mono- 
graph on  Luther  College. 


Sigurd  Christian  Ylvisaker,  1911  (,Tan.)- 
1919.  A.  B.,  Luther  College,  1903;  Student,  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  1903-1904;  Cand.  Theol., 
Luther  Seminary,  1907;  Ph.  D.,  University  of 
Leipzig,  1910;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Minot,  N.  Dak., 
1910-1911,  Chicago,  111.,  1914;  Professor  of  He- 
brew, Greek,  and  Christianity,  Luther  College, 
1911  (Jan.)-1919,  Ancient  History,  1911-1913, 
Military  Law,  1918,  and  Military  Drill,  1918- 
1919;  Fort  Sheridan  (111.)  Officers'  Training 
Camp,  S.  A.  T.  C,  1918;  Professor  of  Greek  and 
Hebrew,  Concordia  College,  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
1919—;  Author. 


PROFESSIONAL  DATA— SPECIAL   INSTRUCTORS 
AND  OFFICIALS 


Theresse  Eleanor  Arneson  (now  Mrs.  B.  J.  Hov- 
de),  1917-1921.  Attended  Prairie  du  Chien  Sani- 
tarium, Wis.,  1911-1913,  Registered  Nurse,  1913, 
Superintendent  of  Nurses,  1914;  Matron,  Aase  Hau- 
gen  Home,  Decorah,  Iowa,  191.5;  Superintendent, 
City  Hospital,  Decorah,  low^a,  1919;  College  Nurse, 
Luther  College,  1917-1921;  officially  so  designated, 
1919-1921. 


Ole  Boe  (Nagelsaker),  1907-1909.  Student,  Ha- 
mar  Middle  School,  Norway,  1893-1894,  and  Hamar 
Seminarv,  1894-1897  (Graduate);  Teacher  in  Nor- 
way, 1898-1902;  D.  D.  S.,  Chicago  College  of  Dental 
Surgery,  1907;  Instructor  in  Gymnastics,  Luther 
College,  1907-1909;  Dentist,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1907—. 


126 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Christian  Brandt,  1876  (Sept. -Dec.)  Cadet,  Royal 
Military  Academy,  Christiania,  Norway,  1872-1874; 
Commissioned  2nd  Lieutenant,  1874;  in  Norwegian 
Array,  1874-1884;  studied  Civil  Engineering,  Aix-la- 
Chapelle,  Germany,  1875-1876;  Special  Instructor  in 
Gymnastics  and  Military  Drill,  Luther  College,  1876 
(Sept.-Dec.) ;  City  Editor,  "Skandinaven",  Chicago, 
1876-1878;  Asst.  Editor,  "Fyedrelandet  og  Emigran- 
ten".  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  1878-1880;  Editor  and  Pub- 
lisher, "Red  River  Posten",  Fargo,  N.  Dak.,  1880- 
1881,  "Nordvesten",  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1881-1887,  1897- 
1907;  Member,  Minnesota  National  Guard,  1881 — , 
Colonel,  1883-1887,  1889-1907,  on  Retired  List  as 
such,  1907 — ,  Inspector-General  (Brigadier-General), 
1887-1889;  U.  S.  Internal  Revenue  Service,  1887-1897;  on  Editorial  Staff, 
"Minneapolis  Tidende",  1895-1897,  "Decorah-Posten",  Decorah,  Iowa, 
1907—. 

Ivan  Doseff,  1921 — .  B.  S.,  University  of  Chi- 
cago, 1908;  Special  Work,  Art  Institute,  Chicago, 
1906-1908;  Freshman  Team  Coach,  Chicago,  1909; 
Director  of  Athletics  and  Teacher  of  General  Science, 
La  Crosse  (Wis.)  High  School,  1910;  Social  Direc- 
tor, Council  and  Davis  Squares,  South  Park  Play- 
grounds, Chicago,  1911-1913;  Athletic  Director  and 
Teacher  of  Drawing,  Fargo  College,  1914;  Athletic 
Director  and  Teacher  of  General  Science,  Elgin  (111.) 
High  School,  1915-1917;  Athletic  Instructor  and 
Teacher  of  Mathematics,  Cornell  College,  1918-1919; 
Athletic  Director,  Iowa  State  Teachers'  College,  1919- 
1921;  Physical  Director,  and  Coach  of  Football,  Bas- 
ketball,  and  Track,   Luther  College,  1921—. 


Harold  Herbert  Fisher,  1918-1920  (Feb.).  Offi- 
cers' Training  Camp,  Fort  Niagara,  N.  Y.,  1917  (2nd 
Lieut.  Infantry)  ;  Teacher  of  Military  Science,  Uni- 
versitv  of  Nebraska,  1918;  Commissioned  1st  Lieu- 
tenant, 1918;  on  duty  with  15th  Co.,  154th  Depot 
Brigade,  Camp  Meade,  Md.,  1918-1919;  Commanding 
Officer,  and  Teacher  of  Military  Science,  S.  A.  T.  C, 
Luther  College,  1918-1919,  Professor  of  Military 
Science  and  Tactics,  R.  O.  T.  C,  1919-1920;  Coni- 
missioned  Captain,  and  Teacher  of  Military  Science, 
Rockford  (III.)   High  Schools,  1920—. 


IIERBJ0RN  N.  Gausta,  1887.  student,  Luther  Col- 
lege, 1872-1875;  Studied  Painting  in  Europe  (Chris- 
tiania and  Munich),  1875-1882;  Artist,  Chicago,  111., 
Madison,  Wis.,  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1882- 
1887;  Special  Instructor  in  Drawing,  Luther  College, 
1887;  Studied  in  Italy,  Germany,  and  Norway,  1887- 
1889;  Artist,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  1889—. 


FACULTY 


12i 


Oi.E  Glesne,  1917—.  A.  B.,  St.  Olaf  College, 
1895;  Cand.  Theol.,  United  Church  Seminary, 
1898;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Aberdeen,  S.  Dak.,  1898- 
1916,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1916—;  President,  South 
Daliota  Luther  League,  1905-1909;  College  Pas- 
tor  (with  Rev.  L  B.  Torrlson),  1917—. 


AixEN  Clack  Grundy,  1918  (Sept.-Dec).  Stu- 
dent, Trinity  University,  Waxahachie,  Texas,  1915- 
1917,  Viroqua  Military  Institute,  Lexington.  Va., 
1917-1918;  Officers'  Training  Camp,  Ft.  Sheridan,  111., 
1918  (2nd  Lieutenant  Infantry);  Personnel-Adjutant, 
S.  A.  T.  C,  Luther  College,  1918  (Sept.-Dec.);  B. 
A.,  Trinity  University,  1919;  LL.  B.,  University  of 
Texas,  1922;  with  The  Grundy  Abstract  and  Title 
Co.,  Memphis,  Texas,  1922 — . 


Gjermund  O.  Haugen,  1890-1891.  Public  School 
Teacher,  1887-1891,  having  attended  Decorah  (Iowa) 
Institute,  1885-1887;  attended  Valder  Business  Col- 
lege, 1890;  Instructor,  Decorah  Institute,  1891-1893, 
and  Instructor  in  Penmanship,  Luther  College,  1890- 
1891 ;  attended  Iowa  Business  College,  1891,  Northern 
Indiana  Normal,  1893,  Cedar  Rapids  Business  Col- 
lege, 1894;  Instructor  in  Commercial  Subjects,  Lu- 
theran Normal  School,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  Dak.,  1893- 
1895,  Stoughton  (Wis)  Academy,  1899-1900;  County 
Superintendent  of  Schools,  Winneshiek  Co.,  Iowa, 
1896-1899;  LL.  B.,  University  of  Wisconsin,  1903; 
Attorney-at-Law,  Stoughton,  Wis!.,  1903-1909,  Mad- 
dock,  N.  Dak.,  1909—;  Editor,  "Maddock  Standard", 
1909—. 


Charles  Philip  Hexom,  1908-1909.  Student,  Lu- 
ther College,  1899-1902;  Student,  Art  Institute,  Chi- 
cago, 1904-1905,  Chicago  Academy  of  Fine  Arts, 
1905-1906;  Special  Instructor  in  Drawing,  Luther 
College,  1908-1909;  Artist  and  Merchant,  Decorah, 
Iowa,   1909—. 


128 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Walter  A.  Jeweli,,  1919  (Sept.-Nov.).  IL.  B., 
Universitv  of  Iowa,  1919;  Football  Coacli,  Luther 
College,  l"!)19;  Attorney-at-Law,  Decorali,  Iowa,  1919- 
1921 ;  High  School  Teacher  and  Athletic  Coach,  Al- 
lerton,  Iowa,  1921-1922;  Student,  University  of  Iowa, 
summer,  1922. 


Arthur  Laudel^  1919  (Spring) -1921  (Spring). 
Attended  Latham  (Mo.)  High  School,  1902-1905; 
Private  Tutor,  1902-1905;  Professional  Baseball 
Player,  Texas  League,  1907-1911  (Dallas,  1907-1909, 
Waco,  1909-1911),  American  League,  1910-1911  (De- 
troit), American  Association,  1911-1913  (Minneap- 
olis), Central  League,  1912  (Fort  Wayne  and  Cin- 
cinnati, 1912) ;  Candv  Manufacturer.  Decorah,  Iowa, 
1917-1922;  Baseball  Coach,  Luther  College,  1919,  1920, 
and  1921;  in  Business,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  1922 — . 


Ralph  A.  Movold,  1920  (Nov.)-1921.  In  U.  S. 
Armv,  Camp  Dodge,  1917-1919;  B.  S.,  North  Dakota 
Agricultural  College,  1920,  Basketball  Coach,  1920- 
1921;  Physical  Director,  and  Coach  in  Basketball 
and  Track,  Luther  College,  1920   (Nov.)-1921. 


Alvin  Julius  Natvig,  1919  (Dcc.)-1920  (March). 
A.  B.,  Luther  College,  1918;  Ba.skcti>all  Coach  and 
Teacher  of  Norwegian  and  Latin,  Luther  College, 
December,  1919-March,  1920;  Teacher,  Park  Region 
Luther  College,  1921—. 


Robert  P.  Nelson,  1919  (Feb.-June).  Sergeant, 
U.  S.  Army;  Assistant  Instructor  in  Military  Science 
and  Tactics,  R.  O.  T.  C,  Luther  College,  19*19. 


FACULTY 


129 


fTnoMAS  NiLSSoN,  1904-1905.  A.  B.,  Luther 
College,  1889;  Theological  Student,  Wauwatosa, 
Wis.,  1889-1891,  Luther  Seminary,  1891-1892, 
Cand.  Theol.,  1892;  Lutheran  Pastor,  Chicago, 
III.,  1892-1897,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1897-1904.,  Ridge- 
way,  Iowa,  1904-1913;  Instructor  in  Norwegian, 
Luther  College,  1904-1905,  Member,  Board  of 
Trustees,  1905-1908;  Editor,  "B0rneblad",  1909- 
1913,  "Ev.  Luth.  Kirketidende",  1913-1917. 


Olivia  Petehsox,  1915-1917.  Registered  Nurse, 
Graduate,  St.  Paul  (Minn.)  Hospital;  Decorah  City 
Hospital,  also  serving  Luther  College,  1915-1917;  in 
Red  Cross  Work  with  American  Army  during  the 
World  War;  County  Nurse,  Pope  Co.,  Minn.,  1919- 
1921;  Nurse,  St.  Paul  Hospital,  1921-1922;  State 
Health  Demonstrator,  St.   Paul,  Minn.,  1922 — . 


f  Axel  Christian  Rosenkrantz  Smith,  1876-1905. 
A.  B.  and  A.  M.,  University  of  Christianla,  M.  D., 
1869;  Physician,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1873-1906;  College 
Physician,  Luther  College,  1876-1905;  retired,  Scan- 
dinavia, Wis.,  and  Decorah,  Iowa,  1906-1917. 


Carsten  C.  Smith,  1905-1906.  Student,  Luther 
College,  1892-1897;  M.  D.,  Northwestern  Universitv, 
1903;  College  Physician,  Luther  College,  1905-1906; 
Physician,  Merrill,  Wis.,  1903-1904,  Decorah,  Iowa, 
1904-1906,  Scandinavia,  Wis.,  1906-1918,  Carson  Lake, 
Minn.,   1918—, 


Oscar  M.  Solem,  1920  (Sept.-Dec).  A.  B.,  (?), 
Universitv  of  Minnesota,  (?),  LL.  B.,  (?);  Captain, 
U.  S.  Army,  1918-1919;  Football  Coach,  — ,  Luther 
College,  1920;  Athletic  Director,  Drake  University, 
1921—. 


13U 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Ola  Axdreas  Solheim,  1881-1882.  A.  li.,  Luther 
College,  1881;  Special  Instructor  in  Vocal  Music, 
and  Director  of  Band,  Luther  College,  1881-1882; 
Theological  Student,  Lutiier  Seminary,  1882-1883; 
Teacher,  Willmar  (Minn.)  Seminary,  1883-1884;  Stu- 
dent of  Theology,  University  of  Christiania,  1884- 
1887;  Parochial' School  Teacher,  AVis.,  1887-1889; 
Teacher,  Martin  Luther  Orphans'  Home,  Stoughton, 
Wis.,  1889-1901;  Farmer,  190I-190G;  Parochial  School 
Teacher,  1906-1910  (near  Decorah,  Iowa,  1907-1910); 
Professor  of  Chrislianitv  and  Norwegian,  Lutheran 
Normal  School,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  Dak.,  1910-1918,  Au- 
gustana  College  and  Normal  School,  1918 — ;  Mem- 
ber, Visiting  Committee,  Luther  College,  three  years. 


Trond  Stabo,  1906 — .  A.  B.,  Hamar  Gymnasium, 
Norway,  1888;  A.  M.,  University  of  Christiania, 
1889,  M.  D.,  1894;  Physician,  Spring  Grove,  Minn., 
1895-1906;  attended  Philadelphia  Polyclinic,  1898, 
New  York  Polyclinic,  1898,  University  of  Berlin, 
1900;  Physician,  Decorah,  Iowa,  1906 — ,  and  College 
Physician,  Luther  College,  1906 — ;  Knight  of  the 
Order  of  St.  Olav;  Member,  Board  of  Trustees,  Lu- 
ther College,  1914. — ,  and  President  of  the  Board, 
1921—;  Vice  Consul   for   Norway,  1917—. 


Charles  H.  Valder,  1881-1890.  Attended  State 
Normal  School,  Winona,  Minn.;  taught  Public  School, 
Minn,  and  Wis.;  Instructor  in  Business  College,  De- 
corah, Iowa,  187.5 — ,  and  Supervisor  of  Penmanship 
in  the  Decorah  Schools,  1876-1888;  founded  Valdcr 
Business  College,  1888,  and  Valder  Normal  School, 
1889,  Decorah,  Iowa;  President  of  same,  1888(1889)- 
1922;  Instructor  in  Penmanship,  Luther  College, 
1881-1890  (  listed  in  early  Catalogs  as  "Professor 
of   Penmanship") ;   retired   from  School   Work,   1922. 


Nora  Lolise  Walhus,  1921—.  Attended  La  Crosse 
Lutheran  Hospital,  Wis.,  1914-1917,  Registered 
Nurse,  1918;  Chicago  Lying-in  Hospital,  1917;  Night 
Supervisor,  Spring  Grove  (Minn.)  Hospital,  1917- 
1918;  Red  Cross  Nurse,  Fort  Snelling,  Minn.,  1918- 
1919;  Superintendent,  Spring  Grove  Hospital,  1919; 
Superintendent,  Conway  Hospital,  Elma,  W\ash., 
1919-1920;  College  Nurse,  Lutiier  College,  1921—. 


FACULTY 


131 


I.UTHER   COLLEOE    FACULTY    IN    l!i(»2 

Back  Row:    O.  L    Olson.  Geo.  Markhus.  H.  W.  Sheel 

Front  How:     1,.  S.  Reque.  W.  Sililei-,  C.  A.  Naeseth.  G.  Bothne, 

C.  K.  I'leus,  Laiir.  Larsen 


IV.   Distribution   of  Work 

The  remaining  portion  of  this  chapter  is  designed  to  answer 
the  following  question:  What  teacher  taught  any  given  subject 
in  any  given  year?  Prof.  Bothne's  histor}'  of  Luther  College 
makes  possible  an  approximately  complete  answer  to  this  ques- 
tion up  to  1 897 ;  the  catalogs  of  Luther  College  furnish  a  less 
comprehensive  guide  for  the  remaining  years.  Figures  indicate 
the  number  of  hours  per  week.  Names  of  substitute  teachers  and 
student  assistants  are  enclosed  in  parentheses.  The  teachers  are 
arranged  by  departments;  within  each  department  the  teacher 
of  the  most  advanced  class  (not  necessarily  the  head  of  the  de- 
partment) is  named  first,  and  so  on  down  to  the  teacher  of  the 
lowest  class.  Incidentally  this  section  furnishes  a  condensed 
summary  of  the  curriculum  at  Luther  College  year  by  year.  In 
the  interest  of  economy  of  space  the  Collegiate  and  Preparatory 
Departments  have  been  merged  in  the  tabulation. 


132  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,   FIRST  FIVE  YEARS,   1861-66 

Department  1861-62  1862-63  1863-64  1864-65  1865-66 

Catechetics  and 

Methods N.  Brandt  2 

English F.  Schmidt  4 F.  Schmidt  4 F.  Schmidt  7 F.  Schmidt  6 F.  Schmidt  9.5 

(J.  Jacobsen  5) 

Geography F.  Schmidt  2 F.  Schmidt  2 L.  Siewers  4 L.  Siewers  4 N.  Brandt  2 

(J.  Jacobsen  2) L.  Siewers  2 

German F.  Schmidt  4 F.  Schmidt  4 L.  Siewers  6 F.  Schmidt  2 L.  Siewers  2 

L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  3 L.  Larsen  3 F.  Schmidt  1.5 

(J.  Jacobsen  3) ....  L.  Siewers  3 L.  Larsen  3 

N.  Brandt  2 

Greek F.  Schmidt  3 F.  Schmidt  3 F.  Schmidt  4 F.  Schmidt  4 F.  Schmidt  4 

L.  Siewers  3 L.  Siewers  4 L.  Siewers  8 

(J.  Jacobsen  3) 

Hebrew L.  Larsen(2  Sem.) .  L.  Larsen  2  (4) 

History L.  Larsen  3 L.  Larsen  3 L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  6 

Latin F.  Schmidt  6 F.  Schmidt  6 L.  Larsen  10 L.  Larsen  5 L.  Larsen  8 

L.  Larsen  5 L.  Larsen  5 L.  Siewers  12 F.  Schmidt  2 F.  Schmidt  5 

(J.  Jacobsen  7) ....  L.  Siewers  11 L.  Siewers  6 

N.  Brandt  5 

Mathematics F.  Schmidt  4 F.  Schmidt  4 F.  Schmidt  7 F.  Schmidt  2 L.  Siewers  7 

(.■Vrith.;  Alg.;  Geom.) (J.  Jacobsen  4) L.  Siewers  2 F.  Schmidt  2 

Music  (Singing) .  .  .  .  F.  Schmidt  2 F.  Schmidt  2 F.  Schmidt  2 F.  Schmidt  2 N.  Brandt  3 

Norwegian L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  5 L.  Larsen  2 

L.  Siewers  3 N.  Brandt  5 

L.  Siewers  3 

Penmanship F.  Schmidt  2 F.  Schmidt  2 L.  Siewers  1 L.  Larsen  1 L.  Larsen  2 

(Caligraphy)  (J.  Jacobsen  1) ....  L.  Siewers  1 

Religion L.  Larsen  3 L.  Larsen  3 F.  Schmidt  5 F.  Schmidt  5 F.  Schmidt  5 

(Aug.  Conf.,  Bible      L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  4 N.  Brandt  3 

Ex.,  Bible  Hist L.  Larsen  2 

Catechism) 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,  SECOND  FIVE  YEARS.  1866-71 

Department  1866-67  1867-68  1868-69  1869-70  1870-71 

Catechetics  and  N.  Brandt  2 N.  Brandt  2 N.  Brandt  2 N.  Brandt  4 N.  Brandt  5 

Methods 

English F.  Schmidt  9 F.  Schmidt  9 F.  Schmidt  6 K.  Bergh  16 K.  Bergh  12 

K.  Bergh  11 (L.  Rcque  1 2) 

F.  Schmidt  3 

Geography N.  Brandt  2 G.  Landmark  2. .  .  .  L.  Siewers  2 L.  Siewers  1 L.  Siewers  2 

L.  Siewers  2 F.  Schmidt  2 F.  Schmidt  2 K.  Bergh  2 K.  Bergh  2 

(L.  Reque  2) 

German L.  Siewers  4 L.  Siewers  5 F.  Schmidt  4 F.  Schmidt  3 F.  Schmidt  2 

N.  Brandt  5 (K.  Throndsen) .  .  .  L.  Siewers  4 L.  Siewers  4 L.  Siewers  7 

L.  Larsen  3 N.  Brandt  2 

(K.  Throndsen)  .  .  .  L.  Larsen  3 

Greek L.  Siewers  4 G.  Landmark  8 G.  Landmark  4. .  .  .  G.  Landmark  4. . .  .  G.  Landmark  3 

F.  Schmidt  4 L.  Siewers  4 L.  Siewers  4 F.  Schmidt  4 F.  Schmidt  4 

F.  Schmidt  4 L.  Siewers  4 L.  Siewers  4 

Hebrew L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  4 

History L.  Larsen  5 L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  3 L.  Larsen  2 

(Gen.  and  U.  S.)     F.  Schmidt  2 F.  Schmidt  2 L.  Siewers  2 L.  Siewers  2 

G.  Landmark  2 

Latin L.  Larsen  9 G.  Landmark  12...G.  Landmark  18..  .G.  Landmark  18... G.  Landmark  18 

F.  Schmidt  3 L.  Larsen  11 N.  Brandt  6 F.  Schmidt  6 L.  Larsen  12 

L.  Siewers  6 N.  Brandt  6 L.  Larsen  6 L.  Larsen  6 

N.  Brandt  5 (K.  Throndsen) 

Librarian G.  Landmark G.  Landmark G.  Landmark G.  Landmark 

Logic F.  Schmidt  2 F.  Schmidt  1 

Mathematics F.  Schmidt  2 L.  Siewers  8 L.  Siewers  4 L.  Siewers  4 K.  Bergh  8 

L.  Siewers  6 F.  Schmidt  2 K.  Bergh  8 (L.  Reque  8) 

K.  Bergh  4 

Music  (Singing) .  .  .  .  N.  Brandt  3 N.  Brandt  3 N.  Brandt  3 N.  Brandt  4 N.  Brandt  4 

Natural  History .  .  .  .  L.  Siewers  1 L.  Siewers  1 L.  Siewers  1 L.  Siewers  3 L.  Siewers  3 

Norwegian L.  Larsen  5 L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  2 

L.  Siewers  3.  .".  .  .    G.  Landmark  2..  .  .G.  Landmark  2..  .  .G.  Landmark  2..  .  .G.  Landmark  4 

L.  Siewers  5 L.  Siewers  7 L.  Siewers  9 L.  Siewers  6 

Penmanship L.  Larsen  2 L.  Siewers  2 L.  Siewers  2 L.  Siewers  2 L.  Siewers  2 

Religion F.  Schmidt  5 F.  Schmidt  6 F.  Schmidt  6 F.  Schmidt  10 F.  Schmidt  10 

(Aug.    Conf..    Bible  N.  Brandt  3 N.  Brandt  3 N.  Brandt  2 N.  Brandt  4 N.  Brandt  6 

Ex..     Bible   Hist.,  L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  2 

Catechism,  Greek (K.  Throndsen) .  .  .  (K.  Throndsen) 

Testament) 


FACULTY  133 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,  THIRD  FIVE  YEARS.   1871-76 
Department  1871-72  1872-73  1873-74  1874-75  1875-76 


Catechetics.  etc N.  Brandt  5 N.  Brandt  5 N.  Brandt  5 N.  Brandt  5 N.  Brandt  3 

T.  Bothne  3 

English K.  Bergh  12 K.  Bergh  12 J.  Jacobsen  19.  .  .  .J.  Jacobsen  4 J.  Jacobsen  7 

F.  Schmidt  3  (?)..  .  (L.  Reque) A.  Teisberg  12  (?)  .  L.  Reque  13 

(J.  Jacobsen) J.  Jacobsen  4 C.  Narvesen  6  ....  C.  Narvesen  6 

(N.Christensen  ?) 

Geography L.  Siewers  2  (?)...  L.  Siewers  2 L.  Siewers  2 J.  Bjarnason  4 .  .  .  .  L.  Siewers  1 

K.  Bergh  2 K.  Bergh  2 C.  Narvesen  2  ....  L.  Siewers  2 T.  Bothne  3 

(L.  Reque) (L.  Reque) C.  Narvesen  4 .  .  .  .  C.  Narvesen  4 

German F.  Schmidt  2  (?)..  .J.  Jacobsen  2 J.  Jacobsen  2 F.Lindemann  2(?)  .J.  Jacobsen  2 

(J.  Jacobsen) L.  Siewers  7 L.  Siewers  7 L.  Siewers  7 L.  Siewers  7 

L.  Siewers  7  (?) A.  Teisberg  3 

Greek G.  Landmark  3. . .  .  G.  Landmark  3. . .  .  G.  Landmark  4. .  .  .  G.  Landmark  4. ...  J.  Jacobsen  8 

L.  Siewers  4  (?)...  L.  Siewers  4 A.  Seippel  8 J.  Jacobsen  4 L.  Siewers  9 

F.  Schmidt  4  (?)...  J.  Jacobsen  4 L.  Siewers  4 L.  Siewers  4 

(J.  Jacobsen  ) J.  Bjarnason  4 

Hebrew L.  Larsen  2  (?)....  L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 J.  Jacobsen  3 

History L.  Larsen  4  (?)....  L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  9 

(Gen.  and  U.  S.)      L.  Siewers  2  (?) C.  Narvesen  2  ....  A.  Teisberg  2 T.  Bothne  2 

Latin G.  Landmark  18..  .G.  Landmark  18..  .G.  Landmark  18..  .G.  Landmark  18..  .G.  Landmark  23 

L.  Larsen  12  (?)..  .J.  Jacobsen  6 A.  Seippel  17 J.  Bjarnason  12.  .  .L.  Reque  6 

(J.  Jacobsen  6)(?)..L.  Larsen  6 (L.  Reque) T.  Bothne  6 

(N.  Christensen  ?) 

Librarian G.  Landmark G.  Landmark G.  Landmark J.  Jacotssen J.  Jacobsen 

Logic  &  Rhetoric  .  .  .  F.  Schmidt  1(?) .  .  .J.  Jacobsen  1 J.  Jacobsen  1 J.  Jacobsen  1 J.  Jacobsen  1 

(J.  Jacobsen) 

Mathematics K.  Bergh  8 K.  Bergh  8 C.  Narvesen  18.  .  .A.  Teisberg  13  .  .  .  .C.  Narvesen  14 

F.  Schmidt  (?)....  (L.  Reque) (L.  Reque) C.  Narvesen  7  ....  L.  Reque  5 

(J.  Jacobsen) J.  Jacobsen  4 

Music  (Singing)  .  .  .  .  N.  Brandt  4 N.  Brandt  4 N.  Brandt  4 N.  Brandt  4 N.  Brandt  4 

Natural  History  .  .  .  .  L.  Siewers  3  (?)...  L.  Siewers  3 C.  Narvesen  3  ....  L.  Siewers  3 L.  Siewers  2 

Norwegian L.  Larsen  2  (?)...    L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  2 V.  Koren  4 V.  Koren  4 

G.  Landmark  4. .  .  .  G.  Landmark  2. .  ..  G.  Landmark  2. .  ..  L.  Siewers  8 (L.  Larsen  2) 

L.  Siewers  6  (?)...  L.  Siewers  8 L.  Siewers  10 T.  Bothne  10  (12) 

(N.  Christensen  ?) L.  Siewers  5 

Penmanship L.  Siewers  2  (?)...  L.  Siewers  2 L.  Siewers  2 L.  Siewers  2 L.  Siewers  2 

G.  Landmark  1 

Physical  Geography .^ C.  Narvesen  2 

Religion F.  Schmidt  10(?)  .*.  J.  Jacobsen  3 J.  Jacobsen  3 J.  Jacobsen  7 J.  Jacobsen  3.  .  . 

(Aug.     Conf.,     Bible(J.  Jacobsen  3)(?)..L.  Larsen  6 L.  Larsen  6 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 

Ex.,     Bible    Hist.,(L.  Larsen  6)  (?) .  .  N.  Brandt  6 N.  Brandt  6 N.  Brandt  4 T.  Bothne  2 

Catechism.     For-  N.  Brandt  6 N.  Brandt  8 

mula   of   Concord, L.  Reque  2 

Greek  Testament) 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING   LOAD,   FOURTH  FIVE  YEARS.   1876-81 
Department  1876-77  1877-78  1878-79  1879-80  1880-81 

Catechetics H.  Roalkvam  2  .  .  .  H.  Roalkvam  2. .  .  .  H.  Roalkvam  3 

.      (Incl.  Theory  &  Pr A.  Veblen  1 

of  T'ch'g.) 

English J.  Jacobsen  5 L.  Reque  5 L.  Reque  7 L.  Reque  11 L.  Reque  7 

L.  Reque  19 A.  Bredesen  5 A.  Veblen  20 A.  Veblen  16 (G.  Bothne  ?) 

A.  Bredesen  11 A.  Veblen  18 A.  Veblen  20 

Geography C.  Narvesen  7  .  .  .  .C.  Narvesen  4.  .  .  .C.  Narvesen  4.  .  .  .C.  Narvesen  4.  .  .  .  C.  Narvesen  5 

German J.  Jacobsen  2 A.  Bredesen  8 J.  Jacobsen  2 J.  Jacobsen  3 J.  Jacobsen  3 

L.  Siewers  7 L.  Reque  3 A.  Sander  4 O.  Breda  2 (G.  Bothne  3) 

L.  Reque  2 L.  Reque  2 O.  Breda  2 

T.  Bothne  3 T.  Bothne  7 T.  Bothne  9 

Greek J.  Jacobsen  7 J.  Jacobsen  16.  .  .  .J.  Jacobsen  16.  .  .  .J.  Jacobsen  18.  .  .  .J.  Jacobsen  12 

L.  Siewers  9 L.  Reque  5 A.  Sander  S O.  Breda  5 (G.  Bothne  12) 

O.  Breda  1 1 

Hebrew J.  Jacobsen  4 J.  Jacobsen  4 A.  Sander  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 

History L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  7 L.  Larsen  10 L.  Larsen  8 L.  Larsen  9  (11) 

IGen.,  U.  S.,  Scand.).T.  Bothne  5 T.  Bothne  4 L.  Reque  4 L.  Reque  2 L.  Reque  2 

T.  Bothne  3 O.  Breda  3 O.  Breda  3 

T.  Bothne  3 A.  Veblen  3 

T.  Bothne  3 

Latin L.  Larsen  4 J.  Jacobsen  6 J.  Jacobsen  6 O.  Breda  li O.  Breda  6 

J.  Jacobsen  6 L.  Reque  12 L.  Reque  12 L.  Reque  12 L.  Reque  18 

L.  Reque  6 A.  Bredesen  6 A.  Sander  12 T.  Bothne  12 (L.  Larsen  ?) 

A.  Bredesen  12 T.  Bothne  6 T.  Bothne  6 (G.  Bothne  ?) 

T.  Bothne  5 A.  Veblen  6 T.  Bothne  12 

Librarian J.  Jacobsen J.  Jacobsen J.  Jacobsen J.  Jacobsen J.  Jacobsen 


134  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

DISTRIBUTION  OK  THE  TEACHING  LOAD.  FOURTH  FIVE  YEARS.  1876-81 

Department  1876-77  1877-78  1878-79  1879-89  1880-81 

Logic J.  Jacobsen  1 

Mathematics C.  Narvesen  18  ...  C.  Narvesen  18 ...  C.  Narvesen  23  ...  C.  Narvesen  19 ...  C.  Narvesen  19 

L.  Reque  2 A.  Veblen  3 A.  Veblen  7 A.  Veblen  3 

Music  (Singing) .  .  .  .  N.  Brandt  4 N.  Brandt  3 N.  Brandt  3 N.  Brandt  3 N.  Brandt  3 

H.  Roalkvam  4 

Music  (Band) A.  L.  Himle (H.B.Thorgrimsen)(0.  Glas0e) (O.  Glasde) 

(H.B.Thorgrimsen) (O.  Solheim) 

Natural  History .  .  .  .  L.  Siewers  2 C.  Narvesen  2 C.  Narvesen  3 

Nor%vegian T.  Bothne  15 T.  Bothne  IS T.  Bothne  13 T.  Bothne  8 T.  Bothne  9 

L.  Siewers  7 H.  Roalkvam  4. . .  .  O.  Breda  5 O.  Breda  5 

H.  Roalkvam  8. .  .  .  H.  Roalkvam  8 

Penmanship L.  Siewers  3 A.  V^eblen  2 A.  Veblen  2 A.  Veblen  2 A.  Veblen  2 

Physical  Geography. C.  Narvesen  2  .  .  .  .C.  Narvesen  2 C.  Narvesen  5  .  .  .  .C.  Narvesen  2 

Physician A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A   C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith 

Physiology A.  Veblen  1 A.  Veblen  1 

Religion J.  Jacobsen  1 A.  Bredesen  6 J.  Jacobsen  2 J.  Jacobsen  2 J.  Jacobsen  2 

(Bible      Ex.,      BibleA.  Bredesen  4 L.  Larsen  6 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 

Hist..     Catechism, L.  Larsen  8 N.  Brandt  10 H.  Roalkvam  15..  .H.  Roalkvam  18..  .H.  Roalkvam  16 

Formula    of    Con-N.  Brandt  12 

cord,  Greek  Test.) 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,  FIFTH  FIVE  YEARS.  1881-86 

Department  1881-82  1882-83  1883-84  1884-85  1885-86 

Chemistry C.  Narvesen  (?).  .  .O.Ramstad3(2Sem) 

Didactics H.  Roalkvam  4 H.  Roalkvam  4. . .  .  H.  Roalkvam  4. . .  .  H.  Roalkvam  4 

(H.Hustvedt.Dec.) 

Englisli G.  Evensen  26 ....  L.  Reque  3 L.  Reque  6 L.  Reque  8 L.  Reque  6 

G.  Bothne  2 C.  Naeseth  17 C.  Naeseth  19 G.  Bothne  7 C.  Naeseth  19(16) 

(G.  Rygh  17)  .  ■. O.  Ramstad  11 

Geography H.  Roalkvam  2. . .  .  C.  Narvesen  5  ....  C.  Narvesen  8  ....  H.  Roalkvam  3. . .  .  O.  Ramstad  8 

C.  Narvesen  5 (O.  Ramstad) O.  Ramstad  5 (J.  Tingelstad) 

German T.  Homme  7 E.  Petersen  11 ...  .E.  Petersen  11 .  .  .  .  E.  Petersen  7 E.  Petersen  13 

(E.  Petersen) R.  Olsen  2 

T.  Bothne  7 R.  Monrad  3 

Greek G.  Bothne  11 G.  Bothne  18 R.  Olsen  18 R.  Olsen  12 G.  Bothne  17 

O.  Breda  11 C.  Naeseth  5 G.  Bothne  5 

(G.  Rygh  5) 

Hebrew L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 

History L.  Larsen  9 G.  Bothne  3 R.  Olsen  3 L.  Larsen  6 L.  Larsen  6 

G.  Evenson  2 L.  Larsen  6 L.  Larsen  6 R.  Monrad  4 R.  Monrad  4  (7) 

O.  Breda  3 H.  Roalkvam  9. . .  .  L.  Reque  6 L.  Reque  4 L.  Reque  4 

T.  Homme  3 L.  Reque  2 R.  Monrad  6 R.  Olsen  3 G.  Bothne  3 

H.  Roalkvam  2  .  .  .  H.  Roalkvam  2 H.  Roalkvam  2 

(H.Hustvedt.Dec.) 

Latin O.  Breda  6 L.  Reque  18 L.  Reque  6 L.  Reque  6 L.  Reque  1 2 

G.  Bothne  6 E.  Pecersen  11 ...  .R.  Monrad  12 R.  Monrad  12 R.  Monrad  12 

T.  Homme  12 H.  Roalkvam  5.. .  .  E.  Petersen  10.  ...  E.  Petersen  11 .  .  .  .  E.  Petersen  6 

T.  Bothne  11 

Librarian O.  Breda H.  Roalkvam H.  Roalkvam H.  Roalkvam H.  Roalkvam 

(E.  Petersen) 

Mathematics C.  Narvesen  19.  .  .C.  Narvesen  21 .  .  .C.  Narvesen  10.  .  .O.  Ramstad  3 O.  Ramstad  14 

G.  Bothne  7 (O.  Ramstad) G.  Bothne  12 (J.  Tingelstad) 

C.  Naeseth  3 L.  Reque  6 G.  Bothne  4 

L.  Reque  6 C.  Naeseth  4 

Music  (Singing) O.  Solheim  8 (H.  Hanson  8) (J.  Tingelstad  7). ..(J.  Tingelstad  6)...(C.  Sperati  8) 

Music  (Band) O.  Solheim (O.  Glas0e) (E.  Krohn) (E.  Krohn) (L.  A.  Larsen) 

(E.  Krohn) 

Norwegian O.  Breda  5 L.  Larsen  2 R.  Olsen  4 R.  Olsen  8 G.  Bothne  2 

T.  Bothne  11 G.  Bothne  4 R.  Monrad  6 R.  Monrad  6 R.  Monrad  9  (6) 

H,  Roalkvam  5 H.  Roalkvam  9 H.  Roalkvam  7.. .  .H.  Roalkvam  4 H.  Roalkvam  7 

(H.Hustvedt.Dec.) (J.  Jdrgenson  4) 

Penmanship C.  Valder  3 C.  Valder  3 C.  Valder  3 C.  Valder  3 C.  Valder  3 

Physical  Geography C.  Narvesen  4.  .  .  .O.Ramstad3(lSem)L.  Reque  2 

(O.  Ramstad) 

Physician A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith 

Physics O.Ramstad3(2Sem)O.Ramstad3(lSem) 

Religion L.  Larsen  6 C.  Naseth  2 C.  Naeseth  2 E.  Petersen  6 C.  Naeseth  2 

(Aug.     Conf.,     BibleT.  Hoijime  3 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  2 

Ex..       Bible      Hist.,H.  Roalkvam  15. ..E.  Petersen  4 H.  Roalkvam  12. ..H.  Roalkvam  12. ..H.  Roalkvam  12 

Catech.,  Gk.  Test.)     H.  Roalkvam  3 (H.  Hustvedt.Dec) E.  Petersen  6  (7) 

E.  Petersen  4 

Stenography(Elec.) E.  Petersen 

Zoology C.  Narvesen  3 C.  Narvesen  3.  .  .  .O.Ramstad3(lSem)J.  Tingelstad  3 

(Natural  History)  (2  Sam.) 

(O.  Ramstad) 


FACULTY  135 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,  SIXTH  FIVE  YEARS.  1886-91 

Department  1886-87  1887-88  1888-89  1889-90  1890-91 

Chemistry H.  Sheel  3 

Drawing H.  Gausta 

Education(Hist.  of) G.  Bothne  1  (Sp.) 

English L.  Reque  6 L.  Reque  6 L.  Reque  3 L.  Reque  3 L.  Reque  3 

C.  Naseth  16 C.  Naseth  16 C.  Naeseth  15 C.  Naeseth  19 C.  Naeseth  16 

O.Ramstad4(lSem) 

W.Koren4(2Sem.) 

Geography J.Tingelstad  7(8) .  .O.  Ramstad  9 O.  Ramstad  10 A.  Estrem5(J  yr.)..W.  Sihler  5(F,W.) 

H.  Sheel  6  (?) 

German E.  Petersen  10.  .  .  .R.  Monrad  3 J.  Halland  13 W.  Koren  13 W.  Koren  9  (14) 

(H.  Hustvedt) J.  Halland  10 

R.  Monrad  2 

Greek G.  Bothne  17 G.  Bothne  17 G.  Bothne  21  (16). G.  Bothne  10  (9)..G.  Bothne  10 

W.Koren5(2Sem)..W.  Koren  11 W.  Koren  11 

Gymnastics T-  Halland  4 W.  Sihler  8  (?) 

Hebrew L.  Larsen  4  (3). . .  .L.  Larsen  3  (4). . .  .L.  Larsen  4(W,S).  .L.  Larsen  4 

History L.  Larsen  11 L.  Larsen  7 L.  Larsen  7 L.  Larsen  11  (7) . .  .G.  Bothne  3  (5) 

(Gen..  U.  S.,  Scand.,R.  Monrad  3 C.  Naeseth  3 J.  Halland  3 A.  Estrem  6  (11) .  .L.  Larsen  7 

Engl.)  L.  Reque  5 J.  Halland  3  (4) . .  .  L.  Reque  3 L.  Reque  3 L.  Reque  5 

L.  Reque  3 W.Sihler  5(W,Sp.) 

R.  Monrad  5 H.  Krog  5  (Sp.) 

Latin L.  Reque  12 L.  Reque  12 L.  Reque  18 L.  Reque  17 L.  Reque  17 

R.  Monrad  12 R.  Monrad  12 J.  Halland  6 A.  Estrem  12 H.  Krog  10  (5) 

E.  Petersen  5  (6).  .J.  Halland  6 H.  Hanson  6(lSm) W.Sihler  5(2Sem.) 

(H.  Hustvedt) W.Koren  6(2  Sem) 

Librarian E.  Petersen C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth 

Mathematics G.  Bothne  2 G.  Bothne  4 O.  Ramstad  10...  .H.  Sheel  13 H.  Sheel  18 

J.  Tingelstad  17. .  .O.  Ramstad  13 G.Bothne  4(2Sem).G.  Bothne  4 G.  Bothne  4 

C.  Naeseth  3 H.  Hanson  10 H.  Hanson  5 

Music  (Vocal (C.  Sperati  8) (C.  Sperati  9) H.  Hanson  10  (?) .  .H.  Hanson  14  (?) . .  W.  Sihler  6  (8) 

Music  (Band) (J.  Linnevold) (J.  Linnevold) (J.  Linnevold) (J.  Linnevold) (A.  O.  Johnson) 

Norwegian G.  Bothne  6 G.  Bothne  5 G.  Bothne  8 G.  Bothne  11 G.  Bothne  6 

R.  Monrad  9 R.  Monrad  6 L.  Larsen  3 C.  Naeseth  3 H.  Krog  15  (8) 

C.  Naeseth  4 C.  Naeseth  2 C.  Naeseth  7 H.  Hanson  4 (L.  Larsen  3) 

L.  Reque  4 

Old  Norse G.  Bothne  3  (F).  1 

(W) 

Penmanship C.  Valder  3 C.  Valder  3 C.  Valder  3 C.  Valder  3 G.  Haugen  2 

W.Sihler  3(1)  (?) 

Physical  Geography. L.  Reque  2 O.  Ramstad  2 L.  Reque  2 L.  Reque  2 W.  Sihler  5  (F) 

Physician A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith 

Physics J.    Tingelstad    3     O.  Ramstad  3  (1     O.  Ramstad  3  (1 

(1  Sem.) Sem.) Sem.) H.  Sheel  3  (F.  W) .  H.  Sheel  5  (F.  W) 

Physiology O.  Ramstad  3 H.  Sheel  3  (F.  W)  .H.  Sheel  5  (Sp.) 

W.Koren3(2Sem.) 

Religion C.  Naeseth  2 C.  Naeseth  4 C.  Nseseth  4 C.  Naeseth  2 C.  Naeseth  2 

(Aug.    Conf.,    Bible, L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  5 L.  Larsen  5 L.  Larsen  7 L.  Larsen  4 

Catech..Gk.  Test.)E.  Petersen  10 J.  Halland  5 J.  Halland  3 J.Th.Ylvisaker     3.H.  Krog  6 

(H.  Hustvedt) W.  Koren  2(2Sem.) W.  Sihler  1 

J.Ylvisaker  1  (F) 

Zoology J.  Tingelstad  3         O.  Ramstad  3  (2 

(2  Sem.) Sem.) H.  Sheel  6  (Sp.). .  .W.Sihler  5 (Sp.) 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,  SEVENTH  FIVE  YEARS,  1891-96 

Department  1891-92  1892-93  1893-94  1894-95  1895-96 

Chemistry H.  Sheel  3  (Sp.). .  .H.  Sheel  4  (Sp.). .  .H.  Sheel  4(2  Sem.).H.  Sheel  4(2  Sem.).H.  Sheel  4(2  Sem.). 

Drawing J.  Xavier J.  Xavier  (?) 

Economics J.Granrud3  (W,Sp) 

Education  (Hist.) G.  Bothne  1  (Sp.) .  G.  Bothne  1  (Sp.) G.  Bothne  2  (Sp.) 

Elocution W.  Koren  (Sp.) 

English L.  Reque  3  (?) L.  Reque  4 J.  Ness  4 C.  Naeseth  7 C.  Naeseth  8 

C.  Naeseth  11 C.  Nasech  6 C.  Na;seth  6 G.  Markhus  15(14)G.Markhus6(12,18) 

W.  Sihler  5 G.  Markhus  12.... G.  Markhus  12(11) 

(M.  Waller) 

Anglo-Saxon C.  Naeseth  3 C.  Naeseth  3  (2) 

French H.  Krog  3(F,  W) 

Geography W.  Sihler  10  (5). .  .G.  Bothne  5  (Sp.) .  G.  Markhus5(F,W)G.  Bothne  9  (Sp.)  .G.  Markhus  11(F) 

G.Markhus5(F.W) G.Markhus5(F,W) ■• 

German W.  Koren  9 W.  Sihler  9  (10)...  W.  Sihler  10 W.  Sihler  15  (10)..  W.  Sihler  11(10,7) 

G.Bothne5(F,\\0.  .G.  Bothne  5 (F,W)  .C.  Naseth  5(F,W) G.  Bothne  5 (F,W) 

Greek G.  Bothne  10  (9) .  .  G.  Bothne  10  (9) .  .  G.  Bothne  10  (9) .  .  G.  Bothne  10  (4) .  .  G.  Bothne  9 

W.  Koren  11 W.  Sihler  11 W.  Sihler  11 W.  Sihler  11  (16).. W.  Sihler  10 

Gymnastics W.  Sihler  2 W.  Sihler  4  (W) . . .  (S.  Orwoll) (S.  Onvoll) (S.  T.  Normann) 

Hebrew L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 


136  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,  SEVENTH   FIVE  YEARS.    1891-96 
Department  1891-92  1892-93  1893-94  1894-95  1895-96 


History C.  Naeseth  3 C.  Nsseth  3 L.  Larsen  9 C.  Naeseth  3 C.  Naeseth  3 

(Gen.,  Eng.,  Scand.,L.  Larsen  7 L.  Larsen  8 C.  Naeseth  6 L.  Larsen  5  (8) ....  L.  Larsen  8 

U.  S.  and  Civics)    G.Bothnel(\V,Sp.)  G.  Markhus  5  (6)..G.  Bothne  4  (.i  yr.)G.  Bothne4  (F.VV).G.  Markhus  5 

W.  Koren  3 G.  Markhus  5  (6)..  J.  Granrud  3(F). .  .  H.  Krog  5  (Sp.) 

W.SihIer  5(W.Sp.) G.  Markhus  5  (6) 

H.  Krog  5  (F) 

Latin L.  Reque  21 L.  Reque  21 J.  Ness  21 J.  Granrud  22  (17).J.  Granrud  25 

H.  Krog  5  (10)....  H.  Krog  6  (12)....  H.  Krog  6  (12)....  H.  Krog  6  (12)....  H.  Krog  6(W,Sp.) 

(O.  Saervold) 

Librarian C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth 

Mathematics H.  Sheel  22(17,  5) .  H.  Sheel  19  (10)...  H.  Sheel  19  (10)...  H.  Sheel  19  (14)...  H.  Sheel  19  (14) 

G.  Bothne  S  (4) .  .  .  G.  Bothne  5  (VV) .  .  (O.  Omlie) (S.  Hagen) (O.  Strdm) 

(C.  Hovde) (O.  Omlie) (S.  Hagen) (B.  Saevre) (I.  Anderson) 

(O.  Omlie) (O.  Strpm)  (?) 

Music  (Vocal) W.  Sihler  6  (?) W.  Sihler  4 W.  Sihier  2  (W) . .  .  H.  Hanson  14  (?). .  H.  Hanson  14  (?) 

Music  (Band) (H.  Tjernagel) .  .  .  .  (H.  Tjernagel) .  .  .  .  (O.  Omlie) H.  Hanson H.  Hanson 

(LA.  Thorson) ...  (I.  A.  Thorson) 

Norwegian G.  Bothne  8 G.  Bothne  5 G.  Bothne  8 G.  Bothne  8 G.  Bothne  8 

(Incl.  Old  Norse)    L.  Larsen  3  (F)....L.  Larsen  3 G.Bothne  4(O.N.) .  H.  Krog  12  (5) H.  Krog  12  (6) 

H.  Krog  10  (5)...  .H.  Krog  12  (6)...  .H.  Krog  12  (6) 

Penmanship W.  Sihler  2(F,W)..W.  Sihler  2 (H.  Reque) (J.  Peterson) (J.  Peterson) 

(H.  Reque  2) 

Physical  Geography .  H.  Sheel  5  (Sp.) .  .  .  H.  Sheel  5  (Sp.) H.  Sheel  5  (Sp.) 

Physician A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith 

Physics H.Sheel  5(W,Sp.) .  .H.  Sheel  5(F,W). ,  .  H.  Sheel  S(F,  W) .  .  H.  Sheel  5(F,  W)  .  .  H.  Sheel  5 

Physiology H.  Sheel  5  (Sp.)...H.  Sheel  5  (Sp.)...H.  Sheel  5  (Sp.)...H.  Sheel  5  (Sp.)...H.  Sheel  5  (Sp.) 

(G.  Markhus) W.  Sihler  5  (\V) 

Religion C.  Naeseth  2 C.  Naeseth  2 W.  Sihler  2 C.  Naeseth  2 C.  Naeseth  2 

(Aug.    Conf.,    Bible, L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  2 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 L.  Larsen  4 

Catech.,  (Exp.),  Gk.H.  Krog  6 H.  Krog  6 H.  Krog  8 H.  Krog  8 G.  Markhus  3  (VV) 

Test.)  W.  Sihler  1 G.  Markhus  1 G.  Markhus  1 G.  Markhus  1 H.  Krog  8 

E.  Hove  2 E.  Hove  2 

Zoology W.  Sihler  5  (Sp.)  .  .W.  Sihler  5  (Sp.) .  .G.  Markhus  5  (Sp.)G.  Markhus  5  (Sp.)VV.  Sihler  5  (Sp.) 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,  EIGHTH  FIVE  YEARS,  1896-1901 

Department  1896-97  1897-98  1898-99  1899-1900  1900-1901 

Chemistry H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel 

Education  (Hist.) G.  Bothne  (?) G.  Bothne  (?) G.  Bothne  (?) G.  Bothne  (?) 

Elocution G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus 

English C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Nsseth C.  NK.seth 

G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus 

B.  Saevre 

French L.  Reque  (?) L.  Reque  (?) L.  Reque  (?) 

Geography G.  Markhus W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler 

G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus B.  Saevre 

German W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler 

Greek G.  Bothne G.  Bothne G.  Bothne G.  Bothne G.  Bothne 

W.  Sihler VV.  Sihler VV.  Sihler VV.  Sihler VV.  Sihler 

Gymnastics (S.  T.  Nermann) .  .  (N.  B.  Hanson) .  .  .Z.  Ordal (O.  O.  Larson) B.  Saevre 

(J.  O.  Dreng) (J.  O.  Dreng  ?)....  (J.  O.  Dreng) 

Hebrew L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen 

History:   Engl C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth 

Gen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen 

Scand G.  Bothne  (?) G.  Bothne  (?) G.  Bothne  (?) G.  Bothne  (?) G.  Bothne  (?) 

U.  S G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus 

Gen K.  Kvamme C.  K.  Preus 

B.  Saevre 

Latin J.  Granrud L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque 

K.  Kvamme K.  Kvamme Z.  Ordal L.  Larsen B.  Saevre 

C.  K.  Preus 

(A.  O.  White) 

Librarian C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth 

Mathematics H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel 

(O.  Turmo) (H.  Normann) B.  Saevre 

Music(V^oc.  &  Inst.) .  H.  Hanson H.  Hanson H.  Hanson H.  Hanson H.  Hanson 

Norwegian G.  Bothne G.  Bothne G.  Bothne G.  Bothne G.  Bothne 

(Incl.  Old  Norse)        K.  Kvamme K.  Kvamme C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus 

Z.  J.  Ordal 

Penmanship (J.  Peterson) (J.  Peterson) (N.  B.  Hanson)  .  .  .  (H.  Normann) ....  (J.  Skinnemoen) 

Physician A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith 

Physics  (&  Ph.  G.)..H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel 

Physiology VV.  Sihler VV.  Sihler VV.  Sihler VV.  Sihler 

Religion C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth 

(Aug.    Conf.,    Bible.L.  Larsen L.  Larsen H.  G.  Stub H.  G.  Stub C.  K.  Preus 


FACULTY  137 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,   EIGHTH   FIVE  YEARS,   1896-01 

Department  1896-97  1897-98  1898-99  1899-1900  1900-1901 

Bible   Hist.,   Cate-G.  Markhus  (?)  .  .  .G.  Markhus  (?) .  .  .L.  Larsen L.  Larsen G.  Markhus 

chism,    Gk.    Test.,K.  Kvamme K.  Kvamme G.  Markhus G.  Markhus 

O.  T.  Introd.)  C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus 

Zoology W.  Sihler 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,  NINTH  FIVE  YEARS,  1901-06 

Department  1901-02  1902-03  1903-04  1904-05  1905-06 

Chemistry H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel 

Drawing W.  Sihler 

Education. G.  Bothne G.  Bothne G.  Bothne K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset  (?) 

Elocution G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus 

English C.  Naeseth C.  Najseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth 

O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson 

G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus 

K.  Gjerset  (?) K.  Gjerset  (?) 

French L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque 

Geography W.  Sihler VV.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler 

O.  L.  Olson K.  Jacobsen 

German W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler VV.  Sihler 

Greek G.  Bothne G.  Bothne G.  Bothne W.  Sihler G.  Bothne 

VV.  Sihler VV.  Sihler VV.  Sihler K.  Jacobsen W.  Sihler 

Gymnastics O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson  (?) (?) 

VV.  Sihler  (?) (?) 

Hebrew L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen 

(K.  Jacobsen) 

History L.  Larsen K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset 

C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth G.  Bothne G.  Markhus G.  Bothne  (?) 

G.  Bothne G.  Bothne  G.  Markhus K.  Jacobsen G.  Markhus 

G.  Markhus G.  Markhus 

C.  K.  Preus 

Latin L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque 

O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson 

Librarian C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naseth 

Mathematics H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel 

Music  (Vocal) H.  Hanson H.  Hanson H.  Hanson C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati 

Music  (Band) H.  Hanson H.  Hanson H.  Hanson C.  A.  Sperati 

(VV.  Coup) C.  A.  Sperati 

(T.  M.  Drotning) 

Norwegian G.  Bothne G.  Bothne G.  Bothne L.  Larsen G.  Bothne 

C.  K.  Preus K.  Gjerset  (?) K.  Gjerset  (?) T.  Nilsson K.  Gjerset 

K.  Jacobsen M.  Bleken 

Oratoricals O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson 


Penmanship. . 
Physician  ... 
Physics  (&  Ph 
Religion 


O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson  (?) 

A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith A.  C.  Smith Carsten  Smith 

G.) . .  H.  VV.  Sheel H.  VV.  Sheel H.  VV.  Sheel H.  W.  Sheel H.  VV.  Sheel 

C.  Nsseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naseth 

Aug.    Conf.,    Bible, C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus 

Catechism,      BibleG.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus G.  Markhus 

Hist.,  Gk.  Test.)      I.  Torrison I.  Torrison I.  Torrison C.  A.  Sperati 

C.  A.  Sperati I.  Torrison 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,  TENTH  FIVE  YEARS,  1906-11 

Department  1906-07  1907-08  1908-09  1909-10  1910-11 

Chemistry H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel 

(C.  Fjeldstad) 

Christianity C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth 

(Religion)  C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus A.  Rovelstad A.  Rovelstad O.  Tingelstad 

Aug.    Conf.,    Bible, M.  Bleken M.  Bleken M.  Bleken O.  Tingelstad S.  Ylvisaker 

Catech.,  Ch.  Hist.,C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus 

Gk.   Test.,  Life  of  I.  Torrison I.  Torrison C.  A.  Sperati M.  Bleken C.  Sperati 

Christ)  1.  Torrison C.  A.  Sperati I.  Torrison 

....  I.  Torrison 

Civics S.  Reque S.  Reque VV.  Naeseth  (?) O.  Tingelstad O.  Tingelstad 

Drawing VV.  Sihler VV.  Sihler C.  P.  Hexom 

Education K.  Gjerset  (?) K.  Gjerset  (?) O.  Tingelstad 

Elocution I.  Lyngaas  (?) 

English C.  Naseth C.  Naeseth C.  Na?seth O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson 

I       (Incl.  Old  Eng.)      O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson T.  E.  Thompson..  .T.  E.  Thompson 

I  I.  Lyngaas S.  Reque T.  E.  Thompson 

!  S.  Reque VV.  Naeseth 

French L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque 


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DISTRIBUTION   OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,  TENTH  FIVE  YEARS,  1906-11 

Department  1906-07  1907-08  1908-09  1909-10  1910-11 

German W.  Sihler W.  Sihier W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler 

Greek G.  Bothne A.  Rovelstad A.  Rovelstad A.  Rovelstad W.  Sihler 

W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler A.  Rovelstad 

Gymnastics I.  Lyngaas O.  Boe O.  Boe B.  Svan0e B.  Svan0e 

(Coach)  S.  Reque S.  Reque S.  Reque 

Hebrew L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen L.  Larsen 

S.  Ylvisaker 

History K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset O.  L.  Olson K.  Gjerset 

G.  Bothne  (?) S.  Reque W.  Naeseth B.  Svan0e B.  Svanoe 

S.  Reque (P.  Iverson) O.  Tingelstad 

Latin L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque A.  Rovelstad 

0.  L.  Olson A.  Rovelstad A.  Rovelstad A.  Rovelstad L.  Reque 

1.  Lyngaas O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson 

W.  Naeseth O.  Tingelstad T.  E.  Thompson 

T.  E.  Thompson..  .T.  E.  Thompson..  .O.  Tingelstad 

Librarian C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth 

W.  Naeseth 

Mathematics H.  Shcel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel 

M.  OrwoU (P.  Iverson) (P.  Iverson) (C.  Fjeldstad) 

S.  Reque O.  Tingelstad 

Music(Voc.  &  Inst.).C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati 

Norwegian G.  Bothne K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset B.  Svan0e K.  Gjerset 

(Incl.  Old  Norse)    K.  Gjerset M.  Bleken M.  Bleken M.  Bleken B.  Svan0e 

M.  Bleken 

Physician T.  Stabo T.  Stabo T.  Stabo T.  Stabo T.  Stabo 

Physics H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel 

(C.  Fjeldstad) 

Psychology K.  Gjerset L.  Reque L.  Reque  (?) O.  Tingelstad 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING  LOAD,  ELEVENTH  FIVE  YEARS,   1911-16 

Department  1911-12  1912-13  1913-14  1914-15  1915-16 

Biology H.  Hilleboe H.  Hilleboe H.  Hilleboe H.  Hilleboe 

Chemistry C.  Fjeldstad H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel H.  Sheel 

C.  Birkelo 

Christianity S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker 

(Aug.    Conf.,    GreekC.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus C.  K.  Preus 

Test.,    Catechism, O.  Tingelstad C.  A.  Sperati O.  Tingelstad O.  Tingelstad O.  Tingelstad 

Life      of      Christ, N.  Madson C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati 

Bible,  Ch.  Hist.)     C.  A.  Sperati 

College  Pastor. ...  I.  Torrison I.  Torrison I.  Torrison I.  Torrison I.  Torrison 

Civics C.  Wollan H.  Hilleboe  (?) M.  Mikkelson M.  Mikkelson M.  Mikkelson 

Commercial  Sub H.  Hilleboe H.  Hilleboe H.  Hilleboe 

Education O.  Tingelstad H.  Hilleboe O.  Tingelstad O.  Tingelstad O.  Tingelstad 

(Incl.  Philosophy) H.  Hilleboe H.  Hilleboe H.  Hilleboe 

English O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson T.  E.  Thompson..  .O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson 

T.  E.  Thompson..  .T.  E.  Thompson..  .H.  Hilleboe T.  E.  Thompson..  .T.  E.  Thompson 

M.  Mikkelson H.  Hilleboe H.  Hilleboe 

L.  Reque  (?) 

French L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque 

German W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler W.  Sihler 

Greek S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker 

W.  Sihler VV.  Sihler 

Hebrew S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker S.  Ylvisaker 

History K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset 

N.  Madson S.  Ylvisaker W.  Sihler W.  Sihler E.  Peterson 

S.  Ylvisaker W.  Sihler M.  Mikkelson M.  Mikkelson W.  Sihler 

C.  Wollan M.  Mikkelson 

Latin A.  Rovelstad A.  Rovelstad A.  Rovelstad L.  Reque A.  Rovelstad 

L.  Reque L.  Reque L.  Reque E.  Peterson L.  Reque. 

O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson C.  Tyssen O.  L.  Olson O.  L.  Olson 

N.  Madson E.  Peterson E.  Peterson B.  Saevre E.  Peterson 

T.  E.  Thompson. . .  B.  Saevre B.  Saevre B.  Saevre 

O.  Tingelstad 

Librarian C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth C.  Naeseth 

Mathematics C.  Fjeldstad B.  Saevre B.  Saevre B.  Saevre B.  Saevre 

C.  Birkelo H.  Sheel H.  Sheel O.  Overn H.  Sheel 

C.  Wollan O.  Overn O.  Overn M.  Mikkelson O.  Overn 

M.  Mikkelson 

Music(Voc.  &  Inst.).C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati 

Norwegian K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset K.  Gjerset 

(A.  Buedall) (L.  Kjer) H.  Hilleboe H.  Hilleboe C.  K.  Preus 

N.  Madson C.  K.  Preus M.  Mikkelson M.  Mikkelson M.  Mikkelson 

Penmanship H.  Hilleboe (A.  Sanden) H.  Hilleboe  (?)....  (H.  Twito) 

Physician T.  Stabo T.  Stabo T.  Stabo T.  Stabo T.  Stabo 


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DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TEACHING   LOAD,  ELEVENTH  FIVE  YEARS,   1915-16 
Department  1911-12  1912-13  1913-14  1^14-15 H 


Isjurse  ^-  Peterson 

Physics.'.  .  '. C.  Fjeldstad O.  Overn O.  Overn O.  Overn O.  Overn 

C.  Birkelo i>-  •^;  ■••.••  ; A'  -;..'  •■•••■■• 

Psychology O.  Tingelstad H.  Hilleboe O.  Tingelstad O.  Tingelstad O.  Tingelstad 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE  TE.XCHING  LOAD,  TWELFTH   FIVE  YEARS,   1916-21 

Department  1916-17  1917-18  1918-19  1919-20 1920-21 


Accountinc  (Mil  )  ^-  Eittreim  3 

BioloBv  "  H    Hiileboe  4 O.  Nelson  10 M.  Trytten  5 M.  Larsen  6 

ChemistVv,' :::::::;  H.  Sheel  18 H.  Sheel  18 H.  Sheel  12. H.  Shcel  17 H.  Sheel  17 

Christianity S.  Ylvisaker  2 S.  Ylvisaker  2 S.  Ylvisaker  2 O.  Norlie  4 O.  Norlie  2 

(Greek    Test.,    Aug.C.  K.  Preus  9 C.  K.  Preus  9 C.K.  Preus  9 C.  K.  Preus  9 C.  k.  Preus  9 

Conf      Catechism, N.  Madson  4 N.  Madson  4 K.  Eittreim  4 K.  Eittreim  2 K.  Eittreim  4 

Bible'  Int.,     BibleC.  A.  Sperati  2...   C.  A.  Sperati  2....C.  A.  Sperati  2....C.  A.  Sperati  2....C.  A.  Sperati  2 

History,     Life     of 

Christ,  Ch.  Hist.)  ,,    ^.        ..  „„  -  cd  c 

Citizenship M.  Mikkelson  4.  .    M.  Trytten  4 K.  Eittreim  S S.  Reqiie  S S.  Reque  5 

(G.  Ulvilden) 

Commercial  Sub  K-  Eittreim  20 K.  Eittreim  25 ....  K.  Eittreim  25 

S.  Reque  5 

Drawing  O.  Nelson  2 

Economics  H.  Hilleboe  3 K.  Gjerset  3 K.  Gjerset  3 K.  Gjerset  3 

Education  O.  Tingelstad  9..  .  .O.  Tingelstad  12..   O.  Tingelstad  11..  .O.  Tingelstad  15..  .O.  Tingelstad  12 

E.  Peterson  1 O.  Norlie  3 O.  Norlie  3 

English  6.  L.  Olson  11  .  .      O.  L.  Olson  11  .  .  .    O.  L.  Olson  16.  .  .    O.  L.  Olson  16.  .  .    O.  L.  Olson  16 

T.  E.  Thompson  20T.  E.  Thompson  20H.  Swansen  20.  ...  H,  Swansen  10.  .  .  .S.  Reque  15 

H.  Hilleboe  3 N.  Madson  2 K.  Eittreim  5 S.  Reque  15 C.  Evanson  5 

M.  Trytten  1 T.  Vaaler  5 

French  O.  Tingelstad  4. .  .  .  W.  Sihler  4 W.  Sihler  8 S.  Reque  4 S.  Reque  4 

General  Science  M.  Trytten  4 H.  Sheel  3 C.  Evanson  5 M.  Larsen  5 

Geography M.  Mikkelson  4 O.  Overn  3 C.  Evanson  3 M.  Larsen  3 

War  Geog  A.  Rovelstad  3 

German         W.' Sihler  18 W.  Sihler  18 W.  Sihler  15 W.  Sihler  20 W.  Sihler  14  (11) 

T.  Vaaler  10 

Greek  S.'  Ylvisaker  14.'.'.  '.S.  Ylvisaker  l'2...  .S.  Ylvisaker  14...  .W.  Sihler  3 W.  Sihler  3  (7) 

(C.Strom  6) C.  Strom  14 O.  Qualley  4 

C.  Strom  12  (8) 

Hebrew  S.'  Ylvisaker  4. . '. .  ! S.  Ylvisaker  3.5  .  .  .  S.  Ylvisaker  3 O.  Norhe  3 O.  Norlie  3 

History  N.  Madson K.  Gjerset  8 K.  Gjerset  9 K.  Gjerset  9 K.  Gjerset  9 

O.  L.  Olson N.  Madson  8 O.  L.  Olson  5 A.  Rovelstad  2 B.  Hovde  6 

W.  Sihler O.  Quallev  4 O.  L.  Olson  5 C.  Evanson  9 

M.  Mikkelson (O.  Tingelstad) C.  Evanson  4 

Hygiene  &  San  O.  Nelson  3 

Latin  A.  Rovelstad  18.  .    A.  Rovelstad  18.  .    A.  Rovelstad  19.      A.  Rovelstad  17.  .  .A.  Rovelstad  18 

O.  L.  Olson  6    .  .  .  .O.  L.  Olson  6 E.  Peterson  20 E.  Peterson  21 E.  Peterson  20 

E.  Peterson  25 E.  Peterson  25 O.  Qualley  10 O.  Qualley  10 

O.  Tingelstad  6. .  .  .O.  Tingelstad  6 

'."/.".".'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.''.'.'.'. L.  A.  Moe  5 

Librarian    C.  Naesetii C.  Nsese'th C.  Naeseth C.  Nseseth K.  Jacobsen 

Assistant    E.  Peterson E.  Peterson E.  Peterson E.  Peterson E.  Peterson 

Mathematics  .    .  B.  Saevre  14 B.  Savre  21 O.  Overn  5 C.  Strom  3 C.  Strom  6  (9) 

O   Overn  4  M.  Trytten  5 H.  Sheel  3 H.  Sheel  3 O.  Eittreim  8 

M.  Mikkelson  5.  .  .  (G.  Ulvilden) J.  Waage  9 O.  Qualley  15 O.  Qualley  5 

(O.  Qualley) C.  Evanson  5 M.  Larsen  5 

.','.'..'...'. O.  Nelson  10 L.  A.  Moe  5 

C.  Evanson  5 

Military  Drill 6.  Overn  2  .  .  '.  .'.  .  .N.  Madson  2 Lt.  H.  Fisher Lt.  H.  Fisher  3 

(Mil.    Science   and      Lt.  A.  Grundy B.  Hovde 

Tactics)  Sgt.  R.  Nelson.  .  .  .C.  Strom 

S.  Ylvisaker 

O.  Overn 

H.  Swansen 

Military  Law S.  Ylvisaker  2 ;,•  ■  ■  •  u ■    ■ 

Music(Voc.  &  Inst.).C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati C.  A.  Sperati 

Norwegian C.  K.  Preus K.  Gjerset  8 K.  Gjerset  4 K.  Gjerset  6 K.  Gjerset  6 

B.  Hovde R.  Malmin  13 J.  Waage  10 B.  Hovde  17 B.  Hovde  4 

M.  Mikkelson (C.  K.  Preus) (C.  K.  Preus) T.  Vaaler  10 

(O.  Qualley) A.  Natvig  5 

Pastors,  College.  ...  I.  Torrison I.  Torrison L  Torrison I.  Torrison I.  Torrison 

O.  Glesne O.  Glesne O.  Glesne O.  Glesne 

Penmanship   .  K.  Eittreim  5 K.  Eittreim  2 K.  Eittreim  2 

Philosophy O.  Tingelstad  3. .  .  .  O.  Tingelstad  3 O.  Tingelstad  3. .  .  .  O.  Tingelstad  3 

Physician T.  Stabo T.  Stabo T.  Stabo T.  Stabo T.  Stabo 

Nurse O.  Peterson T.  Arneson T.  Arneson T.  Arneson T.  Arneson 


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Department  1916-17  1917-18  1918-19  1919-20  1920-21 


.O.  Overn  13 M.  Trytten  15.  .  .  .O.  Eittreim  15 


Physics. O.  Overn  13 M.  Trytten  13  . 

(Incl.  liadio)  (H.  Sheel) 

Physiology H.  Hilleboe  4 M.  Trytten  5 O.  Nelson  5 C.  Evanson  5 M.  Larsen  5 

(H.  Sheel) 

Psychology O.  Tingelstad  3. . .  .  O.  Tingelstad  3 . .  .  O.  Tinge Istad  3. . .  .  O.  Norlie  6 O.  Norlie  6 

Public  Speaking O.  L.  Olson  3 O.  L.  Olson  3 O.  L.  Olson  3 

Sociology H.  Hilleboe  3 O.  Norlie  3 O.  Norlie  3 

Surveying H.  Sheel  5 H.  Sheel  5 H.  Sheel  5 

Training,  Physical R.  Movold 

Football (Lt.  H.  Fisher) W.  Jewell O.  Solem 

Basketball A.  Natvig R.  Movold 

Baseball A.  Laudel A.  Laudel A.  Laudel 

War  Aims K.  Gjerset  3 


CLASS  ROOM  NO.  12 


CHAPTER  SIX 

SCHOOL  PLANT 

Francis  E.  Peterson 

LUTHER  College  started  as  a  pioneer  institution;  hence  in  a 
small  way  and  with  meager  equipment.  Even  after  sixty 
years  it  cannot  hoast  an  expensive  school  plant,  as  school  plants 
are  reckoned  at  the  present  time.  While  an  effort  has  always 
been  made  to  provide  all  equipment  necessary  for  educational 
efficiency,  the  real  success  of  the  school  has  not  been  considered 
directly  dependent  upon  mere  material  equipment.  But  that  Lu- 
ther College  has  qualified  for  membership  in  the  North  Central 
Association  of  Colleges  indicates  that  that  high  educational  author- 
ity recognizes  that  Luther  College  is  a  standard  American  col- 
lege in  physical  equipment  as  well  as  in  other  respects. 

On  September  1,  18(51,  Luther  College  began  its  first  school 
year  in  temporary  quarters,  the  Halfway  Creek  Parsonage,  about 
thirteen  miles  north  of  La  Crosse,  Wisconsin.  The  following  is 
in  part  Prof.  Laur.  Larsen's  description  of  it:  "Downstairs  there 
is  a  large  kitchen  which  serves  also  as  a  dining-room;  then,  too, 
a  pantry,  a  small  room  for  the  kitchen  help,  a  double  room,  a 
larger  room  in  which  six  students  sleep,  and  a  smaller  bed-room 
for  two.  The  last  two  rooms  are  used  also  for  studying  and  for 
class-rooms.  Three  students  sleep  in  a  room  upstairs  which  is 
supposed  to  be  Prof.  Larsen's  office.  There  are  four  other  rooms 
upstairs;  in  one  of  them  a  stove  cannot  be  used,  hence  it  is  made 
to  serve  as  a  clothes  closet  for  the  entire  household,  and  is  thus 
packed  with  clothes.  Prof.  Larsen  has  only  one  room  for  him- 
self and  family;  Prof.  Schmidt  and  family  have  two  rooms,  but 
they  are  so  arranged  that  they  cannot  be  divided  off".  If  more 
students  come,  they  will  either  have  to  sleep  in  the  clothes  room, 
or  in  one  of  Prof.  Schmidt's  rooms;  and  while  he  would  gladly 
consent  to  this,  it  would  be  very  crowded  for  liiiu.  It  is  doubt- 
ful whether  students  can  secure  rooms  at  any  of  the  neighbors. 
Two  pros})ective  students  have  applied,  and  while  they  could 
not  very  well  be  refused  admittance,  still  they  were  told  how 
crowded  it  already  is  for  the  eleven  who  are  now  here,  and  the 
hope  was  expressed  that  they  would  not  register  until  next  year." 
School  was  conducted  here  only  one  year,  18(51-62;  the  parsonage 
burned  in   1865. 


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The  second  school  year  opened  September  8,  1862,  in  Decorah, 
Iowa,  again  in  temporary  quarters,  a  building  bought  by  Rev.  V. 
Koren  for  $1,600.00  from  Nathaniel  Otis,  which  is  now  the  St. 
Cloud  Hotel.  It  is  described  as  follows:  "In  the  basement  were 
the  kitchen,  the  dining-hall,  and  the  apartments  for  the  matron 
and  her  maids.  On  the  first  floor  were  the  president's  apartments, 
and  one  class-room.  The  second  floor  contained  a  small  office- 
room,  two  recitation-rooms,  and  two  small  bed-rooms,  and  in  the 
top  story  there  was  a  large  sleeping-apartment  with  room  for 
twenty-five  beds."  This,  with  school  furnishings  which  were  none 
too  adequate,  comprised  the  entire  plant.  A  residence  in  West 
Decorah  costing  $950.00  was  bought  for  Prof.  Schmidt.  This  is 
the  so-called  Griswold  house;  it  has  been  much  remodeled  and 
has  always  been  some  professor's  home.  Prof.  Chr.  A.  Naeseth 
lived  there  for  many  years. 

In  June,  1862,  Rev.  V.  Koren  bought  from  Joseph  Gibbons  a 
thirty-two  acre  tract  of  land  in  West  Decorah  for  $1,500.00.  This 
is  the  original  campus  where  Luther  College  now  stands.  Until 
the  first  building  could  be  erected,  school  was  conducted  in  the 
Otis  Building  during  1862-65.  In  1863  a  building  was  erected 
right  west  of  this  Otis  Building  at  a  cost  of  $1,400.63 ;  it  was  ready 
for  occupancy  at  New  Year,  1864.  Besides  equipment  for  regular 
school  work,  the  boys  had  a  few  pieces  of  gymnastic  apparatus 
out  in  the  open  just  north  of  the  buildings. 

Work  on  the  first  main  building  was  begun  in  1862.  But  for 
many  reasons  work  was  delayed.  The  corner-stone  was  laid  June 
30,  1864,  and  possession  taken  at  Christmas-time,  1865.  The  es- 
timated cost  was  $28,000.00;  but  when  completed  the  building 
with  several  smaller  buildings  had  cost  $75,576.23.  The  building 
was  of  red  brick  and  was  "126  feet  long;  the  main  section  52  feet 
wide,  and  the  wing  44.  There  is  a  basement  10  feet  high,  three 
main  stories,  14,  13,  and  12  feet,  respectively;  and  while  the  third 
floor  in  the  wing  is  16  feet  high  with  no  attic  above  it,  there  is  an 
'attic  story'  10  feet  high  in  the  main  section  with  a  large  garret 
above.  In  the  basement  there  are,  besides  a  cellar,  two  kitchens 
for  the  boarding  department,  a  dining-room  with  accommodations 
for  100,  an  apartment  for  the  steward's  family  and  kitchen  help, 
and  also  two  lavatories  for  students.  Water  is  pumped  from  a 
cistern  outside,  and  drained  into  a  sewer.  On  the  first  floor  are 
apartments  for  three  professors — two  with  families — and  a  large 
reading-room.  On  the  second  floor  there  are  eight  class-rooms,  and 
one  guest-room  for  each  of  the  two  professors'  families.  On  the 
third   floor   are   four   bed-rooms    for   thirty   students,   two   hospital 


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rooms,  two  reading-rooms,  and,  occupying  the  entire  wing  is  a 
chapel  which  is  also  used  for  church  services.  Then  in  the  so- 
called  'attic  story'  are  four  large  bed-rooms  for  fifty-five  students. 
On  the  second  and  third  floors  at  tlie  front  in  the  main  section 
are  two  rooms  partitioned  off,  one  of  wliicli  might  be  used  as  a 
library,  the  other  as  a  class-room.  By  utilizing  all  available 
space,  the  building  will  comfortably  accommodate  100  students, 
together  with  the  professors  mIio  live  there;  and,  if  only  the 
president  lives  in  the  building,  it  will  room  120.  The  rooms  are 
light  and  airy,  and  also  warm."  Tliere  were  wood  stoves  and 
kerosene  lamps.      The   wing  referred   to   here  was   the   one   at  the 


"CHICK  I'.N   coor 


north;  the  building  was  erected  without  a  soutli  wing,  which  was 
not   added  until   1871. 

Several  smaller  buildings  were  erected  at  this  time ;  but  especi- 
ally two  of  the  same  brick:  one  a  bakery,  now  torn  down,  and  the 
other  a  barn,  later  remodeled  for  dormitory  purposes,  known  then 
as  the  "Chicken  Coop",  and  now  the  museum.  Then,  too,  there 
were  some  frame  buildings — wagon-shed,  work-shop,  wood-shed, 
hay-mow,  and  suchlike.  While  the  construction  work  was  in 
progress,  a  piece  of  timber  land  was  bought  from  which  to  secure 
fuel;  after  it  had  served  this  purpose,  it  was  sold.  Since  there 
was  no  city  water,  a  well  was  sunk  (18G3);  later  four  large  cis- 
terns were  made,  and  in  18G(i  a  very  large  cistern  was  constructed 


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and  provided  with  a  force  pump  to  bring  water  tlirough  pipes  to 
reservoirs  on  each  floor  for  fire  protection. 

Considerable  work  was  done  on  the  grounds  from  year  to  year, 
much  of  it  by  students  supervised  by  professors:  trees  were  plant- 
ed to  supplement  the  many  beautiful  native  trees,  and  soon  there 
was  a  fine  appearing  campus.  There  was  no  gymnasium,  and  the 
boys  practised  gymnastics  on  some  apparatus  north  of  the  build- 
ing. Various  activities  demanded  equipment;  thus  the  first  musical 
instrument  bought  was  a  piano  in  1863  for  $320.00,  collected  by 
the  students  under  the  supervision  of  Prof.  Schmidt;  a  "Mason 
and  Hamlin"  organ  was  purchased  in  1888  with  $100.00  secured 
by  the  students  at  the  instance  of  Prof.  Haldor  Hanson.  Both  in- 
struments were  destroyed  in  the  fire  of   1889. 

F'rom  1865  to  1867  the  general  equipment  remained  largely  the 
same,  except  for  reparations  and  incidental  additions.  In  1867 
Rev.  N.  Brandt's  three  congregations  built  a  parsonage  for  him 
on  the  campus ;  this  brick  structure  was  bought  by  the  Synod  and 
made  college  property.  It  is  the  residence  which  was  in  turn  oc- 
cupied by  Prof.  L.  S.  Reque  and  Pres.  C.  K.  Preus. 

In  1871  there  was  need  of  more  dormitory  space;  about  half 
of  the  brick  building  known  as  the  "Chicken  Coop" — 60x20  feet, 
and  of  two  stories — was  remodeled  for  students'  rooms,  and  gave 
room  for  eighteen  students.  This  space  had  been  used  by  kitchen 
help;  now  a  frame  building  was  built  for  them.  It  was  later  used 
as  a  trunk  house.     The  work  cost  $800.00. 

The  additional  space  in  the  "Chicken  Coop"  j^roved  only  a 
temporary  relief.  The  south  wing  of  the  main  building,  which 
was  provided  for  in  the  architect's  plans,  was  built  during  1873- 
74.  The  corner-stone  was  laid  June  6,  1873,  the  wing  taken  in 
use  November  28,  1874,  and  dedicated  December  2nd  of  the  same 
year.  A  large  bell  now  sounded  from  the  tower  for  the  first  time; 
it  was  a  gift  from  the  students,  who  had  collected  money  for  it 
under  the  leadership  of  Bj0rn  Haatvedt  (later  Bj0rn  Edwards). 
In  1890  Mr.  Edwards  personally  presented  a  large  bell  for  the 
new  main  building.  At  this  time  various  improvements  were  made. 
Again  the  "Chicken  Coop"  was  remodeled  to  provide  more  dormi- 
tory room ;  the  entire  building  except  for  a  large  music  room  was 
made  into  students'  rooms,  with  space  for  thirty  students.  The 
dining-hall  was  enlarged,  and  the  lavatory  in  the  basement  made 
larger.  An  addition  was  made  to  the  bakery;  an  80-foot  well  was 
dug  and  a  wind-mill  placed  over  it;  a  small  barn  was  built,  and 
to  provide  a  suitable  site  for  it,  a  little  over  two  acres  were  bought 
at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  campus.     This  construction  work. 


146  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

including  the  south  wing,  cost  about  $23,000.00.  The  south  wing 
"is  about  45  feet  long  and  55  wide.  It  has  a  good  cellar,  a  base- 
ment which  will  serve  as  an  apartment  for  the  steward,  and  four 
floors  of  which  the  fourtli  story  is  a  so-called  'attic  story'.  On 
the  third  floor  there  is  a  large  reading-room,  44x26  feet." 

The  present  First  Norwegian  Evang.  Luth.  Church  building  in 
Decorah,  Iowa,  was  built  in  1876  at  a  cost  of  $22,506.36.  The 
Synod  bore  one-half  this  cost,  thus  giving  Luther  College  half  in- 
terest in  the  church  property. 

The  library  was  housed  in  the  so-called  "tower  room"  (No. 
15)  on  the  second  floor  until  1884,  when  it  was  moved  to  three 
rooms  on  the  first  floor  in  the  north  wing.  All  the  books  were 
rescued  during  the  fire  in  1889  and  moved  to  quarters  in  the 
"Chicken  Coop".  In  1890  they  were  placed  in  rooms  provided 
for  library  purposes  on  the  first  floor  in  the  south  wing  of  the  new 
building. 

For  many  years  there  had  been  no  gymnasium.  The  urgent 
need  of  one  had  long  been  keenly  felt.  Among  other  things  the 
students  had  militar}'  drill.  In  1885  fifty  rifles  were  bought  from 
the  government  for  the  company  known  as  the  "Luther  College 
Phalanx",  which  had  been  organized  in  1878  bj'  J.  L.  Lee.  The 
first  gymnasium  was  built  in  1886-87  with  money  collected  by  the 
students.  Prof.  Carlo  A.  Sperati  was  the  moving  spirit.  It  is 
the  west  room — 75x42  feet,  and  18-foot  walls — of  the  present 
gymnasium,  and  cost  about  $1,800.00. 

In  1885  equipment  valued  at  $150.00  was  added  to  the  labor- 
atory. Prof.  O.  Ramstad  circulated  a  subscription  list  and  secur- 
ed $20.00,  for  which  chemicals  were  bought. 

Then  on  April  19,  1889,  occurred  a  disastrous  fire  which  com- 
pletely gutted  tlie  main  building.  All  students  except  the  Seniors 
were  sent  away,  and  school  was  conducted  in  the  "Chicken  Coop", 
which  also  contained  the  library.  During  the  following  school 
year,  in  1889-90,  the  work  was  carried  on  in  quarters  improvised 
during  the  summer.  The  gymnasium  served  as  kitchen,  dining- 
hall,  and  apartment  for  steward  and  hired  help.  There  were  four 
recitation  rooms  for  the  three  preparatory  classes  in  the  basement 
of  the  Synod  church;  the  college  classes  recited  in  "Schmidt's 
Hall" — the  Griswold  house.  Rooms  were  rented  in  three  other 
buildings,  one  of  them  the  Arlington  Hotel,  now  the  Lutheran 
Publishing  House;  and  Mr.  L.  E.  Davidson  generously  gave  the 
use  of  a  large  room  in  his  home  for  reference  books  and  reading- 
room. 


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Meanwliile  work  on  a  new  building  was  plied  with  vigor.  It 
was  dedicated  on  October  14,  1890.  The  total  cost  was  $51,210.00. 
This  is  the  present  main  building.  "It  has  the  same  foundation 
and  in  large  part  the  same  walls  as  the  old  building.  It  is  170 
feet  long,  and  in  the  middle  part  52  feet  wide,  and  44  in  the  twoj 
wings.  There  are  three  full  stories  above  the  basement,  and  an 
'attic  story*  which  through  its  entire  length  has  high  and  well- 
lighted  rooms,  all  of  which  are  very  suitable  for  sleeping-rooms ; 
most  of  them  are  even  good  study  rooms.  On  the  whole  the  new 
building  has  more  room  than  the  old.  In  the  basement  the  old 
kitchen  space  is  used  for  machinery  for  heating  and  ventilating 
purposes,  while  a  room  equally  large  on  the  east  side  now  serves 
as  a  kitchen.  The  dining-hall  is  the  old  one;  however,  it  is  fur- 
nished with  smaller  tables,  each  for  nine  students,  and  there  are 
chairs  instead  of  the  long  benches;  and  with  this  new  arrange- 
ment, 170  can  be  seated  at  one  time.  On  the  west  side  in  the 
north  wing  there  are  six  bath-rooms  and  one  lavatory;  on  the  east 
a  store-room  and  a  room  for  hired  help.  In  the  south  wing  there 
is  an  apartment  for  the  steward's  family,  and  for  kitchen  girls. 

"On  the  left  of  the  entrance  on  first  floor  is  the  president's  of- 
fice; and  an  inner  room  is  the  faculty  room.  The  greater  part  of 
the  south  wing  is  occupied  by  the  library  and  an  adjoining  read- 
ing-room. Otherwise  there  are  on  the  first  floor  four  class-rooms, 
four  students'  rooms,  and  an  apartment  for  one  unmarried  pro- 
fessor. 

"On  the  second  floor  are  three  class-rooms;  one  of  them  in  the 
north  wing,  the  largest  in  the  building,  has  an  inner  room  (later 
students'  rooms  numbers  27  and  28)  which  gives  space  for  museum 
and  laboratory.     On  this  floor  there  are  seven  students'  rooms. 

"On  the  third  floor  are  31  rooms  for  students,  and  on  the 
fourth  18.  Thus  there  is  a  total  of  60  students'  rooms;  they  will 
accommodate  160  students,  while  last  year  there  was  room  for 
only  130,  an  arrangement  now  made  possible  by  the  fact  that  all 
trunks  are  this  year  stored  in  a  small  building  which  was  no  longer 
really  suitable  for  living  quarters.  Then,  too,  the  ventilating 
system  is  now  operated  day  and  night,  and  most  of  the  rooms  are 
used  both  as  study  and  .sleeping-rooms. 

"Besides  the  lavatory  and  bath-rooms  in  the  basement,  each 
floor  has  its  own  wash-room  with  hot  and  cold  water,  and  sewer. 
As  long  as  there  is  rain-water  in  the  cisterns,  it  is  available  in  the 
lavatories  and  bath-rooms;  but  at  all  times  there  is  an  abundance 
of  city  water.  In  various  parts  of  the  building  there  is  also  city 
water  for  drinking  purposes. 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


"The  architecture  of  the  new  building  is  quite  different  from 
tliat  of  tlie  old;  and  most  people  consider  it  more  beautiful.  But 
even  if  opinion  may  differ  about  the  outward  appearance,  there 
can  be  no  question  that  as  far  as  equipment  is  concerned  the  old 
cannot  be  compared  with  the  new  building.  Everything  is  so 
much  more  comfortable  and  attractive.  The  halls  are  furnished 
with  rugs,  the  windows  witii  the  very  best  shades  (the  so-called 
'Venetian  blinds'),  the  furniture  neat  and  in  good  taste,  the  beds 
good,  and  there  are  wardrobes  with  an  individual  compartment 
for  each  student.  The  class  rooms  are  equipped  with  the  very  best 
school  furniture,  and  have  blackboards  of  Pennsylvania  slate  on 
all  four  walls." 


THE  MUSIC  PAVILION,   1891 


There  were  especially  two  important  improvements  in  the  new 
building  over  the  old — city  water,  and  steam  heat  with  a  fan  venti- 
ating  system.  The  first  heating  plant  was  built  at  this  time.  Prof. 
I.arsen  did  not  live  in  the  new  building,  but  moved  into  the  so- 
called  Driggs'  residence,  which  was  bought  for  $1,600.00  in  1890. 
This  house  has  ever  since  been  some  professor's  home,  and  is  at 
present  the  home  of  Prof.  S.  S.  Reque. 

This  splendid  new  building  afforded  very  adequate  accommoda- 
tions, and  for  some  time  there  was  no  great  addition  in  equipment, 
e.xcept  as  facilities  were  improved  and  increased  from  time  to 
time.     In  1891   a  music  pavilion  was  built  with  money  collected  by 


SCHOOL    PLANT  149 

Rev.  V.  Koren  in  his  congregations.  It  cost  $300.00  and  was 
placed  about  two  hundred  feet  east  of  the  gymnasium  among  the 
native  oak  trees.  In  1893  the  small  building  which  had  been  the 
trunk  house  was  given  a  new  roof  and  remodeled  to  afford  a  room 
for  music  rehearsals ;  in  it  were  also  other  rooms  for  general 
student  gatherings.  The  "Chicken  Coop"  was  again  altered;  two 
gables  were  built  on  the  south  side  to  give  more  light  in  a  large 
upper  room  used  for  assembly  purposes.  New  floors  were  laid 
and  steam  heat  installed.  The  "Brandt  Parsonage"  was  also  re- 
modeled, and  Prof.  Larsen  moved  in  some  time  during  the  fall  of 
1893.  In  1894<  a  small  blacksmith  shop  was  built  as  a  lean-to 
on  the  machine  shop. 

The  gymnasium  was  used  as  an  auditorium,  but  the  stage  was 
very  unsatisfactory.  In  1895  a  22x1 6-foot  Stage  was  built,  one 
which  could  be  hoisted  up  against  the  wall ;  it  was  paid  for  by 
student  subscriptions.  During  the  vacation  in  1895  the  wooden 
steps  at  the  rear  entrance  of  the  main  building  were  replaced  by 
cement  stairs.  The  library  space  was  extended  to  No.  4  at  the 
north    on   the   west   side,   which   became   the   librarian's    office. 

In  the  summer  of  1896  almost  all  the  rooms  on  the  third  floor 
of  the  main  building  were  replastered ;  the  halls  throughout  the 
entire  building  were  kalsomined,  as  were  also  the  kitchen  and 
dining-hall.  A  new  floor  was  laid  on  the  fourth  floor.  Telephone 
was  installed.  During  the  school  j'car  1895-96  the  museum  was 
moved  to  the  two  east  rooms  downstairs  in  the  "Chicken  Coop" ; 
and  in  1897  it  was  extended  to  occupy  also  the  adjoining  north- 
west room.  In  1898  the  room  which  had  been  used  for  storing 
trunks  also  had  to  yield  to  the  museum,  so  that  the  entire  build- 
ing, except  the  room  used  for  music  rehearsals,  was  occupied  by 
the  museum.  A  small  frame  building  was  built  southwest  of  the 
main  building  for  storing  trunks.  In  1899  the  stage  in  the  gym- 
nasium was  again  enlarged;  and  a  curtain  was  provided.  In  the 
summer  of  1899  new  cement  steps  were  built  at  the  front  entrance. 
The  same  year  electric  lights  were  installed  in  the  gymnasium 
and  pavilion.  And  in  1899  a  hospital  of  three  rooms  was  erected, 
a  gift  of  Hon.  John  A.  Johnson  of  Madison,  Wisconsin,  in  the 
sum  of  $1,000.00.     It  was  built  just  south  of  the  main  building. 

For  many  years  now  baseball  had  been  played ;  the  same 
ground  was  used  for  a  diamond  as  now,  but  the  boys  batted  to- 
ward the  east.  For  many  years  there  was  no  grandstand,  but 
only  simple  bleachers.  In  1900  track  athletics  were  introduced. 
The  boys  themselves  constructed  and  largely  paid  for  a  cinder 
track,  and  also  supplied  equipment. 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


In  1901  there  was  a  marked  improvement  in  that  a  private 
electrie  light  plant  was  installed,  the  gift  of  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion. The  cost  was  $2,500.00.  The  gymnasium  was  enlarged  in 
1903  to  three  times  its  first  size  and  heeame  essentially  the  same 
as  it  is  now,  except  for  basketball  equipment  with  a  spectators' 
gallery  on  the  east  side  of  the  east  room.  At  this  time,  too — in 
preparation  for  the  Fiftieth  Anniversary  S^'nod  Meeting — the  lit- 
tle building  which  houses  the  large  spruce  log  was  built  inside  the 
track  to  serve   as   a   refreshment   stand.      Also   for   this   occasion   a 


COLLEGE  HOSPITAL 


massive  arch  was  erected  at  the  entrance  to  the  campus.  It  is 
constructed  mainly  of  two  Ionic  columns  of  the  old  court  house  in 
which  services  were  conducted  in  the  early  days  of  the  College. 

Laboratory  space  had  been  provided  in  the  new  building. 
However,  for  some  time  the  apparatus  was  rather  meager.  Prof. 
O.  Ramstad  left  a  legacy  for  laboratory  purposes;  additions  were 
made,  and  the  space  afforded  in  Nos.  27  and  28  was  becoming  in- 
adequate. 

Under  Prof.  Haldor  Hanson's  direction  as  curator,  the  mu- 
seum grew  apace.  In  1905  the  entire  "Chicken  Coop",  down- 
,stairs  and   u])stairs.  was  given  over  to  the   museum.      In    1906  the 


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151 


present  baseball  grandstand  was  built  with  money  collected  by 
the  students.     It  cost  about  $650.00. 

In  the  summer  of  1907  the  rear  entrance  was  extended  and 
the  old  steps  replaced  by  a  porch  of  brick  and  concrete.  In  the 
fall  the  Juniors  and  Seniors  were  given  fine  new  study  desks 
which  took  the  place  of  the  tables.  New  floors  were  laid  in  all 
three  rooms  of  the  gymnasium. 

For  some  time  there  had  been  urgent  need  of  more  dormitory 
space.     This  was  supplied  when  the  Laur.  Larsen  Hall  was  built 


LAUR.  LARSEN  HALL,   1907 


in  1906-07.  It  is  "a  commodious  dormitory  (center  50x40,  two 
wings,  each  90x40;  all,  three  stories  and  basement)  accommodat- 
ing upwards  of  200  students.  It  is  a  handsome  structure;  has 
very  good  fire  protection  (the  same  system  as  the  Main  Building)  ; 
and  is  steam  heated,  electric  lighted,  and  modern  throughout.  It 
has  a  dwelling  apartment  for  a  professor  and  family,  class-rooms, 
a  large  room  for  the  use  of  the  bands  and  other  musical  organiza- 
tions, offices,  a  chemical,  and  a  physical  laboratory,  and  a  work- 
shop for  the  manufacture  and  repair  of  scientific   apparatus." 

"The   Chemical   Laboratory,   valued   at  about  $3,500.00,  is  lo- 
cated in  the  west  wing  of  the  Laur.  Larsen   Hall.      It  is   a  well 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


lighted  room,  and  accommodates  twenty  students  at  one  time.  It 
is  equipped  with  excellent  tables,  supplied  with  gas,  water,  and 
has  individual   hoods." 

"The  Physical  Laboratory  and  class-room  is  located  in  the 
east  wing  of  Laur.  Larsen  Hall.  It  is  a  large  room  with  accom- 
modations for  about  twenty  students  at  one  time.  It  is  equipped 
with  tables  of  approved  design  and  suj^plied  with  all  the  most 
necessary  apparatus.  Additions  are  constantly  being  made  to  the 
equipment,  the  total  value  being  now   about  $3,500.00." 


THE  LANE  OF   ELMS,    I'JIO 

"The  Biological  Laboratory,  equipped  with  microscopes, 
slides,  and  reference  books,  to  the  value  of  over  $1,000.00,  is 
located   in  the   Main   Building." 

The  Laur.  Larsen  Ilall  made  necessary  the  addition  of  an- 
other boiler  to  the  two  already  in  the  heating  plant;  the  coal  bin 
was  altered  to  provide  for  an  overhead  delivery  of  coal.  To  get 
dirt  for  filling  around  the  new  hall,  a  ridge  of  ground  in  front  of 
the  gymnasium  was  removed,  much  to  the  advantage  of  the  pre- 
paratory boys'  baseball  diamond.  The  arch  was  set  in  concrete, 
somewhat  remodeled  and  made  strictly  Ionic  in  design.  A  much 
needed  store-room  for  apparatus  was  built  as  a  lean-to  on  the 
north  side  of  tlie  gymnasium. 


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153 


For  some  time  now  tliere  had  been  two  tennis  courts  within 
the  track;  but  one  was  abandoned  to  give  space  for  track  work. 
In  1907  two  splendid  courts  were  built  just  north  of  the  Reque 
house. 

In  1909  were  secured  a  Bush  and  Lane  piano,  a  three-horse- 
power steam  engine  for  the  laboratory,  a  gift  of  the  Lutheran 
Publishing  House,  $70.00  from  the  class  of  1909  toward  a  motor 
for  ventilating  purposes  in  the  chemistry  department,  and  other 
equipment  for  the  laboratories.     A  noteworthy  acquisition  in  1911 


MAIN   BUILDING   BEFORE   GRADING,    1910 

was  the  splendid  Luther  statue,  a  copy  of  the  famous  statue  in 
Worms.  It  was  presented  by  the  pastors'  wives,  and  cost  $2,547. 
There  was  a  replanning  of  the  campus  in  1910;  the  greatest 
change  involved  the  removal  of  a  lane  of  elms  in  front  of  the 
main  building  to  make  space  for  a  large  open  court.  A  knoll 
about  midway  between  the  main  building  and  the  baseball  diamond 
was  removed.  In  1911  the  Alumni  Association  voted  to  purchase 
an  eight-acre  wooded  tract  of  land  adjoining  the  campus  on  the 
east,  and  lying  north  of  High  Street.  The  class  of  1911  present- 
ed five  fine  electric  light  posts;  the  graduates  of  1912  gave  a 
large  oak  table  for  the  faculty  room. 


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In  1912  the  rest  of  the  students'  rooms  in  the  main  building 
were  furnished  with  desks  of  the  kind  the  Juniors  and  Seniors 
were  given  in  1907;  and  new  teachers'  desks  were  placed  in  the 
class-rooms.  In  both  the  buildings  drinking  fountains  were  placed 
on  the  first  floor.  At  this  time,  too,  Dr.  Eli  Lewison  (Luther  Col- 
lege, 1897)  of  Canton,  S.  Dak.,  presented  a  splendid  pulpit  and 
chair  for  the  chapel.  The  old  rows  of  chairs  were  removed  and 
fine  new  opera  chairs  installed;  these  seats  together  with  a  metal 
ceiling  and   four    attractive   chandeliers  were   paid    for  by   private 


— -r 


LOYALTY  HALL,  1916 


subscription.  An  interesting  addition  to  tlie  museum  collection 
in  1913  was  the  old  historic  log  house  which  served  as  Dr.  V. 
Koren's  first  parsonage  on  Washington  Prairie,  Iowa,  in  1853; 
it  was  placed  right  east  of  the  Reque  house.  A  spacious  band 
stand  was  built  in  1913  in  place  of  the  old  pavilion,  which  was 
torn  down  in   1912. 

An  important  addition  was  a  dining  hall  in  1916.  It  cost 
$18,000.00,  which  sum  was  largely  furnished  by  the  students — 
hence  the  name.  Loyalty  Hall.  It  is  of  red  brick,  95x'15  feet, 
two-story  height,  and  has  a  large  basement,  is  equipped  with  a 
modern  kitchen  and   bakery   furnishings,  and   accommodates   about 


SCHOOL    PLANT  IS'i 

250  persons.  When  it  was  erected — directly  south  of  the  main 
building — it  was  necessary  to  move  the  hospital,  which  was  much 
enlarged  and  remodeled  at  the  same  time.  The  hospital  has  four 
separate  wards,  a  kitchen,  a  nurse's  room,  a  basement  laundry,  a 
disinfecting  room,  and  other  conveniences. 

The  musical  equipment,  practically  all  of  which  is  the  proper- 
ty of  the  Musical  Union,  has  been  steadily  increased.  In  1907 
the  valuation  was  .f^jOOO.OO;  and  in  1921  there  were  130  band 
instruments  and  other  equipment  with  a  total  valuation  of  $15, 
000.00,  exclusive  of  some  orchestra  instruments.  The  Musical 
Union  also  owns  an  extensive  music  library  containing  the  very 
best  music.  Except  for  very  liberal  donations,  the  necessary 
money  has  come  very  largely  from  concerts  given  by  the  Luther 
College  Concert  Band  and  Glee  Club. 

Luther  College  has  made  an  enviable  record  in  athletics.  The 
necessary  paraphernalia  are  furnished  by  the  students'  Athletic 
Association  and  have  now  a  valuation  of  $2,000.00. 

From  time  to  time— especially  the  last  few  years — consider- 
able office  equipment  has  been  secured.  Typewriters,  both  for 
offices  and  the  Commercial  Department,  adding  machine,  mimeo- 
graph, and  other  things,  have  a  combined  valuation  of  $1,200.00. 

In  1919  a  tract  of  land,  the  size  of  a  city  block,  lying  south 
of  High  Street  and  east  of  the  campus,  was  bought;  and  in  1920 
the  College  acquired  the  old  Preus  house  and  lots — called  the 
"Sunnyside  Property" — for  $6,500.00.  The  same  year  the  so- 
called  Driggs  property  was  sold.  The  class  of  1921  presented 
a  very  fine  flag  pole. 

Space  does  not  permit  an  account  of  all  remodeling  and  repar- 
ation done  at  different  times.  Rooms  and  space  have  not  al- 
ways been  used  for  their  original  purpose.  However,  it  would 
be  difficult  to  trace  all  such  changes;  and  possibly  it  would  be  of 
no  real  interest  or  value.  One  very  noteworthy  thing  in  connec- 
tion with  the  equipment  is  that  so  many  things  have  been  pre- 
sented to  the  College  through  funds  raised  or  donated  by  friends, 
students,  and   alumni. 

Easily  the  finest  building  on  the  campus  is  the  new  Koren 
Library,  which  was  dedicated  on  the  14th  of  October,  1921.  The 
erection  of  this  building  had  long  been  deferred.  The  library 
had  long  since  outgrown  its  quarters  in  the  main  building,  and 
several  rooms  on  the  first  and  second  floors  had  been  pressed 
into  service  for  library  purposes.  Prof.  K.  T.  Jacobsen,  the 
present  librarian,  describes  it  thus  in  "College  Chips"  for  Octo- 
ber,  1921  :     "The   Koren   Library   is    situated   on   the   east   side   of 


156  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

the  campus  a  little  south  of  the  president's  house.  It  is  a  modern 
adaptation  of  the  Georgian  stj'le  of  architecture.  The  exterior 
is  of  pressed  brick  with  stone  facings  and  the  rest  of  the  con- 
struction is  of  reinforced  concrete  and  otlier  fireproof  materials. 
The  building  is  in  three  sections;  the  main  section,  80x30  ft., 
containing  two  stories;  the  central  })ortion,  60x21  ft.,  with  three 
stories  and  basement;  and  the  third  section  in  the  rear,  ()0x'26  ft. 
The  main  entrance  is  on  the  west  side,  a  passage-way  formed  by 


DR.     H.    G.     STUB    LAYING     THE    COR- 

NKR-STONE    OF    KOREN     LIBRARV. 

APRIL     18,     1U21 

two  rows  of  square  pillars  leading  through  the  main  ])ortion  of 
the  building  to  the  second  section.  Tlic  space  on  both  sides  of 
this  passage-way  will  be  used  for  museum  purposes.  On  the 
first  floor  of  the  central  portion  is  a  receiving  and  work  room, 
besides  cloak  rooms,  and  a  liallway  from  which  marble  stairs 
lead  up  to  the  second  floor.  At  the  head  of  the  stairs  to  the  left 
is  found  the  entrance  to  the  reading-room,  whicli  occupies  the 
whole  of  the  second  floor  of  the  main  portion  of  tlie  building.  It 
is  large  enough  to  accommodate  84  readers  at  one  time.  In  the 
hall    opposite    the    entrance    to    the    reading-room    is    the    delivery 


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157 


desk.  The  librarian's  office  occupies  the  north  side  of  the  second 
floor  of  this  central  section  and  on  the  south  side  is  a  small  study 
room.  The  third  floor  of  this  central  section  will  be  used  for 
museum  purposes.  The  rear  section  is  occupied  entirely  b}'  the 
book  stacks.  It  is  equipped  with  the  steel  stacks  of  the  Snead 
type  and  marble  floors.  The  three  lower  tiers  of  these  stacks 
have  been  built  for  the  present  and  a  fourth  tier  can  be  put  in 
later  when  needed.  The  present  capacity  of  the  stacks  if  shelved 
tight  is  approximately  80,000  volumes,  or,  a  library  working  cap- 


KOREX   LIBRARY,    FRONT   VIEW,    1921 


acity  of  between  50,000  and  60,000  volumes.  One  excellent 
feature  of  the  building  is  that  it  is  unusually  well  lighted.  The 
reading-room  has  five  large  arched  windows  on  the  west  side  and 
one  on  each  end,  and  the  stacks  are  likewise  very  light,  windows 
having  been  provided  between  each  row  of  stacks  on  the  east  side 
and  one  on  either  end  opposite  the  central  aisle.  Skylights  give 
excellent  light  to  the  third  floor  central  portion  and  to  the  deliv- 
ery desk.  For  artificial  light  a  system  of  semi-indirect  lighting 
which  gives  a  soft  light  for  reading  purposes  has  been  installed  in 
tlie  reading-room  and  offices  on  the  second  floor,  while  a  difi^erent 
kind  of  fixture  giving  a  brighter  light  has  been  placed  in  the 
rooms    to    be    used    for    museum    purposes." 


158               LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

The   following   is    an    appraisal   of   the   Luther    College   equip- 
ment, including  endowments    and   legacies,   in    1921: 

.    Campus   $   10,000.00 

Main   Building 75,000.00 

Laur.   Larsen  Hall    60,000.00 

Loyalty   Hall 18,000.00 

Koren  Library  Building 130,000.00 

Gymnasium 8,000.00 

Hospital    3,500.00 

Heat   and   Light    Plant    15,000.00 

Museum 2,000.00 

Professors'  Residences tjOOO.OO 

2,500.00 

6,500.00 

Other  Buildings 3,000.00 

General   Endowment,   restricted    4,185.00 

General  Endowment,  unrestricted    250,980.00 

Science  Fund 6,t00.00 

Student   Aid    Funds    27,827.61 

Unclassified  Funds 1 1,1'01.57 

Library   (books,  catalogs,  etc.)    10,000.00 

Scientific  Apparatus 8,000.00 

Musical  Instruments,  etc 15,000.00 

Museum   Collections    8,000.00 

Furniture    10,000.00 


$719,294.18 
In    the    treasurer's    report    to    the    general    convention    of    the 
Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  America  in  June,  1922,  the  follow- 
ing appraisal  of  the  resources  of  Luther  College  is  made: 

Real   estate,  buildings,   and   equipment $609,858.93 

Endowments    (held    by    Corporation)     41,552.48 

Endowments    (Memorial   Fund)    250,000.00 

Other  endowments 9,241.70 

$910,653.11 


CHAPTER  SEVEN 

LIBRARY  AND  MUSEUM 

Karl  T.  Jacobsen 
I.    The  Library 

THE  beginning  of  the  library  goes  back  to  the  foundation  of 
the  College.  At  the  meetings  of  the  Norwegian  Evangelical 
Lutheran  Church  in  America  (the  body  since  1865  known  as  the 
Synod  for  the  Norwegian  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  in  Amer- 
ica), in  June,  1861,  one  of  the  appropriations  which  was  made 
for  the  school  about  to  be  established  was  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
dollars  a  year  for  two  years  with  which  to  purchase  books  for 
the  institution.  Ever  since  that  time  an  annual  appropriation 
for  the  library  has  been  made  by  the  Church,  the  amount  allowed 
being  one  hundred  dollars  for  the  first  few  years,  two  hundred 
dollars  for  the  greater  part  of  the  time,  and  finally  reaching  the 
sum  of  three  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  for  the  year  1921-22. 
From  1881  until  1917  the  annual  appropriation  from  the  Church 
was  augmented  by  an  annual  student  fee,  at  first  of  twenty-five 
cents,  later  fifty  cents,  and  finally  one  dollar  for  each  student. 

With  the  meager  funds  at  its  disposal,  especially  at  first,  the 
early  growth  of  the  library  was  not  rapid.  Tlie  first  figures  con- 
cerning the  size  of  the  library  are  those  contained  in  the  report 
of  the  librarian  for  1881-82.  In  that  year  the  library  had  reached 
a  total  of  3,505  volumes  or  an  average  of  about  170  volumes  a 
year  for  the  first  twenty  years  of  its  existence.  Since  that  time 
its  groAvth  has  been  a  little  more  rapid.  In  the  following  year 
(1882-83),  which  is  the  first  time  m,ention  is  made  of  the  library 
in  the  catalog,  the  number  of  volumes  given  is  3,700  in  addition 
to  the  "Mimer  Library",  a  collection  of  books  obtained  by  the 
voluntary  contribution  of  the  members  of  a  student  society.  This 
last  named  collection  was  donated  to,  and  incorporated  into,  the 
library  in  1889,  and  by  this  addition,  together  with  the  regular 
accessions,  the  library  had  in  that  year  reached  a  total  of  5,800 
volumes.  By  1914  the  number  of  volumes  had  reached  a  total  of 
18,500  in  addition  to  about  3,000  pamphlets.  In  the  fall  of  that 
year  about  5,000  more  volumes  were  added  by  the  gift  by  friends 
of    the    institution    of    the    so-called    Bang    Library.       Since    then 


160  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

several  smaller  collections  have  been  turned  over  to  the  library, 
and  these,  together-  with  the  regular  accessions  and  gifts  from 
time  to  time,  have  brought  the  size  of  the  library  up  to  about 
29,000  bound  volumes  and  between  8,000  and  10,000  pamphlets 
and  unbound  books. 

The  special  collections  referred  to  above  have  all,  with  the 
exception  of  one,  the  Bang  Library,  been  developed  in  connection 
with  some  organization  at  Luther,  The  first  of  these  collections 
to  be  started  was  the  above  mentioned  "Mimer  Library".  This 
collection  was  formed  by  a  student  society  organized  expressly 
for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  more  books  along  wider  cultural 
lines,  the  funds  of  the  library  not  being  sufficient  to  obtain  much 
more  than  the  most  needed  reference  works.  The  members  taxed 
themselves  one  dollar  each  a  year  for  this  purpose,  and  in  the  fif- 
teen or  sixteen  years  of  its  existence  (1873  or  '71  to  1889)  a  total 
of  upwards  of  nine  hundred  volumes  had  been  collected.  The  cat- 
alog of  this  collection,  printed  in  1881',  shows  it  to  have  consisted 
to  a  great  extent  of  standard  works  of  English,  American,  and 
Norwegian  literature,  some  history  and  description,  and  a  few 
books  in  the  natural  sciences.  Of  the  organization  of  this  society 
the  late  Reverend  M.  Langeland  says  in  a  letter  of  October  13, 
1921:  "Professor  J.  D.  Jacobsen  must  be  given  credit  for  start- 
ing 'Mimer'  ",  And  Mr.  K.  G.  Faegre  in  a  letter  of  October,  1921, 
to  Reverend  I.  B.  Torrison,  states  that  the  first  committee  to  se- 
lect books  for  "Mimer"  consisted  of  Professor  Jacobsen,  Professor 
O.  G.  Felland,  himself,  and  one  other  student.  Among  later  of- 
ficers of  the  society  was  Dr.  Ludvig  Hektoen.  As  already  men- 
tioned, this  collection  was  donated  to  the  library  in   1889. 

By  far  the  largest  single  collection  secured  by  the  library 
is  the  so-called  Bang  Library.  This  was  bought  from  the  estate 
of  the  late  Bishop  Bang  of  Norway  by  Hon.  L.  S.  Swenson  and 
other  friends  of  Luther  and  donated  to  the  library  in  1914.  The 
collection,  consisting  of  approximately  5,000  volumes,  is  rich  in 
Norwegian  literature — especially   the  older^ — and  history. 

During  1920  the  books  collected  by  the  student  historical  so- 
ciety "P.  A.  Munch",  as  well  as  the  collection  gathered  by  the 
Norwegian  literary  society  "Normannalaget",  were  turned  over  to 
the  library.  The  first  of  these,  a  collection  of  about  125  volumes, 
consists  mainly  of  works  of  history  and  description,  especially  of 
the  Scandinavian  countries.  The  "Normannalaget"  collection  is 
confined  almost  entirely  to  works  in  Norwegian  literature  and 
numbers  about  150  volumes. 

The  last  of  these   special   collections   to   be   transferred   to  the 


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161 


library  is  the  museum  library.  This  transfer  was  recommended 
by  the  faculty  in  1921  and  approved  by  the  Board  of  Trustees 
in  order  that  the  book  resources  of  the  institution  might,  as  far 
as  possible,  come  under  one  administration.  This  collection,  while 
somewhat  varied  in  character,  contains  a  good  many  books  by  Nor- 
wegian-American authors  and  publishers.  It  numbers,  aside  from 
the  newspapers  which,  for  the  present,  are  retained  in  the  mu- 
seum,  something  over   2,000  titles. 

Just  where  the  library  was  kept  during  the  earliest  years  of 
its  existence  the  writer  has  not  been  able  to  discover,  but  in  the 
late  seventies  it  was  assigned  space  in  the  tower  room  on  the  sec- 


THE  OLD  READING  ROOM 


ond  floor  of  the  main  building.  From  there  it  was  moved  in  1884, 
the  catalog  for  that  year  tells  us,  "into  more  commodious  quarters 
on  the  first  floor  of  the  main  building".  Here,  in  the  northeast 
corner  of  the  building,  it  remained  until  the  lire  in  1889,  and  its 
location  was  probably  the  only  thing  that  made  it  possible  to  save 
it  at  that  time,  since  this  part  of  the  building  was  the  last  to  burn. 
For  several  hours  during  the  night  the  students  carried  the  books 
to  the  gymnasium  until  the  6,000  volumes  which  the  library  then 
contained  had  all  been  brought  out  of  the  burning  building.  While 
the  main  building  was  being  rebuilt,  the  library  occupied  space  in 
the  building  now  for  a  long  time  used  for  the  museum,  but  as  soon 
as  the  main  building  was  completed  it  was  moved  into  the  three 
rooms  provided  for  it  in  the  south  end  of  the  building.  Before 
long  it  outgrew  these  quarters,  however,  and  additional  shelving 
space  had  to  be  provided  by  taking,  first  the  east  room  opposite 
the  librarian's  office,  and  later  two  rooms  in  the  northwest  corner 
of  the  second   floor   for  this  purpose.      Even  with   this   additional 


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space  tile  quarters  had  beeome  extremely  erowded,  and  it  was, 
therefore,  a  great  relief  when  tlu'  library  finally  could  be  moved 
into  its  new  home  in  the  modern  Koren  Library  and  Museum 
Building. 

The  administration  of  the  library  was  probably  during  the 
first  few  years  vested  in  the  president.  At  least  there  is  no  rec- 
ord available  of  any  one  having  been  designated  librarian  before 
Professor  (j.  Landmark.  Professor  Landmark  was  a  teacher  at 
the  institution  from  18G7  to  1876  and  librarian  most  of  that  time. 


KOREN  LIBRARY,  REAR  VIEW,  1921 


He  was  succeeded  as  librarian  by  Professor  J.  D.  Jacobsen,  who 
served  as  such  from  187i  until  his  death,  in  188L  In  1881-82 
Professor  O.  J.  Breda  served  as  librarian,  and  he  was  succeeded 
by  Professor  H.  Roalkvam,  1882-86,  and  Professor  Emil  Peter- 
sen, 1886-87.  In  1887  Professor  C.  A.  Naeseth  was  appointed 
librarian,  and  he  served  continuously  as  such  until  tlie  summer  of 
1920,  when  he  resigned  and  was  succeeded  by  the  present  librar- 
ian, Karl  T.  Jacobsen.  Before  1912  the  position  of  librarian  was 
combined  with  a  regular  teaching  position,  but  in  that  year  Pro- 
fessor Naeseth  was  relieved  of  the  last  of  his  classes.  For  the 
last  ten  years  Professor  Enoch  Peterson  has  also  given  a  good 
deal  of  time  and  energy  to  the  library,  acting  as  assistant  librar- 
ian a  large  part  of  this  period.     While  most  of  these  men  did  not 


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liave  any  special  library  training,  they  all  had  special  interest  and 
qualifications  for  the  position.  To  them,  and  to  Professor  Naeseth 
especially,  much  credit  is  due  for  building  up  so  comprehensive 
and  fairly  representative  a  collection  with  the  limited  funds  at 
their  disposal. 

That  the  organization  of  the  library  under  the  circumstances 
necessarily  had  to  be  somewhat  neglected  was  only  to  be  expected. 
The  need  of  a  better  organization,  especially  as  the  collection 
grew,  was,  however,  not  lost  sight  of.  In  1889  a  classified  printed 
catalog  was  first  published.  This  was  kept  up  to  date  as  far  as 
possible  by  manuscript  entries  in  several  copies  until  the  late 
nineties,  when  it  became  apparent  that  some  other  system  would 
have  to  be  adopted.  So  in  the  spring  of  1899  Mr.  Torstein  Jahr, 
'96,  who  was  attending  the  Illinois  Library  School,  was  engaged 
to  classify  and  catalog  the  library.  With  the  help  of  Mr.  Joseph 
Brorby,  '99,  and  S.  B.  Hustvedt,  '02,  he  classified  according  to  the 
Dewey  system  the  collection  which  at  that  time  numbered  some 
10,000  volumes,  and  provided  a  dictionary  catalog  on  cards.  This 
task  was  performed  in  1899  and  1900,  mostly  during  the  summer 
months.  Since  that  time  the  catalog  was  kept  up  by  the  librarian 
as  far  as  the  limited  time  at  his  disposal  for  this  work  would  allow. 
But  with  the  lack  of  funds  to  get  adequate  assistance  it  was  im- 
possible for  him  to  enter  even  the  ordinary  current  accessions 
properly,  not  to  mention  the  larger  collections  which  have  been 
added  to  the  library  the  past  few  years.  The  result  was  a  stead- 
ily growing  accumulation  of  uncataloged  and  unclassified  books, 
and  the  steady  deterioration  of  tlie  catalog.  Since  both  the  cat- 
alog and  the  classification  needed  a  thorough  revision  and  the  ac- 
cumulation of  uncataloged  books  had  grown  so  large,  it  was  de- 
cided to  reorganize  on  a  new  basis.  As  the  Dewey  classification 
has  generally  proved  unsatisfactory  for  college  libraries,  the  I>i- 
brary  of  Congress  system  of  classification  has  been  adopted  as  the 
basis  of  its  arrangement.  In  the  cataloging  also  the  form  in  use 
by  the  Library  of  Congress  is  in  general  being  followed,  although 
the  cataloging  is  not  in  all  cases  carried  out  in  such  detail.  A  be- 
ginning of  this  reorganization  was  made  in  the  summer  of  1919, 
when  the  present  librarian,  who  was  at  that  time  connected  with 
the  University  of  Chicago  I>ibraries,  spent  about  tliree  weeks  in 
Decorah  and  with  the  help  of  Mrs.  .Jacobsen  and  Professor  Enoch 
Peterson  arranged  the  Bang  Library,  classifying  and  sliclflisting 
a  part  of  it  and  arranging  the  remainder  roughly  by  classes.  The 
reclassification  could  not  be  continued  until  after  Christmas  of 
1920.      Since   that  time   all   new   accessions   and   most   of   the  books 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


in  the  reading  room  reference  collection  have  been  placed  under 
the  new  system  and  fully  cataloged.  Books  from  the  uncataloged 
collections  are  also  being  taken  up  as  time  allows.  Doing  the 
work  in  this  way,  the  process  is  necessarily  a  slow  one,  especially 
M'ith  the  small  staff  to  which  our  present  funds  limit  us;  but  it  is 
felt  that  it  is  economy  of  time  to  do  the  work  thoroughly  so  as  to 
develop  a  system  of  bibliographical  tools  that  will  stand  the  test 
of  time  and  serve  to  make  the  resources  of  the  library  available 
to  the  best  advantage. 


RKADING   ROOM,   KOREN    LIBRARY 


The  greater  part  of  tlie  books  in  the  library  have  been  secured 
at  the  recommendation  of  the  various  professors  for  use  in  their 
respective  courses,  and  its  value  as  a  reference  collection  for  as- 
signed reading  is  constantly  increasing.  Since  the  school  in  its 
curriculum  emphasizes  the  humanities,  the  fields  that  are  best  rep- 
resented in  the  library  are  literature,  history,  religion,  and,  to  a 
somewhat  lesser  degree,  the  social  and  natural  sciences.  The  li- 
brary has  also  a  fairly  good  reference  collection  containing  rep- 
resentative works  in  various  fields  of  knowledge,  even  such  as  are 
not  represented  in  the  college  curriculum.  This  being  a  Lutheran 
school,  considerable  emphasis  is  being  ])laced  on  securing  the  lit- 
erature pertaining  to  this  church  and  especially  on  obtaining  as 
much  as  possible  of  the  literature  that  lias  been  published  by  and 


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165 


about  the  Norwegian  Lutherans  in  America.  The  library  has  also 
made  a  beginning  towards  collecting  and  preserving  literature  il- 
lustrative of  the  culture  and  history  of  the  Norwegians  and  especi- 
ally of  the  people  of  Norwegian  extraction  in  this  country.  It  is 
the  aim  of  the  library  to  cooperate  with  the  museum  in  making 
this  collection  as  complete  as  possible. 

In  the   future   development   of   the  library   the   greatest   stress 
should   undoubtedly   continue   to   be   placed   on   obtaining   material 


FIRST  FLOOR,  KOREN  LIBRARY 
{Reserved  for  Museum) 


most  directly  needed  in  the  various  courses  so  that  the  library  may 
become  even  more  than  at  present  the  workshop  of  students  and 
instructors;  the  gaps  in  the  reference  collection  should  be  filled 
and  this  made  more  comprehensive;  our  collection  of  Lutheran 
literature  should  be  made  more  complete;  the  Norwegian  and  Nor- 
wegian-American collection  should  be  made  as  exhaustive  as  pos- 
sible; more  emphasis  might  to  advantage  be  laid  on  collecting 
material  on  local  history  and  history  of  the  Middle  West;  and  last 
but  not  least,  the  organization  already  referred  to  should  go  for- 
ward as  fast  as  circumstances  will  allow,  not  only  that  the  re- 
sources of  the  library  may  be  made  better  available,  but  also  that 
the    students    may    become    acquainted    with    better    bibliographic 


166  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SLXTY   YEARS 

tools  and  get  a  better  insight  into  tlif  nittliods  of  independent  re- 
search. 

II.    The  Museum 

In  "Kirketidende"  for  February  2-3,  1877,  Professor  Laur. 
Larsen  acknowledges  the  receipt  of  600  birds'  eggs  for  Luther 
College  and  at  the  same  time  mentions  that  a  number  of  other  ar- 
ticles had  been  received,  forming  the  beginning  of  a  museum. 

The  growth  of  the  museum  was  evidently  not  ver}'  rapid,  and 
it  was  not  before  1890  that  anj^thing  was  done  towards  display- 
ing the  articles.  In  that  year  Professor  Sihler  was  placed  in 
charge,  and  with  the  fifty  dollars  at  his  disposal  he  had  some 
cases  made  for  keeping  and  displaying  tlie  various   articles. 

In  October,  1895,  Professor  Haldor  Hanson  was  appointed 
curator,  and  it  was  under  his  administration  that  the  museum  made 
the  greatest  headway.  The  extent  of  its  growth  the  first  five 
years  it  was  under  his  charge  can  be  seen  from  the  report  given 
in  "Kirketidende"  for  May  23,  1900,  from  which  the  following 
is  taken: 

"One  of  the  principal  aims  of  tlic  museum  is  to  collect  and 
Ijreserve  the  Norwegian-American  newspaper  literature.  It  has 
now  518  complete  volumes  of  various  newspapers  and  a  little  more 
than  that  of  incomplete  volumes.  In  the  museum  library  there 
are  a  little  more  than  2,000  volumes,  most  of  them  by  Norwegian- 
American  publishers. 

The  museum  has  a  coin  collection  of  GOO  pieces,  and  a  stamp 
collection  of  more  than  i.300.  In  the  collection  of  photographs 
can  be  found  12t  photographs  of  Norwegian-American  clergymen, 
teachers,  and  journalists,  in  addition  to  several  groups;  180  photo- 
graphs of  churches,  schools,  and  parsonages;  30  groups  from  Lu- 
ther College,  etc. 

In  the  natural  history  section  there  are  150  stuffed  birds,  38 
fishes,  35  mammals;  a  small  collection  of  insects,  975  birds'  eggs, 
about  1,000  shells,  33  corals,  about  200  specimens  of  minerals  and 
quartz,  several  fossils,  an  herbarium  of  500  specimens. 

In  the  ethnological  section  there  are  more  than  100  Indian 
relics  such  as  arrowheads,  tomahawks,  bracelets,  etc.,  about  100 
articles  from  Alaska,  a  collection  of  weapons  including  poisoned 
arrows  from  the  South  Sea  Islands,  also  several  articles  from  Af- 
rica. China,  and  .Ja])an.  The  Museum  has  laid  s))eeial  stress  on 
securing  and  ])reservijig  articles  illustrative  of  Norwi'gian  life 
and  culturt'. 

A  beginning  towards  an  art  section  has  been  made,  especi- 
ally by  the  contribution  of  Mr.  Gausta's  large  and  splendid  paint- 


LIB^^ARY   AND    MUSEUM  167 

ing  entitled  'Closing  the  Bargain'.     A  plaster  east  of  Apollo  Bel- 
videre  has  been  donated  by  the  elasses  '94,  '95,  '96,  and  '97." 

Of  articles  mentioned  since  the  time  of  this  report  may  be 
specially  noted  the  model  of  "Maihaugen",  a  collection  of  old 
buildings  gathered  together  from  various  parts  of  Gudbrandsdalen 
to  a  large  slope  overlooking  Lillehammer,  Norway,  and  now  form- 
ing the  home  of  the  celebrated  "Sandvigske  Samlinger".  This 
model  was  donated  by  Reverend  M.  K.  Bleken.  Another  art- 
icle of  considerable  interest  is  the  Hardanger  bridal  costume  from 
1754  displayed  on  an  ap])ropriate  wax  figure.  Also  quite  a  num- 
ber of  articles   relating  to   Norwegian-American  pioneer  life   have 


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been  added.  Among  these  is  the  first  parsonage  occupied  by  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Koren.  This  little  log  cabin  has  been  moved  from  Wash- 
ington Prairie  and  placed  on  the  campus  east  of  the  president's 
house.  The  interior  has  been  fitted  up  with  furniture  representa- 
tive of  that  pioneer  time.  The  Syrian  collection,  consisting  of 
relics  from  a  church  built  by  the  crusaders  in  the  11th  or  12th 
century,  oil  lamps  from  the  island  of  Cyprus,  Turkish  costumes 
and  various  other  articles,  is  also  worthy  of  mention.  To  the  art 
section  .have  been  added  two  pieces  of  statuary — copies  of  the 
Borghesian  fighter  and  of  the  Laocoon  group — and  various  heads 
and  masks;  also  a  number  of  paintings,  among  which  are  the  "En- 
trance to  the  Golden  Gate"  by  N.  Hagerup  and  "Winter  Scene" 
by  Alex.  Grinager. 

Professor    Haldor    Hanson    was    succeeded    as    curator    in    1902 


168 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


by  Professor  George  Markhus,  and  when  he  left  Decorah  in  1906, 
Professors  H.  W.  Sheel  and  M.  K.  Bleken  were  placed  in  charge. 

The  museum  was  first  located  in  the  northwest  corner  room 
of  the  second  floor  of  tlie  main  building,  but  in  1895  it  was  moved 
to  the  small  brick  building  northwest  of  the  main  building.  At 
first  it  occupied  only  part  of  this  building,  but  before  long,  even 
with  the  whole  building  devoted  to  its  exclusive  use,  it  became 
very  much  cramped  for  room  and  for  a  number  of  years  past  the 
articles  received  have  had  to  be  stored  elsewhere. 


THIRD  FLOOR,  KOREN   LIBRARY 
(Reserved  for  Museum) 


Because  of  these  conditions  no  special  efforts  have  been  made 
the  last  fifteen  years  to  develop  the  museum  to  any  great  extent. 
But,  with  the  space  provided  in  the  new  Koren  Library  and 
Museum  Building  for  housing  a  considerable  part  of  the  museum 
collection  and  thereby  giving  opportunity  for  further  growth, 
steps  have  now  been  taken  to  place  the  management  of  the  museum 
on  a  more  jjermanent  basis.  The  general  direction  of  the  museum 
has  been  placed  in  the  hands  of  a  permanent  faculty  committee 
composed  of  the  head  of  the  Scandinavian  department,  the  li- 
brarian, and  one  member  from  the  science  department,  the  first 
named  to  be  chairman  of  tlie  committee  and  curator  of  the  nmseum. 

The    books    originally    collected    for    the    museum    have    been 


LIBRARY   AND   MUSEUM  169 

transferred  to  the  library.  The  newspapers  have,  however,  been 
retained  in  the  museum  with  a  view  to  having  them  form  part  of 
the  collection  of  the  Norwegian-American  Historical  Archives 
which  it  is  the  purpose  of  the  present  curator,  Dr.  Knut  Gjerset, 
to  form  in  connection  with  the  museum.  It  is  the  purpose  of  the 
present  management  in  the  future  development  of  the  museum  to 
stress  even  more  than  in  the  past  those  sections  which  are  illus- 
trative of  the  history  and  culture  of  the  early  pioneers  of  Nor- 
wegian extraction  as  well  as  Norwegian  culture  as  a  whole.  In 
keeping  with  this  it  is  Dr.  Gjerset's  plan,  in  the  remodeling  of  the 
old  museum  building  which  will  have  to  be  done  in  the  very  near 
future  in  order  to  provide  proper  housing  for  that  part  of  the  col- 
lection that  cannot  be  accommodated  in  the  Koren  Library  and  Mu- 
seum Building,  "to  arrange  a  typical  Norwegian  living-room  where 
articles  preserved  from  pioneer  days  can  be  placed  as  they  once 
stood  in  grandmother's  own  home.  This  will  cost  a  little,  but  it 
will  gladden  many  if  it  can  be  done.  There  will  be  found  the 
loom  and  the  spinning-wheel,  the  cupboard  and  the  old  chests ; 
the  fireplace  with  pot-hooks,  pots,  and  copper  kettles;  the  table 
with  wooden  vessels  as  in  olden  days;  even  the  big  Bible  with  the 
horn-rimmed  spectacles  between  the  leaves  where  the  old  grand- 
mother read  for  the  last  time.  The  collection  must  be  brought 
into  such  form  that  it  breathes   Norwegian  life." 


A   CELEBRATION    IN    THE  SEVENTlEiJ 


CHAPTER  EIGHT 

INCOME 

K.     O.     ElTTKEIM 

NKAHI>Y  tlirec-fourtlis  oi'  tlir  incoiiif  of  Liitlur  College  during 
its  sixty  years  of  history  lias  come  from  the  chureli  to  which 
the  school  has  belonged.  The  remaining  one-fourth  has  come  from 
the   students. 

F'or  buildings  and  grounds  about  a  half  million  dollars  has 
been  received,  all  of  which  has  been  raised  by  s])eeial  sid)scrip- 
tion.s. 

About  .t.']0(),000  have  been  received  for  s})ecial  purposes,  mostly 
in  the  nature  of  endowments.  5|^2.50,0()()  is  a  general  endowment 
fund,  of  which  James  J.  1 1  ill  gave  $50,000  on  the  condition  that 
$200,000  more  be  raised.  This  amount  wa.s  subscribed  by  tin; 
people  of  the  Synod  and  the  sul)scri})tion  was  completed  in  the 
year    1912. 

Special  gifts  and  legacies  have  been  received  as  follows: 

1.  Halvor  Olson  Gjerjord,  wStoughton,  Wis.,  gave  the  sum  of 
$7,.'it3.2.'3,  the  income  of  which  is  to  be  used  for  aiding  "the  most 
worthy  and  needy  students  at  Luther  College  who  are  studying 
with  the  purpose  and  view  of  service  in  the  ministry  of  the  Nor- 
wegian Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  of  America."  This  amount 
was  received  in  1882. 

2.  Martin  Pederson,  Winneshiek  Co.,  Iowa,  in  ISSt  gave  $750, 
the  interest  of  which  is  "to  be  applied  yearly  in  assisting  ])oor  stu- 
dents who  are  from  time  to  time  preparing  for  the  ministry  of 
the  Gos])cl  in   the  Norwegian    I/Utheran   Church   of  America." 

3.  Bergit  Ellingson.  Worth  Co.,  Iowa,  in  1891  gave  $^00,  the 
income  of  which  is  to  be  used  for  the  benefit  of  needy  students  who 
will    prepare   themselves   for   service   in   the    Church, 

1.  Knut  K.  Neste,  Jr.,  Decorah,  Iowa,  in  1901  gave  $800 
"to  be  used  to  the  aid  of  needy  students  at  the  discretion  of  the 
president   as   he   may   think   advisable." 

5.  T.  Thom])son  and  wife,  Vermilion,  S.  Dak.  In  ]f)()5  their 
children  gave  in  grateful  remembrance  of  above-named  ])arents  the 
sum  of  $300,  the  income  to  be  used  "for  the  benefit  of  such  students 
who  contciiiplatc  the   study  of  theology   and   need    such   assistance." 


INCOME  171 

6.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  ().  C.  Johnson  Hallan  Legacy,  Decorah. 
Iowa.  $1,000  given  in  1907.  Income  to  be  distributed  by  the 
president  and  secretary  of  L.  C.  and  tlie  pastor  of  First  N.  E.  L. 
Church  of  Decorah  "t©  such  needy  students  of  the  College  who 
intend  later  to  enter  the  service  of  the  Synod  of  the  Norwegian 
IvUtheran  Church  of  America,  and  who  in  the  opinion  of  the  faculty 
are  worthy  of  such  assistance." 

7.  Anton  Hegge,  Garretson,  S.  Dak.,  gave  in  1909  .ftOO  and 
in  1910  -tSOO,  total  $900.  The  income  is  to  be  distributed  by  the 
faculty  to  such  needy  and  worthy  students  at  Luther  College  who 
later  study  theology  at  the  Seminary  to  serve  tire  Church  as  pastors 
or   teachers. 

8.  Ingeborg  Gjerjord,  Stoughton,  Wis.,  widow  of  Halvor  O. 
Gjerjord,  in  1911  bequeathed  $1,227. 58  on  exactly  the  same  terms 
as  the  earlier  legacy  by  her   husband. 

9.  Captain  T.  A.  Rossing,  Bode,  Iowa,  in  1911  gave  $10,000, 
the  income  of  which  (and,  if  necessary,  the  principal)  is  to  be 
used  "to  aid  young  men  who  have  been  graduated  or  may  be 
graduated  from  Luther  College,"  "during  their  time  of  stud}'  either 
at  Luther  College  or  at  Luther  Seminary,  or  both,"  "who  intend 
to  enter  the  service  of  the  Church  either  as  ministers  of  the  Gospel 
or  as  professors." 

10.  Mrs.  Melaas,  in  1913,  gave  $285,  the  income  to  be  used 
to  aid  needy  students  wlio  intend  to  become  ministers. 

11.  Kitil  Funer,  Ridgeway,  Iowa,  in  1910,  gave  $200,  the  in- 
come to  be  used  to  aid  needy  students  who  intend  to  become  min- 
isters. 

12.  Gilbert  and  Marit  Remmen,  in  1911,  gave  $500,  the  income 
of  which  is  to  be  used  for  assisting  needy  students. 

13.  M.  J.  Melaas,  Stoughton,  Wis.,  in  1914-  gave  $175,  income 
to  be  used  to  assist  students  who  intend  to  enter  the  ministry. 

14.  Caroline  Busness,  Decorah,  Iowa,  by  bequest  in  1916  gave 
$1,000  in  cash  and  a  residence  property  in  Decorah  valued  at 
$1,500,  the  latter  subject  to  possession  by  Mrs.  Martha  Hanson 
during  life.  The  income  is  to  be  used  for  assisting  needy  students 
who  intend  to  enter  the  ministry. 

15.  Ouden  and  Randine  Evenson  Legacy,  La  Crosse,  Wis. 
This  legacy,  amounting  to  $1,61' 1.70,  came  into  our  possession  in 
1916.  "The  interest  of  said  money  shall  annually  be  used  for  tlie 
aid  and  support  of  one  or  more  worthy  farmers'  sons  studying  at 
said  College,  providing  they  shall  be  in  need  of  such  aid  and 
support.    Preference  in  awarding  tlie  annual  interest  of  said  money 


172  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

shall   be   shown    farmers'    sons    from   the   eastern   district   of    said 
Synod." 

16.  Helga  O.  Hokaasen  gave  in  1916  the  sum  of  $100,  the 
income  "to  be  used  and  expended  by  said  trustees  in  rendering 
financial  assistance  to  such  students  as  in  their  judgment  are  in 
need  of  the  same  while  enrolled  and  in  actual  attendance  at  the 
said  College." 

17.  Mrs.  Ragnhild  Sandager  in  1919  gave  $500,  the  income 
to  be  used  for  the  assistance  of  students  preparing  for  the  min- 
istry. 

18.  The  Laur.  Larsen  Memorial  Fund  amounts  to  $1,450,  and 
the  income  is  used  for  aiding  students   for  the  ministry. 

19.  Prof.  Ola  Ramstad  of  Luther  College,  who  died  in  1889, 
left  a  farm  and  some  other  property  to  be  used  by  his  parents 
while  they  lived  and  after  their  death  to  be  given  to  Luther  Col- 
lege. This  property  came  into  possession  of  Luther  College  about 
the  year  1900,  and  the  final  proceeds  amounted  to  $6,400.  "The 
annual  income  thereof  sliall  be  expended  by  said  Board  of  Trustees 
for  facilitating  the  instruction  in  the  natural  sciences  in  said  Nor- 
wegian Luther  College." 

20.  The  Endowment  for  Teachers'  Salaries,  amounting  to 
$4,185,  is  made  up  of  the  following  legacies  and  gifts: 

Martin   Madson   Legacy,   1895 $    800.00 

Ole  J.   Hemma  Legacy 125.00 

Ole  J.   Broin  Estate,   1913 1,000.00 

B.  Anundsen  Estate,  1914 500.00 

Gathered  by  Rev.  E.  L  Strom,  1917 1,310.00 

Donations   in    1918    215.00 

Donations    in    1919    235.00 

21.  In  1918  was  received  the  R.  Larson  estate,  amounting  to 
$1,905,  with  no  conditions  attached  as  to  how  it  was  to  be  used. 

It  was  the  writer's  intention  to  itemize  the  income  of  each  of 
these  funds  and  also  to  show  how  many  students  have  been  given 
financial  aid,  but  time  has  not  permitted  this  to  be  done. 

The  income  from  "special  endowments"  listed  in  the  table  from 
1862  to  1877  was  interest  on  the  so-called  "University  Fund". 
The  income  was  used  for  teachers'  salaries,  and  the  fund  itself 
was  expended  for  buildings. 

After  the  receipt  of  the  general  endowment  fund  in  1912  a 
steady  and  substantial  income  has  been  received  from  this  source. 
Most  of  the  money  is  invested  in  farm  mortgages  and  yields  about 


INCOME  173 

six  per  cent  interest.  This  fund  should  be  enlarged,  and  in  the 
near  future  it  must  be,  in  order  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the 
North  Central  Association  of  Colleges  and  Secondary  Schools,  of 
which  Luther  College  is  a  member.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  fund 
may  before  long  be  increased  to  a  million  dollars.  While  the  school 
would  yet  be  dependent  in  some  measure  upon  the  Church  for 
support,  the  burden  would  not  be  so  heavy  as  it  necessarily  is  now. 
It  would  hardly  be  beneficial  to  either  school  or  synod  to  be  financi- 
ally independent  of  each  other. 

The  income  from  students  at  Luther  College  is  comparatively 
small.  Having  as  a  primary  aim  to  prepare  candidates  for  the- 
ological study,  the  school  has  always  held  to  the  policy  that  such 
students  should  not  be  required  to  pay  any  large  percentage  of 
the  cost  of  their  education.  The  fees  have  therefore  been  set  at  the 
lowest  possible  figure.  During  the  early  years  no  fee  was  asked 
except  $4'0  a  year  for  board.  Even  this  in  the  case  of  those  who 
could  not  pay  was  covered  by  contributions  for  student  aid.  As 
will  be  seen  by  the  table,  such  contributions  have  been  made  in  52 
out  of  the  60  years.  These  contributions  together  with  income 
from  student  aid  funds  have  amounted  to  $56,356.54',  an  average 
of  nearly  a  thousand  dollars  a  year.  The  normal  annual  income 
for  student  aid  at  present  is  about  $1,500. 

Up  to  the  year  1896  the  school  provided  board  for  the  students, 
and  the  major  part  of  the  income  from  students  listed  in  the 
table  for  that  time  is  for  board.  In  1897  the  students  began  to 
run  their  own  boarding  club.  The  income  from  students  after 
that  time  is  itemized  in  the  table. 

We  cannot  vouch  for  the  exact  correctness  of  all  the  figures  in 
the  table,  but  in  the  main  we  believe  they  are  correct.  Except  in 
recent  years  the  accounts  in  large  measure  were  kept  by  the 
Synod,  and  the  annual  reports  which  have  been  our  main  source 
of  information  do  not  always  show  clearly  what  applies  to  Luther 
College  and  what  may  apply  to  other  institutions.  This  applies 
especially  to  "Building  Funds",  "Gifts  for  Student  Aid,"  and 
"Contributions  from  Synod"  in  the  table.  This  also  necessarily 
applies  in  some  measure  to  the  chapter  on  Expenditures. 

The  amount  appearing  in  the  building  funds  column  for  1921 
represents  the  cost  of  Koren  Library.  This  has  not  as  yet  been 
fully  paid  but  is  covered  by  subscriptions  which  will  no  doubt 
be  paid.  Money  and  subscriptions  have  been  gathered  for  the 
library  for  several  years,  but  no  report  had  been  made  before. 
Hence  it  appears  in  the  one  sum. 


174 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Income  at  Luther  College  for  Sixty  Years 


Building 
Funds 

4.015.65 

1.7^5.44 

8,271.25 

20,869.82 

11.951.82 

15,802.37 

l.?.024.59 

4.389.47 

9,067.96 

8,573.29 

10.542.08 

7.105.87 

8.364.73 

17.268.06 

5,661.20 

1,924.04 

1,513.15 

446.30 


Gifts  for 
Special 
Purposes 


1,191.81 

263.70 

46.35 

104.50 

18,012.17 

36,440.38 

2,997.93 


1.140.00 

23,739.99 

40.096.41 

10.970.15 

4,624.25 

2,664.50 

252.00 

1,041.00 

312.00 

150.00 

40.00 

1.074.00 


132,992.39 


135.00 
488.16 


7,343.23 
750.00 


800.00 

51.00 

1.00 

30.00 

8.00 


56. 

7,200. 

110. 

136. 

301. 

1 ,006. 

86. 

77. 

2.196. 

11,363. 

250,838. 

1,984. 

889. 

408. 

1.918. 

3,956. 

293. 

2.640, 

120. 

567, 


General 

Endowment 

Income 


440.88 
287.86 
513.54 
669.69 
604.93 
325.89 
.205.25 
261.65 
264.59 


Special 

Endowment 

Income 


Student 

Aid  Funds 

Income 


561.20 


322.58 
736.40 
224.84 
179.56 
33.79 


10.00 


405.68 

272.51 

78.33 

29.55 

248.69 


28.73 
48.00 
48.00 
48.00 
7.50 
48.00 
48.00 
48.00 
271.91 


50.40 

56.65 

41.75 

1.10 

467.23 

547.46 

50.00 

344.68 

864.89 

371.00 

371.00 

373.40 

421.43 

257.53 

330.67 


281.93 

295.3 

289.34 

328.59 

328.59 

328.59 

328.59 

328.59 

350.77 

368.39 

371.48 

378.84 

382.59 

440.53 

348.83 

348.83 

386.33 

347.87 

366.24 

329.96 

335.73 

335.73 

350.73 

384.48 

393.53 

439.73 

472.43 

494.63 

1.111.17 

1.070.09 

1.083.09 

1.089.94 

1.208.34 

1.417.14 

1,265.90 

1,344.42 

1,412.26 

874.89 


428,740.62    296,056,79[  123,574.28        8,248.46      22,014.43      34,342.11    549,894.90      28,987.441    1,491,859.03 


Student 
Aid 
Gifts 


266.13 
253.14 


715.33 

1,359.62 

1,104.10 

1.116.32 

1.283,60 

1,918.41 

2,183.38 

2,614.66 

770.50 

884.00 

867.17 

589.91 

1.298.60 

453.05 

837.75 

1.. 568.9 

1,779.73 

1.125.44 

1.249.07 

1.109.15 

976.76 

976.80 

723.95 

793.16 

332.46 

402.14 

332.46 

471.37 

581.47 

81.85 

280.56 

75.18 

52.25 

99.90 

58.25 

2.00 


171.75 

333.19 

68.25 

245.97 

110.00 

448.90 

184.35 

270.00 

180.23 

302.88 

74.00 

35.00 


520.00 


10.00 


421.98 

1,307.48 

1,621.77 

1,985.95 

1,852,20 

2,329.30 

3,083.3 

4,012.50 

4,437.79 

4,900.83 

6,733.54 

4,942.92 

6,163.55 

7.468.89 

5.771.00 

6.070.13 

5,423.21 

5.756.20 

6,988.71 

7,190.75 

6,779.52 

7.417.48 

7.789.39 

7,566.39 

6,356.20 

7,737.12 

10,.?02.16 

7,786.20 

5,647.36 

6.397.83 

6,352.74 

8.466.21 

7.892.23 

8.164.57 

9.130.09 

8,893.02 

9,439.66 

9,411.45 

10.784.55 

12.714.38 

11.880.74 

11,550.54 

14.004.21 

13,347.83 

13,724.49 

13,734.64 

15.227.04 

15,964.91 

19.849.37 

11.658.22 

16.985.82 

10,686.71 

11,172.59 

19,902.59 

9,810.00 

14,525.42 

21,034.94 

51,344.22 


Sales 

And 

Sundries 

47.59 

22.99 

87.39 

268.38 

1,686.70 

4.614.61 

1,862,85 

253.25 

33.75 

66.12 

77.91 

40.75 

7.80 

115.61 

1.993.98 

590.01 

609.62 

307 

209.12 

316.31 

305.51 

213.83 

61. .TO 

150.15 

94.9) 

97.42 

54.92 

86.20 

17.10 

172.46 

476.72 

640.99 

171.38 

344.77 

323.77 

427.53 

M6.2.^ 

270.23 

196.53 

245.02 

211.63 

356.69 

352.53 

.304.92 

399.40 

460.16 

419.69 

459.81 

1.039.31 

435.82 

269..TO 

366.87 

219.54 

338.05 

239.24 


64.56 

29.65 

4,704.12 

316.67 


INCOME 


175 


Income  at  Luther  Vollege  for 

i^ixty   Years 

Medical 

Total 

Grand 

Number 

Members 

Tuition 

Laboratory 

Other 

Room  and 

[ncidental 

Aid   and 

from 

Total 

of 

In 

Fees 

Fees 

Light 

Fee 

Hospital 

Students 

Income 

Students 

Synod 

611.25 
1.150.00 
1,725.00 

5,501.82 
3,356.57 
11,316.36 

16 

34 
51 

13  400 

16,700 

20.000 

2,090.00 

25,987.41 

58 

23,500 

4.057.50 
4,260.00 
3,986.00 

20,902.25 
23,686.59 
22,172.75 

81 
83 
73 

28,000 

M  900 

38,000 

5,628.50 

13,884.12 

106 

4.3  900 

6.089.88 

20,193.37 

122 

50,148 

8.597.55 

23,442.84 

147 

57,800 

7,991.08 

25,663.52 

147 

66,800 

7,565.10 

20,788.73 

159 

77,415 

8.424.29 

24,686.87 

190 

94.775 

10.471.46 
9,983.38 

33,743.55 
42,367.57 

229 
217 

102;001 

110,871 

572.00 

9,750.57 

21,280.80 

181 

115,000 

1,075.25 

10,717.75 

19.064.61 

189 

119,.S00 

777.71 

9,229.97 
9,358.72 
10,633.49 

16,891.92 
16.360.02 
18,485.73 

173 
159 
165 

123,500 

892.15 

127,255 

712.89 

132,000 

528.00 

8,517.82 

16,937.48 

145 

137,500 

735.75 

9.524.30 
11,462.48 

25.521.18 
20,444.38 

137 
166 

144,272 

1,067.98 

144,100 

777.55 

9,036. '3 

17,875.94 

143 

144,000 

704.99 

8.,?87.15 
8.705.96 
7,920.60 
7,745.04 
7.998.16 
12.139.23 
15,981.19 

18.729.40 
17,686.01 
15,499.82 
16,333.91 
37,060.32 
57,499.32 
25,925.,?4 

131 
133 
118 
135 
145 
206 
213 

143,885 

850.06 

127,200 

648.75 

110,600 

597.50 

93,921 

927.00 

98,912 

1 .646.00 

98,400 

2,247.00 

97,968 

2.116.00 

12.798.54 
12,922.84 
12,993.55 
13,568.39 
5.495.97 

20,787.22 
19,900.29 
28.263.93 
22,321.89 
14,629.85 

188 
182 
187 
200 
192 

101,100 

1.592.00 

104,.?00 

1,660.00 

107,442 

1.873.75 

110,300 

1,962.50 

399,46 

1,506.31 

1,334.00 

293.70 

113,100 

1,855.78 

403.34 

1,668.70 

2,539.01 

294.80 

6.761.63 

16,754.68 

192 

117,226 

2.213.47 

422.25 

1,680.80 

2,678.04 

316.40 

7,310.96 

16,937.29 

198 

120,900 

1,916.64 

432.80 

1,551.01 

2,600.60 

310.75 

6,811.80 

16,843.82 

194 

126,800 

2,091.88 

448.61 

1,503.25 

2,727.29 

322.85 

7,093.88 

17,146.22 

207 

133,623 

1,993.10 

410.26 

1,801.55 

2.672.40 

315.15 

7,192.46 

18,659.80 

197 

135,600 

1,850.50 

471.03 

2.022.76 

2,765.55 

334.95 

7.444.79 

28,093.82 

203 

137,500 

1,782.24 

415.00 

1.868.25 

2.581.21 

306.65 

6,953.35 

19,904.26 

193 

139,430 

1,862.86 

451.75 

1.806.60 

2,623.80 

309.90 

7,054.91 

19,554.20 

198 

139,900 

1,960.80 

509.05 

1.872.80 

2,861.55 

335.10 

7,539.30 

24,067.83 

211 

141,900 

1,341.40 

393.61 

1,601.70 

2,370.05 

318.00 

6,024.76 

45,081.87 

174 

143,135 

1,631.25 

79.5C 

421.20 

2,459.35 

2,500.10 

344.00 

7,435.4C 

62,458.29 

187 

143.900 

1.708.1C 

188.54 

527.54 

2,365.15 

3.349.60 

339.00 

8,47  7.93 

34,311.01 

191 

144,000 

1.825.25 

206.16 

413.13 

2,216.50 

3,100.65 

297.00 

8,058.69 

32.068.00 

*      169 

143,819 

2,090.75 

370.9C 

505.72 

2,405.85 

3,363.45 

345.00 

9,081.67 

40.656.16 

181 

145,000 

2,525.75 

307. 2C 

619.85 

2,897.25 

4,021.45 

382.00 

10,753.50 

283.991. .M 

214 

148,000 

2,303.0C 

334.5.' 

842.35 

2,958.40 

4.014.45 

398.00 

10,850.73 

.38,642.29 

213 

150.504 

1,998.75 

390.0C 

474.84 

2,980.20 

3,982.50 

392.00 

10,218.29 

43.553.96 

208 

152,500 

1,768.65 

774.69 

538.05 

2,906.70 

3,995.00 

393.00 

10.376.09 

37,501.72 

207 

152,800 

3,239.55 

490.75 

685.88 

2,879.00 

3,817.65 

463.29 

11,576.12 

41,230.93 

207 

152,160 

4.045.76 

317.0C 

1,725.76 

2,245.16 

3,268.65 

329.80 

11,932.13 

52.258.53 

130 

151,192 

3,891.2( 

126.00 

1,203.65 

1.553.75 

2,179.30 

271.50 

9,225.4{ 

36,007.00 

170 

403,634 

2,918.98 

248.50 

1,191.80 

3.272.08 

481.25 

8,112.61 

41,278.78 

241 

410.824 

7,075.56 

669.92 

1.709.85 

6,112.76 

1,080.91 

16,649.0( 

58,440.00 

217 

401.734 

15,278.78 

850.01 

1,958.01 

10,239.29 

1,606.47 

29,932.56 

230,632.99 

254 

401,786 

95  134  83 

5,353.70 

17.574.79 

66,375.17 

65,346.30 

10,581.47 

530.386.94 

2,022,245.97 

9.957 

176 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


HANS  GERHARD  STUB 

Who  Gathered  the  Subscriptions  for  the  Luther 
College  Endowment  Fund 


CHAPTER  NINE 

EXPENDITURES 

O.    M.    ElTTREIM 

THE  following  pages  give  a  tabulation  of  the  expenditures  at 
Luther  College  year  by  year  up  to  the  school  year  1921-22. 
As  may  be  expected,  the  data  available,  at  least  for  earlier  years, 
are  too  meager  to  make  an  accurate  separation  under  the  headings 
given,  but  it  has  been  the  aim  to  make  the  distinction  between 
capital  and  operating  expenditures  as  sharp  as  possible.  To  make 
the  figures  available  for  study  and  comparison,  a  short  explanation 
of  the  classification  is  given. 

I.   Capital  Expenditures 

All  expenditures  for  new  material  and  improvements  which 
may  be  expected  to  last  for  several  years  and  which  thus  add  to 
the  value  of  the  school   plant.    This  excludes  repairs. 

1.  Buildings  and  Grounds 

Column  1.  Main  building,  including  the  added  wing  and  the 
cost  of  rebuilding  after  the  fire,  the  heating  plant,  the  museum 
building,  the  gymnasium,  the  hospital,  Laur.  Larsen  Hall,  Loyalty 
Hall,  and  Koren  Library. 

Column  2.  The  College's  share  in  the  church  in  Decorah,  and 
the  various  residences  purchased  by  the  College. 

Column   3.      Campus   land,  water   mains,   etc. 

Column   4.      Total   of  items   in   columns    1,   2,   and   3. 

2.  Equipment 

Column  5,  6,  and  7.  New  equipment  for  the  three  laboratories, 
not  including  supplies. 

Column  8.  Library  books  only.  Figures  previous  to  1880-81 
are  uncertain. 

Column   9.      Exhibits    for   the   museum. 

Column  10.  Furniture,  maps,  horses  and  wagons,  and,  in  gen- 
eral, all  equipment  items  of  which  the  specific  classification  is  not 
known. 

Column   11.      Total   of   items  in   columns   5   to  9  inclusive. 


178  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

II.   Operating  Expenditures 

Expenditures  for  materials  used  u])  or  serviees  rendered  during 
the  year,  or,  in  general,  items  wliieli  do  not  add  to  the  value  of 
tlie   plant. 

1.   Administration 

Column  12.  Exeept  for  the  year  1920-21,  for  wliieli  a  separa- 
tion was  worked  out  on  a  basis  of  hours  taught,  10/y  of  the  total 
teachers'  salaries  is  charged  to  administration.  The  items  in  early 
years  also  include  rent  paid  by  the  Synod  for  teachers'  residences. 

Column  13.  Total  salary  of  teachers  who  acted  as  librarians. 
The  figures  are  therefore  in  most  years   too  high. 

Column  14.  Amount  stated  in  reports  as  spent  for  "Printing 
and  Stationery"  and  "Advertising".  In  the  years  for  which  figures 
are  not  given,  they  are  no  doubt  included  in  the  items  in  column  15. 

Column  15.  "Administration  and  Wages",  traveling  expenses, 
insurance,  diplomas,  and,  in  general,  all  administration  items  not 
known  to  come  under  columns  12,  13  or  It. 

Column    16.      Total  of  columns    12  to   15   inclusive. 

2.   Instruction 

Column  17.  90 /v  of  total  teachers'  salaries,  less  column  13, 
librarian. 

3.    General  Expense 

Column  18.  Care  of  buildings  and  grounds,  repairs,  "General 
Expense",  exchange,  interest,  endowment  fund  expenses,  fuel, 
light,  etc.  Up  to  the  year  1896-97,  the  expenditures  for  "Hus- 
holdning"  are  also  included.  The  "Husholdningskasse"  was  discon- 
tinued   M^hen    the    boarding   club    was    organized. 

i.    J'otal   Operating   Expenditures 
Column    19.      Total    of   columns    12    to    18    inclusive. 

5.   Student   Aid 

Column  20.  Early  years  also  include  some  aid  to  students 
at  St.   Louis    (at  Concordia   Seminary). 

6.    Total  Expenditures 
Column   21.      Total  of  items  in  columns    t,   11,   19,  and  20. 


EXPENDITURES  179 

III.    Per  Capita   Expenditures  and   Contributions 

Soaie  of  the  items  in  the  final  table  of  "Per  Capita  Operating 
Expenditures  and  Per  Capita  Synodical  Contribution"  may  need 
a  word  of  explanation. 

Column  22      is  a  duplicate  of  column  19  in  the  preceding  table. 

Column  2-i.  The  items  carried  out  in  the  last  two  places,  as 
50,148  in  1869-70,  for  example,  are  the  actual  membership  in 
those  years.  The  items  in  which  the  last  two  digits  are  ciphers 
were   estimated   by   plotting   a   curve    and   interpolating. 

Column  25.  The  items  in  column  22  divided  by  the  corre- 
sponding items  in  column  23. 

Column  26.  The  items  in  column  22  multiplied  by  100  and 
divided   by   the    corresponding   items    in    column    21. 

Column  27.  Total  amount  paid  by  students  each  year  as 
given  in   Chapter  Eight. 

Column  28.  Items  in  column  22  less  the  corresponding  items 
in   column   27. 

Column  29.  Items  in  column  28  divided  by  the  corresponding 
items  in  column  23. 

Column  30.  Items  in  column  28  multiplied  by  100  and  divided 
by  the  corresponding  items  in  column  24. 

The  figures  for  1920-21,  to  make  the  record  complete,  in- 
clude also  the  amount  paid  during  1921-22  on  the  1920-21  deficit. 

IV.   Bibliography 

The  expenditures  for  laboratory  equipment  and,  after  1880, 
for  library  books  were  obtained  from  the  accounts  of  the  Luther 
College  treasurer. 

The   number   of   students   was    obtained   from    Chapter    Eleven. 

The  number  of  Synod  members  was  obtained  by  Dr.  O.  M. 
Norlie,  except  those  after   1917. 

Teachers'  salaries  for  1888  to  1891  inclusive  are  from  "Luther 
College",  by   G.   Bothne. 

All  other  figures  are  from  the  reports  of  the  Synod  treasurer 
and  the  College  treasurer  in  the  annual  "vSynodal-Beretninger." 


180 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Expenditures  at  Luther  College  for  Sixty  Years 

CAPITAL  EXPENDITURES 


Buildings  and  Ground 

3 

Equipment 

Year 

School 
Buildings 

Resi- 
dences 
etc. 

Campus 

Total 

Laboratory 

General 

Biology 

Chemis- 
try 

Physics 

Library 

Muse- 
um 

Miscell. 

Total 

Col.  No. 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

61-62.   . 

62-63 

1,372.86 

1,816.78 

91.55 

97.70 

'  641.00 
■42.50 

1,372.86 
7,771.08 
36,940.13 
31.861.94 
2,317.61 
3,098.91 
1,751.46 

42.07 
170.00 

112.34 
1,068.83 

154.41 

63-64. 

5,954.30 
36,207.58 
31,764.24 
2,275.11 
3,098.91 
1.751.46 

1.238.83 

64-65.   . 

65-66 

31.33 

26.22 

181.87 

231.75 

46.20 

52.20 

116.20 

1.005.95 
221.92 

1,037.28 

66-67. 

248.14 

67-68. 

181.87 

68-69 

231.75 

69-70 

281.59 
45.00 
137.50 
429.15 
312.90 

327.79 

70-71. 

866.77 
2,006.11 
705.54 
5.456.39 
20,579.54 
3.505.31 
1.470.17 
1,000.00 

856.15 

1,722.92 
2,006.11 
705.54 
5,456.39 
20,579.54 
3,505.31 
1.470.17 
5.857.33 

97.20 

71-72 

253  70 

72-73 

429.15 

73-74. 

291.55 
90.13 
116.25 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

604.45 

74-75. 

90.13 

75-76 

116  25 

76-77. 

100.00 

77-78. 

4,857.33 

100.00 

78-79.. . 

100.00 

79-80... 

80-81. 

822.75 

1,011.47 

474.62 

33.55 

822.75 

1,011.47 

474.62 

133.55 

137.90 

1,220.52 

325.67 

22.20 

59.46 

8,612.76 

39,743.99 

2,459.18 

2,987.81 

639.15 

691.65 

290.00 
1,032.90 

178.00 
100.00 
112.91 
132.45 
839.22 
41.78 
49.02 
123.31 
136.99 
78.97 
278.22 
176.34 
171.57 
265.93 
320.13 
217.99 
394.51 
278.65 
206.73 
321.57 
177.35 
376.50 
434.20 
363.05 
286.79 
138.38 
444.79 
374.88 
399.78 
534.22 
514.89 
427.21 
364.81 
704.38 
500.74 
818.76 
750.86 
759.88 
749.92 
1,273.98 
1,715.80 

178.00 

81-82.   . 

100.00 

82-83... 

112.91 

83-84. 

lOO.OC 

137. 9C 

l,152.9t 

296.62 

22. 2C 

59.46 

8.136.9r 

38,358.0'. 

1,523.55 

814.31 

38.30 

132.45 

84-85. 

839.22 

85-86.   . 

67.56 
29.05 

41.78 

86-87 

49  02 

87-88. 

123.31 

88-89. 

136.99 

89-90.   . 

475.80 
1.015.90 
456.88 
428.00 
600.85 
626.25 
290.00 
1,032.90 

370.00 

478.75 

1,745.50 

65.40 

480.07 

2,866.66 

334.63 

559.04 

90-91. 

3  144.88 

91-92. 

510.97 

92-93.   . 

171.57 

93-94... 

265.93 

94-95. 

320.13 

95-96... 

533.70 

250.37 

42.21 

263.44 

162.91 

93.64 

240.11 

28.15 

269.64 

117.40 

261.20 

41.26 

14.80 

24.60 

751.69 

96-97... 

644.88 

97-98... 

320.86 

98-99, 

80.0C 
1,123.33 

250.00 

330.00 
1,123.33 

470.17 

99-00. .  . 

4.70 

489.18 

00-01... 

270.99 

01-02. 

539.51 

539.51 
836.50 
763.30 

616.61 

02-03.. 

836.50 

462.35 

03-04... 

763.30 

25.61 
113.73 

52.00 

658.30 

04-05... 

569.92 

05-06. 

287.75 

7.879.91 

56,744.85 

287.75 

7,879.91 

56,744.85 

9,887.83 

7,176.07 

3,038.43 

1,245.66 

20.00 

4,531.12 

484.59 

3,561.73 

14,563.54 

399.58 

06-07... 

486.05 

07-08... 

2.52 

392.20 

08-09. 

9,887.83 

6,765.05 

1,579.23 

91.55 

20.00 

4,309.91 

409.59 

424.38 

09-10... 

411.02 
1,031.87 

1,459.20 
122.24 

2.00 
505.10 
253.08 
550.00 

10.00 
187.64 

92.56 
196.84 
547.93 
738.80 
621.81 

61.50 

9.41 

577.94 
445.18 
583.57 
121.53 
262.65 

544.22 

10-11... 
11-12... 
12-13... 

90.55 
51.70 
15.00 
25.00 
213.75 

42.20 

139.99 

17.91 

25.00 

312.38 
1,162.53 
363.63 
832.60 
211.60 
283.37 
182.70 

1,082.13 

60.00 

681.50 

1,114.87 
1.734.00 
1.518.22 

13-14... 
14-15... 
15-16... 

1 ,854.60 

221.21 

75.00 

1,707.13 

2,557.09 
2,753.56 
2,098.55 

16-17... 

14,563.5-1 
100.00 

1,849.91 

17-18... 

899.87 

18-19... 
19-20. 

4,500.00 
3,243.60 

23.00 

100.00 

4,500.00 

135,679.56 

9.00 
146.61 

134.78 
121.88 
386.19 

9.86 

350.02 

72.18 

1,994.60 
1  814.88 

20-21... 

132.412.96 

3,027.28 

Totals.. 

404,840.09 

27,749.04 

7,787.43 

440,376.56 

1,465.79 

3,246.49 

2,484.34 

18,231.23 

621.10 

14,812.41 

40.861,36 

EXPENDITURES 


181 


Expenditures  at  Luther  College  for  Sixty  Years 


OPERATING  EXPENDITURES 


ADMINISTRATION 


Pres., 
Dean, 
etc. 


137.04 
89.70 
251.00 
254.07 
409.58 
397.50 
485.33 
711.92 
745.97 
777.78 
717.83 
916.68 

1,076.62 
996.33 

1,003.48 
596.14 
674.07 
680.78 
700.40 
919.16 
773.45 
795.25 
707.93 
764.71 
821.12 
726.25 
752.60 
975.86 

1,514.67 
789.17 

1,364.29 


Librar- 
ian 


Printing 

and 

Advt. 


143 


169.67 
347.44 
,503.80 
582.50 
448.20 
548.31 
212.97 
,084.92 
152.05 
185.14 
226.25 
274.08 
,403.14 
316.33 
355.72 
443.04 
590.56 
,600.53 
,908.03 
221.68 
,410.40 
,402.25 
,358.24 
374.67 
453.58 
,969.13 
,828.32 
751.75 


1,165.00 

1 ,000.00 

916.67 

1,000.00 

897.25 

1,295.73 

862.50 

862.50 

900.00 

900.00 

750.00 

787.50 

800.00 

570.00 

357.42 

750.00 

900.00 

975.00 

1,000.00 

1,000.00 

1,075.00 

1.100.00 

947.85 

1,427.15 

1,375.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

1,225.05 

1,200.00 

1,200.00 

1,275.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

1.300.00 

1,300.00 

1,241.66 

1,200.00 

1,200.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

1,300.00 

4,039.65 


9.00 
5.50 


Miscell. 


48.18 


80.15 
140.00 
120.00 
85.00 
605.25 
95.00 
75.00 
85.00 

406.50 
150.00 
348.00 
594.50 
100.00 
489.00 
287.50 


Total 


175.00 

8.80 

11.40 


203.05 
14.65 


279.40 
231.70 
222.67 
237.88 
232.24 
288.35 
532.08 
374.34 
319.27 
489.76 
249.51 
428.98 
233.16 
722.09 
417.29 
602.59 
683.79 
448.19 
613.05 
532.05 
725.26 
939.24 
1,110.39 
2,996.52 


188.00 
25.00 
61.43 


65.25 

712.25 

16.05 

44.32 

420.20 


44.00 
889.13 


20.10 

494.05 

360.00 

94.95 

552.25 

387.80 

159.33 

761.71 

186.84 

553.44 

535.72 

175.31 

842.97 

864.58 

1,255.25 

2,679.42 

2,386.19 

2,144.87 


146.04 
175.35 
391.00 
347.07 
494.58 
1,002.75 
580.33 
786.92 
830.97 
1,990.96 
2,124.33 
1,983.35 
2,424.62 
2,488.08 
2,399.21 
1,947.64 
1.824.07 
1,580.78 
1,600.40 
1,844.16 
1,581.75 
1,606.65 
1,277.93 
1,325.18 
1,585.77 
1,626.25 
1,915.60 
2,000.86 
2,576.10 
1,864.17 
2,464.29 
2,182.77 
3.486.84 
2,894.85 
2,926.82 
3,447.80 
3,080.01 
2,704.69 
3,411.93 
2,584.29 
2,748.49 
3,078.43 
3,442.47 
3,382.41 
3,201.04 
3,457.48 
3,559.82 
3,283.05 
4,384.33 
3,812.16 
4,677.71 
4,929.91 
4,267.41 
5,014.26 
4,971.30 
5,734.09 
7,887.79 
8,624.90 
15.932.79 


Instruction 


152.27 

564.27 

2,259.00 

2,286.58 

3,686.17 

3,577.50 

4,367.92 

4,737.73 

4,587.44 

4,768.47 

5,460.47 

6,019.46 

6,457.55 

8,069.67 

7,735.55 

4.502.77 

5,204.13 

5,227.02 

5,403.60 

7,522.47 

6.173.53 

6,357.25 

5,801.33 

6.525.01 

6,640.04 

5,636.25 

5,798.40 

5,572.83 

5,848.25 

4.655.00 

5,946.10 

4,8»0.15 

6.937.84 

6.205.70 

7,046.03 

6,944.45 

7,302.26 

8.274.13 

8,564.27 

10,320.50 

9,400.00 

9,736.25 

10,166.67 

11,328.30 

10,546.92 

10,901.45 

11,687.32 

13,014.99 

13,104.73 

15,872.22 

18,695.14 

20,393.58 

20,378.59 

20,024.15 

20,158.48 

15,482.21 

20,122.15 

27,854.89 

40,901.44 


General 
Expense 


18 


Totall76,649.38  58,295.93  13,984.48  20,994.21  169.924.00    543,798.86    557,454.24   1,271,177.10  58,454.57    1,888,318.27 


654.64 

1,187.35 

2,467.20 

4,030.00 

6,234.21 

8,497.72 

6.077.37 

9,334.71 

9.316.52 

10,792.30 

9,593.94 

8,931.14 

8,860.90 

11,299.77 

14,399.28 

17,339.14 

16,250.83 

11,228.90 

9,438.01 

11.246.29 

9,609.84 

9,765.94 

11,716.05 

10,407.01 

8,566.67 

8,784.97 

7,615.98 

8,299.16 

10,634.58 

12,129.00 

15,820.00 

13,810.01 

18,088.88 

14,334.74 

12,449.17 

5,032.18 

4,620.70 

4,074.99 

3,956.53 

3,766.78 

4,671.09 

6,592.15 

6,576.39 

5.668.11 

6,350.55 

5,572.65 

6,810.38 

6,806.11 

6,938.20 

6,723.28 

7,760.92 

9,399.33 

9,071.57 

8,874.04 

9,331.81 

10,093.64 

8,809.13 

12,843.19 

18,758.74 

29,139.56 


Total 


19 


654.64 
1,485.66 
3,206.82 
6,680.00 
8,894.86 
12,678.47 
10.657.62 
14,282.96 
14,841.17 
16,210.71 
16,353.37 
16,515.94 
16.863.71 
20,181.94 
24,957.03 
27,473.90 
22,701.24 
18,257.10 
16,245.81 
18,250.29 
18,976.47 
17,521.22 
19,679.95 
17,486.29 
16,416.86 
17,010.78 
14,878.48 
16,013.16 
18,208.27 
20,553.35 
22,339.17 
22,220.40 
25,161.80 
24,759.42 
21,549.72 
15.005.03 
15,012.95 
14,457.26 
14,935.35 
15,742.98 
17,575.88 
18.740.64 
19,391.07 
19,277.25 
21,061.26 
19,320.61 
21,169.31 
22,053.25 
23,236.24 
24,212.34 
27,445.30 
32,772.18 
34,395.06 
33,520.04 
34,370.22 
35,223.42 
30,025.43 
40,853.13 
55,238.53 
85,973.79 


Student 
Aid 


Total 
Expenditures 


564.07 

785.95 

2,518.85 

2,383.12 

2,501.15 

2,903.19 

3,041.67 

3,176.76 

1,298.60 

453.65 

837.75 

1,368.97 

1,779.73 

1,125.44 

1,249.07 

1.109.15 

1,258.69 

1,237.12 

1,048.29 

1.121.75 

661.05 

809.32 

661.05 

767.13 

822.92 

595.17 

629.93 

370.52 

308.09 

529.88 

442.95 

375.84 

650.54 

603.39 

590.00 

427.95 

171.75 

496.40 

422.35 

816.90 

439.73 

816.08 

1,692.90 

t,515.64 

1,371.33 

1,763.67 

1,190.86 

1,334.16 

1.322.00 

291.00 

1,110.00 

206.64 

2,484.46 


21 


654.64 
3,012.93 
12,216.73 
43,620.13 
41.794.08 
15,244.22 
13,938.40 
94,278.92 
15,954.91 
20,549.68 
20,996.30 
20,151.78 
25,827.74 
43,893.28 
31,755.35 
30,342.67 
29,112.22 
19,194.85 
17.614.78 
21,030.77 
21,213.38 
19,357.82 
21,055.10 
19,722.10 
18,916.28 
18,433.76 
16,145.74 
16,870.66 
28,189.39 
64,103.27 
26,076.45 
26,202.70 
26,662.05 
26,401.13 
22,961.93 
16,990.90 
15,863.69 
15,700.38 
16,923.70 
16,664.51 
19,335.39 
20,629.49 
21,240.62 
20,018.92 
22,244.99 
28,108.92 
79,123.26 
32,805.19 
31,772.61 
30,058.54 
31,940.60 
35,681.73 
43,246.94 
37,949.05 
41,364.66 
52,958.87 
31,216.30 
44,057.73 
61,760.05 
227,165.09 


182 


LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Expend  Hit  res  at  Luther  College  for  Si.rtj/  Years 


PER  CAPITA  OPERATING  EXPENDITURES  AND   PER  CAPITA  SVNODICAL  CONTRIBUTIONS 


Per  Capita 

Per  Capita 

Total 

No. 
of 

Members 
of 

Expendit 

ures 

Income 
from 

Contribution 
by 

Contribution 

Year 

Operating 

Expenditures 

Students 

Synod 

Per 

Student 

in  dollars 

Per 

Member 
in   cents 

Students 

Synod 

Per 

Student 
in  dollars 

Per 
Member 
in  cents 

Col.  No. 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

61-62. 

654.64 

16 

13.400 

40.92 

4.9 

611.25 

43.39 

2.71 

0.3 

62-6.*..  . 

1 ,485.66 

34 

16,700 

43.70 

8.9 

1,150.00 

335.66 

9.87 

2.0 

6.5-64..  . 

3.206.82 

51 

20,000 

62.88 

16.0 

1,72  5.00 

1,481.82 

29.06 

7.4 

64-6.S..  . 

6,680.00 

58 

23.500 

115.17 

28.4 

2.090.00 

4.590.00 

79.14 

19.5 

65-66.. 

8.894.86 

81 

28,000 

109.81 

31.8 

4,057.50 

4, 837. ,56 

59.72 

17.3 

66-67... 

12,678.47 

83 

32,900 

152.75 

38.5 

4,260.00 

8,418.47 

101.43 

25.6 

67-68... 

10,657.62 

73 

38,000 

145.99 

28.1 

3,986.00 

6,671.62 

91.39 

17.6 

68-6<J... 

14,282.96 

106 

43,900 

134.74 

32.5 

5.628.50 

8.654.46 

81.65 

19.7 

69-70... 

14.841.17 

122 

.50,148 

121.65 

29.6 

6,089.88 

8,751.29 

71.73 

17.5 

70-71... 

16,210.71 

147 

57,800 

110.28 

28.1 

8,597.55 

7,613,16 

51.79 

13.2 

71-72... 

16,353.37 

147 

66.800 

111.25 

24.5 

7.991.08 

8,362,29 

56.89 

12.S 

72-73... 

16,515.94 

159 

77,415 

103.88 

21.3 

7,565.10 

8.950.84 

56.29 

11.6 

7.5-74... 

16,863.71 

190 

94,775 

88.76 

17.8 

8.424.29 

8,439.42 

44.42 

8.9 

74-75... 

20.181.94 

229 

102,001 

88,13 

19.8 

10,471.46 

9.710.48 

42.40 

9.5 

75-76... 

24,957.03 

217 

110.871 

115.01 

22.5 

9,983.,58 

14,973.65 

69.01 

13.5 

76-77.. . 

27,473.90 

181 

115,000 

151.79 

23.9 

9,750.57 

17,723.33 

43.78 

15.4 

77.78... 

22,701.24 

189 

119,500 

120.11 

19.0 

10,717.79 

11.983.45 

63.40 

10.0 

78-79... 

18.257.10 

173 

123,500 

105.53 

14.8 

9,229.97 

9,027.13 

52.18 

7.3 

79-80... 

16,245.81 

159 

127,255 

102.17 

12.8 

9,358.72 

6,887.09 

43.32 

5.4 

80-81... 

18,250.29 

165 

132,000 

110.61 

13.8 

10.633.49 

7,616.80 

46.16 

5,8 

81-82... 

18,976.47 

145 

137,500 

139.87 

13.8 

8,517.82 

10,458.65 

72.13 

7.6 

82-83... 

17,521.22 

137 

144,272 

127.89 

12.1 

9,524.30 

7,996.92 

58.37 

5.5 

83-84... 

19,679.95 

166 

144,100 

118.55 

13.7 

11,462.48 

8,217.47 

49.50 

5.7 

84-85... 

17,486.29 

143 

144,000 

122.28 

12.1 

9,036.23 

8,450.06 

59.09 

5.9 

85-86... 

16,416.86 

131 

143,885 

125.32 

11.4 

8,387.15 

8,029.71 

60.83 

5.6 

86-87... 

17,010.78 

1.53 

127,200 

127.90 

13.5 

8,705.96 

8,304.82 

62.44 

6.5 

87-88... 

14,878.48 

118 

110,600 

126.09 

13.5 

7.920.60 

6,957.88 

58.97 

6.3 

88-89... 

16,013.16 

135 

93,921 

118.62 

17.1 

7,745.04 

8,268,12 

61.25 

8.8 

89-90. .  . 

18,208.27 

145 

98,912 

125.57 

18.4 

7,981.16 

10,210.11 

70.41 

10.3 

90-91... 

20,553.35 

206 

98,400 

99,77 

20.9 

12.139.23 

8,414.12 

40.85 

8.6 

91-92... 

22,.539.17 

213 

97.968 

104.88 

22.7 

15,981.19 

6,357.98 

29.85 

6.5 

92-93... 

22,220.40 

188 

101,100 

118.19 

22.0 

12,798.54 

9,421.86 

50.12 

9.3 

93-94... 

25,161.80 

182 

104,300 

H8.25 

24.1 

12,922.84 

12,2.38.96 

67.25 

11.7 

94-95... 

24,759.42 

187 

107.442 

139.88 

23.4 

12,993.55 

11,765.87 

62.92 

11.0 

95-96... 

21.549.72 

200 

110,300 

107.75 

19.5 

13,568.39 

7,981.33 

39.91 

7.2 

96-97... 

15,005.03 

192 

113,100 

78.15 

13.3 

6,285.81 

8,719.22 

45.41 

7.7 

97-98... 

15,012.95 

192 

117,226 

78.19 

12.8 

7.474.09 

7,538.86 

39.26 

6.4 

98-99. .  . 

14.457.26 

198 

120,900 

73.02 

12.0 

8.766.66 

5.690.60 

28.74 

4.7 

99-00. .  . 

14,935.35 

194 

126,800 

76.99 

11.8 

7,280.22 

7.655.13 

39.46 

6.0 

00-01... 

15,742.98 

207 

133,623 

76.05 

11.8 

7,455.57 

8.287.41 

40.04 

6.2 

01-02... 

17,575.88 

197 

135,600 

89.22 

13.0 

7,326.62 

10,249.26 

52.03 

7.6 

02-03... 

18,740.64 

203 

137,500 

92.32 

13.6 

7,961.84 

10,778.80 

53.09 

7.8 

03-04. .  . 

19,391.07 

193 

139,430 

100.47 

13.9 

7,208.54 

12,182.53 

63.12 

8.7 

04-05... 

19,277.25 

•       198 

139,900 

102.54 

13.8 

7.251.73 

12,025.52 

60.74 

8.6 

05-06... 

21,061.26 

211 

141,900 

99.82 

14.8 

7,847.70 

13,213.56 

62.62 

9.3 

06-07... 

19,320.61 

174 

143,135 

111.04 

13.5 

6,340.80 

12.979.81 

74.60 

9.1 

07-08... 

21,169.31 

187 

143.900 

113.21 

14.7 

7.484.55 

13,684.76 

73.18 

9.5 

08-09. .  . 

22,053.25 

191 

144,000 

115,46 

15.3 

8.432.67 

13,620.58 

71.31 

9.5 

09-10..  . 

23,236.24 

169 

143,819 

137.49 

18.2 

8,155.35 

15,080.89 

89.24 

10.5 

10-11... 

24,212.34 

181 

145,000 

133.77 

16.7 

8,880.92 

15,331.42 

84.70 

10.6 

11-12... 

2  7,44*.  .50 

214 

148,000 

128.25 

18.5 

10,551,40 

16.893.90 

78.94 

11.4 

12-13... 

32,772.18 

213 

150.504 

153.86 

21.8 

10.717.68 

22,054.50 

103.54 

14.7 

1.5-14... 

34,395.06 

208 

152,500 

165.36 

22.6 

11,245.85 

23,149.21 

111.29 

15.1 

14-15... 

33,520.04 

207 

152,800 

1  70.05 

21.9 

10,676.61 

22,843.43 

110.35 

15.0 

15-16... 

34,370.22 

207 

152,160 

166.04 

22.6 

12,201.67 

22,168.55 

107.09 

14.6 

16-17... 

35,223.42 

170 

151,192 

207.20 

23.3 

10.91 6.-58 

24,307.04 

142.98 

16.6 

17-18... 

.50,025.43 

130 

403,634 

2.50.96 

7.4 

7.481.15 

22,544.28 

173.42 

5.1 

18-19... 

40,853.13 

241 

410,824 

169.52 

9.9 

7,801.56 

33,051.57 

137.14 

8.1 

19-20... 

55.238.53 

217 

401,734 

254.56 

13.8 

15,060.04 

40,178.49 

185.15 

10.0 

20-21... 

85.973.79 

254 

401,786 

338.48 

21.4 

28,793.81 

57.179.98 

225.12 

14.2 

Total .  . 

1.271.177.10 

531,622.23 

7.59,554.87 

CHAPTER  TEN 

THE  FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE 

H.  O.  Talle 
I.   Location  and  Boundaries  of  Field 

THE  northern  half  of  Northwest  Territory  and  of  Louisiana 
Purchase  has  always  been  the  region  from  which  Luther  Col- 
lege has  gotten  the  majority  of  its  students.  That  fact  is  not 
strange.  The  great  bulk  of  Norwegian  population  is  found  in 
this  region.  Since  the  Scandinavian  countries  enjoy  the  distinc- 
tion of  holding  first  honors  in  literacy  in  the  whole  world,  it  is  but 
natural  that  the  immigrants  from  that  quarter  of  Europe  should 
be  concerned  about  the  education  of  their  children.  These  im- 
migrants were  a  God-fearing  people.  It  is  therefore  only  natural 
that  they  should  desire  that  their  sons  be  trained  in  the  Christian 
doctrine  and  for  the  Lord's  work.  Accordingly,  Luther  College 
was  founded  to  serve  especially  the  people  of  Norwegian  birth  and 
of  I,utheran  faith  in  America. 

The  field  of  Luther  College  has  never  been  limited  to  any 
part  or  locality  of  the  Church.  There  are  five  reasons  for  this: 
first,  it  is  the  pioneer  school  of  the  former  Norwegian  Synod; 
second,  it  was  the  onlj'  boys'  school  of  the  Norwegian  Synod,  as 
it  is  of  the  new  church  body  to  which  it  now  belongs;  third,  it 
was  founded  as  a  pro-seminary  school  to  serve  the  whole  Church; 
fourth,  it  is,  as  it  always  has  been,  uniquely  classical,  and  rightly 
so,  if  it  is  to  be  a  real  pro-seminary  school;  and  fifth,  it  has  always 
been  supported  by  a  synod,  and  as  a  synodical  school  its  appeal 
has  been  to  a  field  as  wide  as  that  of  the  synod  which  has  gov- 
erned it.  For  these  reasons  it  can  truly  be  said  that  the  field 
of  Luther  College  is,  and  always  has  been,  identical  with  the 
constituency  of  the  synod  which  has  supported  it,  specifically, 
and  with  the  Norwegian  people  in  America,  generally. 

The  expansion  of  the  field  of  Luther  College  cannot  be  ac- 
counted for  without  reference  to  that  unparalleled  phenomenon  in 
our  history — the  Westward  Movement.  New  acquisitions  of  land 
had  increased  our  national  domain  from  less  than  a  million  square 
miles  in  1790  to  almost  3,000,000  square  miles  in  1860.  By  far 
the  greater  part  of  this  new  territory  lay  west  of  the  Mississippi. 


THE  FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE  185 

Small  wonder  then  that  this  land  of  promise  and  opportunity 
should  call  many  immigrants  from  the  Northland.  And  small 
wonder  too  that  the  Norwegian  immigrants,  who  have  always 
eagerly  grasped  opportunities  to  acquire  land,  should  answer  the 
call  of  the  far-flung  prairies  of  the  Northwest,  where  the  major 
portion  of  the  Norwegian  population  of  our  country  is  found  to- 
day. The  Norwegian  immigrants  who  settled  in  these  parts  were 
in  truth  pioneers.  The  first  white  settlers  came  to  Winneshiek 
County  in  1848,  not  much  over  a  decade  before  the  founding  of 
Luther  College.  It  was  a  Norwegian  Lutheran  pastor,  the  Rev. 
Nils  O.  Brandt,  who  performed  the  marriage  ceremony  of  the 
first  white  couple  to  be  married  in  Winneshiek  County.  That  was 
in  1851.  Marvelous  has  been  the  development  of  this  section  of 
the  United  States  since  that  day. 

The  frontier  line  in  1860  ran  west  through  central  Michigan 
and  Wisconsin,  and  into  central  Minnesota,  where  it  turned  south- 
ward and,  except  for  points  in  Kansas  and  Texas,  did  not  go 
west  of  the  97th  meridian.  Extension  of  settlements  was  just 
begun  beyond  the  Missouri  River.  The  pioneer  farmer  was  dis- 
placing the  herdsman,  even  as  the  herdsman  had  already  displaced 
the  hunter  and  trapper.  In  their  movement  westward,  the  immi- 
grants followed  the  rivers  wherever  they  could.  In  fact,  transporta- 
tion was  largely  by  water  throughout  our  whole  country  in  1860. 
There  were  but  30,626  miles  of  railroad,  only  6  per  cent  of  which 
was  west  of  the  Mississippi,  despite  the  fact  that  railroads  touched 
that  river  at  ten  different  points  then.  The  "Encyclopedia 
Americana"  gives  our  aggregate  length  of  mileage  in  1917  as 
265,000  in  round  numbers,  or  about  two-fifths  of  that  of  the  entire 
world.  The  first  trans-continental  railroad  was  not  completed 
before  1869.  Connection  with  the  Pacific  by  telegraph  was  not 
established  until  1861.  The  National  Bank  Act  was  passed  in 
1863,  in  an  effort  to  bring  order  out  of  chaos  in  monetary  matters 
in  our  country.  Only  4,536,475  people  lived  west  of  the  Mississip- 
pi, or  one-seventh  of  our  population  at  that  time.  Greater  New 
York  has  now  1,083,573  more  than  that.  Now,  31,689,445  live 
west  of  the  Mississippi,  or  30%  of  our  total  population.  More 
people  live  west  of  the  Mississippi  today  than  were  found  in  our 
whole  country  in  1860.  Most  of  the  people  lived  on  farms.  Only 
16.1%  of  the  people  lived  in  cities  of  8,000  or  more.  Consequent- 
ly, 83.9%  of  our  entire  population  was  rural,  although  it  should 
be  said  that  many  towns  of  less  than  8,000  people  had  distinct 
urban  characteristics.  This  condition  will  soon  be  reversed.  The 
farms  were  large,  the  average  being   199.2   acres  as  against   138.1 


186  LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUCiH    SIXTY    YEARS 

acres  in  1910.  Tlu-  citii's  were  suiaU.  In  18(J0  only  9  cities  had 
a  population  of  lOO.OOO  or  more;  only  141  had  a  population  of 
8,000  or  more.  In  1920  these  had  increased  to  (58  and  92t  re- 
spectively. 20  of  these  G8  are  west  of  the  Mississippi.  Chicago 
was  a  city  of  109,260  people;  Detroit,  of  45,610;  Cleveland,  of 
48,410;  and  Milwaukee,  of  45,240,  in  1860.  Six  Chicagos  of  that 
day  could  find  room  in  present  day  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul. 
The    Twin    Cities    have    a    population    equal    to    13    Milwaukees    of 

1860  with  a  remainder  as  large  as  was  the  population  of  Port- 
land, Maine,  in  the  year  that  Luther  College  was  founded.  De- 
troit is  now  our  fourth  largest  city,  and  yet  13  Detroits  of  1860 
could  be  placed  in  the  modern  Twin  Cities  and  leave  room  for 
Fargo,  North  Dakota.  But  the  Twin  Cities  were  small  in  1860. 
Minneapolis  had  2,564  people  and  St.  Paul  had  10,401.  Modern 
Deeorah  could  include  Minneapolis  of  1860  and  still  have  room 
for  a  town  of  1,500  inhabitants.  Tiie  rate  of  postage  was  deter- 
mined largely  by  distance,  1,  3,  5,  10,  and  12  cents  being  the  rates 
authorized.  Only  216,370,600  ordinary  postage  stamps,  or  7 
per  capita,  were  used  in  1860.  A  postal  bulletin  for  May,  1922, 
gives  the  number  of  stamps  used  in  one  fiscal  year  now  as  14,000, 
000,000;  the  number  of  stamped  envelopes,  as  2,700,000,000;  and 
the  number  of  postal  cards,  as  1,125,000,000,  a  total  of  17,825, 
000,000,   or    170    per    capita.      The    postal    revenue    per    capita    in 

1861  was  $.26;  in  1921,  it  was  $4.28.  The  number  of  jieople  per 
square  mile  in  1860  and  in  1920  is  shown  in  the  following  table 
for  the  four  states  which  were  the  actual  field  of  Luther  College 
in  the  year  of  its  birth : 

TABLE  I 

1860  1920 

Iowa 12.1  4.5.2 

Illinois 30.6  115.7 

Minnesota 2.1  29 . 5 

Wisconsin 14.0  47.6 

United  States 10.6  35.5 

The  Dakotas  were  a  territory  in  1860  and  had  less  than  one- 
tenth  of  one  person  per  square  mile.  North  Dakota  has  now  9.2 
persons  per  square  mile  and  South  Dakota  has  8.3.  Thus  it  is 
seen  that  time  has  wrought  many  changes  during  these  sixty  years. 
And  it  may  be  truthfully  said  that  the  development  of  the  great 
Northwest  into  an  important  grain  and  mineral -producing  area 
is  in  no  small  measure  due  to  the  tireless  toil  of  the  Norwegian 
immigrant  farmer.  To  the  pioneer  preacher  is  no  less  credit  due. 
Such  names  as  Brandt,  Koren,  and  Preus  must  forever  be  associ- 
ated with  the  development  of  our  country  in  the  ujiper  Mississippi 
Valley. 


THE  FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE 


187 


Since  Liitlier  College  was  founded  by  the  Synod  for  the  Nor- 
wegian Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  in  America,  its  constituency 
in  1861  was  the  congregations  of  that  church  body.  These  con- 
gregations were  located  in  four  states,  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Iowa, 
and  Minnesota.  A  glance  at  Map  I  will  reveal  that  southern 
Wisconsin  had  by  far  the  greater  part  of  these,  or  equal  to  two- 
thirds  of  the  total.  In  northeastern  Iowa,  where  Luther  College 
was  located  in  1862,  there  were  only  13  congregations  in  1860. 
There  were  but  i  in  Illinois,  and  22  in  Minnesota.  But  Wisconsin 
had  76,  making  a  total  of  115  for  these  4  states.     It  is  true  that 


Mop  t  1 

Number  of  Norwegian  Svrod 
Congr emotions  LulherColleSe 
Gonslilueno  (166O) 

5ix  ilolcs  in  U  5  ■  116  Congre^alions 
:  »  I "  Norv<  Sv~od  Cons  .      ■,  „    -j- 


MAP    I.      FIELD    OF    LUTHER    COLLEGE   IN    1860 


the  real  total  was  118,  because  New  York  had  one  congregation 
and  Missouri  had  two,  but  they  could  not  be  counted  on  for  sup- 
port with  any  degree  of  assurance.  It  became  the  duty  of  the 
congregations  in  four  states  then  to  build  and  maintain  Luther 
College.  By  referring  to  Table  II  the  reader  may  note  the 
number  of  congregations  the  College  has  had  to  depend  upon,  in 
1860,  in  1880,  in  1906,  in  1917  when  the  merger  of  the  three 
Lutheran  church  bodies  which  now  constitute  the  Norwegian  Lu- 
theran Church  of  America  took  place,  and  in  1920  M'hen  that 
merger  had  existed  for  three  years  and  Luther  College  was  en- 
tering upon  its  sixtieth  year. 


188 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


When  one  notes  that  there  were  only  16  students  in  attendance 
at  Luther  College  in  the  year  of  its  founding  at  Halfway  Creek 
parsonage^,  La  Crosse  County,  Wisconsin,  the  conclusion  may  be 
drawn  that  the  115  congregations  which  supported  it  were  a  very 
slender  reed  on  which  to  lean.  But  it  must  be  remembered  that 
the  College  was  founded  under  the  rather  unfavorable  conditions 
that  have  been  mentioned  above,  that  the  stirring  days  of  civil 
strife  were  at  hand,  that  it  entailed  no  small  sacrifice  to  attend 
college  in  those  times,  and  that  an  infant  college,  like  an  infant 
industry,  must  weather  its  childhood  before  it  inspires  the  con- 
fidence of  the  majority. 

TABLE  II 

CONGREGATIONS    OF    THE    SYNOD    FOR    THE    NORWEGIAN    EVANGELICAL 

LUTHERAN  CHURCH  IN  AMERICA.  1860-1917.  AND  FOR  THE  NORWEGIAN 

LUTHERAN  CHURCH  OF  AMERICA,  1920 


United  States: 

Wisconsin 

Minnesota 

Iowa 

Illinois 

Missouri 

New  York 

North  Dakota 

South  Dakota 

Nebraska 

Kansas 

California 

Michigan 

Texas 

Indiana 

Ohio 

Oregon 

New  Jersey 

Maryland 

Washington 

Idaho 

Maine 

Pennsylvania 

Massachusetts 

Montana 

Colorado 

Tennessee 

Utah 

Virginia ^  . 

Alaska 

District  of  Columbia.  .  . 

New  Hampshire 

Oklahoma 

Wyoming 


1860 


1880 


1906 


1917 


1920 


Canada: 

Quebec 

Manitoba 

Ontario 

British  Columbia. 
Saskatchewan  .  .  .  . 
Alberta 


76 

167 

147 

156 

391 

22 

221 

302 

317 

790 

li 

91 

58 

57 

204 

4 

22 

14 

22 

19 

2 

4 

1 

1 

1 

S 

5 

6 

11 

34 

181 

234 

615 

46 

59 

80 

290 

23 

16 

14 

21 

12 

2 

1 

6 

11 

18 

11 

16 

8 

17 

16 

32 

7 

8 

9 

10 

4 

2 

3 

4 

2 

4 

4 

4 

7 

9 

25 

3 

3 

4 

4 

2 

47 

55 

94 

7 

3 

14 

1 

1 

1 

3 

3 

24 

51 

120 

5 

1 

7 
1 

9 

1 

"2 
2 
1 

2 

6 

10 

3 

8 

2 

2 

5 

11 

1 

2 
17 
23 

7 
123 
93 

Total . 


683 


940 


2935 


(The  field  of  Luther  College  embraced  6  states  in  1860;  23  states  and  3  provinces  in  Canada, 
in  1880  and  1907;  24  states.  Alaska,  Dist.  of  Columbia,  and  5  provinces  in  Canada,  in  1917; 
27  states,  Alaska,  Dist.  of  Columbia,  and  5  provinces  in  Canada,  in  1920.) 


THE  FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE 


189 


TABLE  III 

CONGREGATIONS    BY    COUNTIES    IN    STATES    THAT    WERE     THE    FIELD    OF 
LUTHER    COLLEGE    IN    1860    AND     1880 


WISCONSIN                        18< 
Racine 

)0 

2 
4 

2 
2 
1 
5 
.? 
6 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
3 
1 
1 
5 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
4 
1 
.S 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 

30 

2 
2 
2 
1 
2 
1 
3 

1880 

2 
17 
3 
2 
1 
5 
3 
8 
1 
1 
1 
1 
4 
4 
1 
1 
10 
1 
2 
3 
1 
1 
4 
5 
9 
7 
4 
8 
4 
2 
15 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
4 
2 
5 
1 
2 
4 
1 
7 
1 
1 
1 
1 

167 

1880 

10 

6 

3 

3 
3 
9 

2 
5 
7 

IOWA                                       1860     1880 
Hardin 1 

Dane 

1 

Jefferson 

Lafayette 

Milwaukee 

Cherokee 

Kossuth 

Palo  Alto 

1 
3 

2 

Rock 

Walworth 

Columbia 

Dodge 

Waukesha 

Wright 

Clay 

Howard 

Cass 

Hancock 

Polk 

2 
1 

3 
2 
4 
1 

Sioux 

Total 1 

MINNESOTA                        186 

Fillmore 

Mower 

Houston 

Goodhue 

Olmsted 

Dakota . 

1 

Iowa 

Manitowoc 

Winnebago 

3         91 

Vernon 

Waushara 

Crawford 

Juneau 

0     1880 
7          14 
4           6 
4           6 

Waupaca 

Grant 

Green 

1            8 

1            2 
1            1 

Pierce 

Nicollet 

1            3 

La  Crosse 

Portage 

Waseca 

McLeod 

Freeborn 

Rice 

Kandiyohi 

1            5 

1             1 

1          10 

5 

St.  Croix 

Sauk 

7 
4 

Trempealeau 

Faribault 

Meeker ; 

Steele 

Brown 

Jackson 

Douglas 

7 
1 

Kewaunee 

Richland 

Chippewa 

3 
3 
5 

Burnett 

Monroe 

6 
3 

Eau  Claire 

Buffalo 

Oconto 

Polk 

Carver 

Pope 

Ramsey 

Stearns 

1 

10 

1 

1 

Shawano 

Wood 

Blue  Earth 

5 
6 

Barron 

Stevens 

5 

Clark 

Marathon 

Taylor 

Grant 

Lac  qui  Parle . 

Otter  Tail  . 

7 

3 

13 

7 

Total 76 

IOWA                                       18( 

Winneshiek 

Allamakee 

Clayton 

Mitchell 

Becker 

Clay 

Cottonwood 

Swift 

Chippewa 

Dodge 

Wabasha 

Winona 

Big  Stone 

Lyon 

Murray 

Norman 

Polk 

Rock 

Sibley 

5 
6 
2 
4 
4 
3 
1 
2 
1 

Story 

Chickasaw 

Worth 

Clinton 

4 
2 
10 
4 
4 

Winnebago 

Iowa , 

Humboldt 

Buena  Vista 

1 
1 
1 
2 
1 

2 
4 

2 
1 
3 
2 
3 
1 
2 

Benton  .  .  ., 

Lincoln  

Poweshiek 

Hamilton 

Monona 

Webster 

Woodbury 

Franklin 

Redwood 

Wilkin 

Wadena 

Total 2 

2 
1 
1 

2.      221 

190 


LUTHER  COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


TABLE  III— Cont. 


SOUTH  DAKOTA 

Union 

Clay 

Yankton 

Lincoln 

Minnehaha 

Brookings . 

Deuel 

Moody 

Hamlin 

Grant 

Hanson 

Kingsbury 

Lake 

Roberts 

Codington 


Total 

ILLINOIS 

Cook 

Boone 

Winnebago 

Lee 

La  Salle 

McHenry 

Livingston 

Grundy 

Iroquois 

Kankakee 

Sangamon 

Will 


1880 


1860 
1 
1 
1 
1 


Total. 


MISSOURI 

St.  Louis 

Buchanan 

De  Kalb 


1860 
1 
1 


Total. 


NEW  YORK 

New  York 

Kings 

Essex 

Erie 


1860 
1 


Total. 


NEBRASKA 

Douglas 

Cuming 

Washington 

Odar 

Dixon 

Lancaster 

Cass 

Dodge 

Madison 

Colfax 

Stanton 

Furnas 

Webster 

Nance 

Custer 

Howard 

Knox 

Frontier 


Total. 


NEW  JERSEY 

Middlesex 

Gloucester 


46 

1880 
1 
1 
2 
3 
1 
2 
2 
3 
1 
1 
1 


1880 
1 


Total. 


NORTH   D.\KOTA  1880 

Cass 8 

Richland 6 

Traill 7 

Barnes 1 

Walsh 3 

Grand  F'orks 5 

Steele 1 

Pembina 1 

Ransom , .  .  .  .  2 

Total 34 

OREGON  1880 

Multnomah 1 

Clackamas 2 

Clatsop 1 

Total 4 

MAINE  1880 

Cumberland 1 

OHIO  1880 

Cuyahoga 2 

Mahoning 1 

Summit 1 

Total 4 

WASHINGTON  1880 

Snohomish 1 

INDIANA  1880 

Marion 1 

Newton 2 

Benton 1 

Total 4 

MARYLAND  1880 

Baltimore 2 

PENNSYLV^ANIA  1880 

Erie 1 

TEX.\S  1880 

Kaufman 1 

Bosque 1 

Henderson 1 

Anderson 1 

Travis 1 

Limestone 1 

McLennan 1 

Total 7 

CALIFORNIA  1880 

San  F'rancisco 1 

A  lamcda 4 

F'resno 1 

Monterey 1 

Napa 1 

San  Mateo 1 

Santa  Cruz 1 

Stanislaus 1 

Total .' 11 

MICHIG.VN  1880 

Muskegon 2 

Alpena .  1 

Leelanau 2 

Huron 1 

Bay  Cicy 1 

Kent 1 

Total 8 


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191 


KANSAS 

Republic 

Brown 

Doniphan 

Greenwood . .  .  . 

Clay 

Atchison 

Jewell 

Cloud 

McPherson. .    . 
Nonon 


0  IDAHO 

1  Latah 

1880 
1 

1                 CANADA 
1         Manitoba .     . 

1         Ontario 

1        Quebec 

1880 
6 

2 

2 

2                 Total 

10 

Total. . 


The  number  of  congregations  that  were  in  each  county  in  the 
states  where  the  former  Norwegian  Synod  was  active  in  the  years 
1860  and  1880  is  shown  in  Table  III.  These  facts  have  been  ar- 
rived   at   by    noting   the   date    of    founding    of    eacli    congregation 


MAP  II.     FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE  IN   1880 


listed  in  the  "Norsk-Lutherske  Menigheter  i  Amerika",  Volumes 
I  and  II,  with  the  aid  of  the  work,  "Norsk-Lutherske  Prester  i 
Amerika".  The  data  for  190(5  were  taken  from  the  report  of  the 
U.  S.  Census  entitled  "Religious  Bodies,  1906",  and  for  the  years 
1917  and  1920,  from  the  "Lutheran  World  Almanac".  It  is  inter- 
esting to  note  that  Winneshiek  County,  Iowa,  increased  its  number 
from  2  in  1860  to  10  in  1880;  that  Dane  County,  Wisconsin,  led 
with  14  in  I860;  that  Trempealeau  County,  Wisconsin,  increased 
its  number  from  2  in  1860  to  15  in  1880;  and  that  Freeborn  County, 


192 


LUTHER  COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Minnesota,  had  only  1  in  1860  but  10  in  1880.  Wisconsin  soon 
yielded  first  honors  to  Minnesota  in  the  number  of  congregations, 
as  the  great  Westward  Movement  caught  the  Norwegians  in  its 
sweep,  and  that  state  has  continued  to  be  the  hub  of  the  Norwegian 
Lutheran  Church. 

When  President  Lincoln  signed  the  Homestead  Bill  in  1862, 
it  became  comparatively  easy  to  acquire  land.  The  constituency 
of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  is  now,  and  always  has  been, 
largely  rural.  In  1907  the  Norwegian  Church  distribution  was 
as   follows  :    city — 8   per   cent,  town — 23    per  cent,   and   rural — 69 


MAP  III.     FIELD  OF  LUTHEK  COLLEGE  IN   1906 


per  cent.  The  cheap  land  was  therefore  eagerly  taken,  and  it 
may  be  noted  on  Map  II  that  Luther  College  was  soon  to  find 
itself  on  the  outskirts  of  its  constituency.  In  their  advance  west- 
ward the  Norwegian  immigrants  followed  such  rivers  as  the 
Minnesota,  the  Missouri,  and  the  Red  River  of  the  North. 
Minnesota  had  in  1880  (see  Table  II)  221  congregations,  or  over 
a  hundred  more  than  had  the  entire  Synod  in  1860.  All  of  these 
were  west  of  a  line  drawn  from  the  southeast  corner  of  the  state 
to  the  northwest  corner.  Wisconsin  had  167;  Iowa,  91;  and  Il- 
linois, 22,  in  1880.  Great  progress  was  made  in  the  Dakotas, 
in  Kansas,  in  Nebraska,  and  in  California.  The  total  number  of 
congregations  in  1880  was  683.  Ten  of  these  were  in  Canada, 
leaving  673  for  the  United  States.  These  673  were  in  23  states 
of  our  Union.     A  good  beginning  had  been  made  in  Texas,  which 


THE  FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE 


193 


had  7  congregations.  Scarcely  a  county  in  southern  Minnesota 
lacked  a  congregation,  and  by  far  the  greater  number  had  more 
than  three.  During  this  score  of  years  the  constituency  of  Lu- 
ther College  expanded  to  no  small  degree.  The  Norwegian  Synod 
spread  its  influence  in  all  directions,  but  especially  toward  the 
west.  It  was  active  in  17  states  where  it  had  no  congregations 
twenty  years  earlier.  Only  six  of  these,  including  Pennsylvania, 
border  on  the  Atlantic.  Such  was  the  progress,  despite  the  grass- 
hopper pest  and  money  panic  of  the  70's,  forces  which  keenly 
affect  a  rural  population. 


MAP  IV.     FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE  IN    1917 


In  1906  the  number  of  congregations  in  Minnesota  (see 
Table  II)  had  increased  to  302;  North  Dakota,  which  had  climb- 
ed to  second  place,  had  181;  Wisconsin  had  147;  while  Wash- 
ington, whicli  had  only  1  in  1880,  had  47  in  1906;  and  Montana, 
where  no  congregations  were  in  existence  in  1880,  had  24  in 
1906.  The  sphere  of  activity  had  been  increased  to  embrace  940 
congregations.  The  decrease  in  the  states  of  Iowa,  Wisconsin, 
Illinois,  Nebraska  and  Kansas  was  caused  by  the  division  in  the 
Norwegian  Synod  which  took  place  in  the  80's.  But  the  de- 
crease in  those  states  was  more  than  compensated  for  by  the 
rapid  strides  made  in  the  western  states.     (See  Map  III). 

Eleven  years  later  (1917)  occurred  the  merger  of  three  Lu- 
theran churcli  bodies,  the  Hauge  Synod;  the  United  I>utheran 
Church;  and  the  Norwegian  Synod.      The  data  given  in  Table  II 


194 


LUTHER  COLLEGE   THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 


for  the  year  1}>]7  are  for  tlie  Norwegian  Synod  only.  It  is  clear 
that  the  impetus  of  a  decade  earlier  continued  with  unabated 
^  igor.  Minnesota  had  317  congregations;  North  Dakota,  234; 
South  Dakota,  80;  Washington,  55;  Montana,  51;  and  in  Can- 
ada, Saskatcliewan  had  17,  and  Alberta  had  23.  The  field  of 
Luther  College  had  been  increased  so  as  to  embrace  1,119  congre- 
gations located  in  2'1'  states,  in  District  of  Columbia,  in  Alaska, 
and  in  Canada.  But  the  mainstay  of  the  College  was  then,  as 
before,  the  great  Northwest.      (See  Map  IV). 

In    1920    Minnesota    had    790    congregations;    North    Dakota, 
615;   Wisconsin,   391;    South   Dakota,   290;    Iowa,   201;    and    Mon- 


MAP  V.     FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLKCIE  IN   1020 

tana,  120.  It  will  be  noted  that  the  merger  occasioned  consider- 
able increase  in  the  states  where  there  was  a  decrease  in  the  80's. 
The  total  number  of  congregations  in  the  Church  in  1920  was 
2,935.  Map  V  shows  their  distribution  by  states,  as  do  Maps 
III  and  IV  for  the  years  1906  and  1917.  Thus  it  is  seen  that 
the  constant  shifting  of  })opulation  westward  has  had  the  effect 
of  leaving  the  College  in  the  southeast  corner  of  its  constituency. 


II.   Norwegian  Population  in  this  Field 

It  is  estimated  that  there  are  now  2,213,922  people  of  Nor- 
wegian extraction  in  our  country.  The  number  was  very  much 
smaller  in   18G0.     The  estimated  figure  is  50,000.     Table  IV  gives 


THE  FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE  195 

approximate    data    regarding    Norwegian    population    in    the    field 
of  Luther  College  by  decades: 

TABLE  IV 
TOTAL  NORWEGLAN   POPULATION   IN  U.   S..   BY  DECADES.   1860—1920 


Born  in 

First 

Second 

Tliird 

Year 

Norway 

Generation 

Generation 

Generation 

Total 

1860 

43,995 

5,800* 

205* 

50.000* 

1870 

114.246 

33.000* 

2.654* 

150.000* 

1880 

181.729 

150.000* 

18.000* 

211* 

350.000* 

1890 

322,665 

273.466 

175.000* 

13.879* 

785.000* 

1900 

338.665 

449.410 

350.000* 

75,000* 

1.213,175* 

1910 

403,858 

575.241 

734,322* 

244,777* 

1.958.198* 

1920 

363.862 

520,322 

797.842* 

531.896* 

2.213.922* 

♦Estimated. 

Other  fig 

ures  are  from  U.  S. 

Census. 

Nearly  80%  of  this  population  is  found  in  the  states  of  Minne- 
sota, Wisconsin,  North  Dakota,  Illinois,  Iowa,  and  South  Da- 
kota, ranking  in  the  order  named.  Minnesota  alone  has  30% 
of  the  Norwegians  in  the  United  States.  Table  V  gives  the  popu- 
lation and  the  percentage  of  the  total,  in  the  states  named  above: 

TABLE  V 
TOTAL    NORWEGIAN    POPULATION:  U.    S.    CENSUS    (1906) 
State  Population     Percentage 

Minnesota 524,475  30     %  of  total  in  U.  S. 

Wisconsin 307.875  17.5yo  of  total  in  U.  b. 

Nortli  Dakota 151.030  8.6%  of  total  in  U.  S. 

Illinois 149.895  8.5%  of  total  in  U.  S. 

Iowa 128,170  7.3%  of  total  in  U.  S. 

South  Dakota 98.940  5.5%  of  total  in  U.  S. 

Total 1.360.385     77.4%  of  total  in  U.  S. 

III.   Church   Population   in   this   Field 

It  has  been  shown  above  that  there  are  today  2,213,922  peo- 
ple of  Norwegian  extraction  in  the  United  States.  In  1920  there 
were  five  Norwegian  Lutheran  Synods  in  America — the  Norwegian 
Lutheran  Church,  with  425,065  members;  the  Lutheran  Free 
Church,  with  45,000  members;  the  Eielsen  Synod,  with  1,600 
members;  the  Church  of  the  Lutheran  Brethren,  with  2,000  mem- 
bers; and  the  Norwegian  Synod  of  the  American  Evangelical 
Lutheran  Church,  with  6,425  members.  The  average  size  of  the 
congregations  in  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  was  145  mem- 
bers, in  1920.  The  church  constituency  of  Luther  College  is  then 
numerically  about  one-fifth  of  the  estimated  total  Norwegian 
population  in  the  United  States. 


196 


LUTHER  COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


TABLE  VI 
COMPETING  COLLEGES  AND  UNIVERSITIES  IN  STATES  OF  GREATEST  NOR- 
WEGIAN  POPULATION.     TABLE   BASED  ON   U.   S.    BUREAU 
OF   EDUCATION   BULLETIN   No.   34,    1920 


No.  of 

No.  of 

No.  of 

Publicly- 

Private- 

Lu- 

No. of 

No.  of 

sup- 

ly 

theran 

No.  of 

Catho- 

No. of 

No.  of 

Colleges 

ported 

sup- 

Colleges 

Norw. 

lic 

Re- 

Non- 

STATE 

and 

Colleges 

ported 

and 

Lu- 

Colleges 

formed 

Sect- 

Remarks 

Univer- 

and 

Colleges 

Profes- 

theran 

and 

and 

arian 

sities 

Univer- 

and 

sional 

Colleges 

Univer- 

Other 

Colleges 

sities 

Univer- 
sities 

Schools 

sities 

Colleges 

Idaho 

3 

2 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1  jr.  col. 

Illinois.  .  .  . 

41 

2 

M) 

4 

0 

2 

21 

12 

2  jr.  col. 

10  iirof.  sch. 

Iowa 

24 

3 

21 

4 

**2 

1 

*11 

5 

**3  jr.  col. 
1  prof.  sch. 

Michigan .  . 

16 

5 

11 

0 

0 

1 

7 

3 

2  jr.  rol. 

3  prof.  sch. 

Minnesota . 

17 

3 

14 

*5 

*2 

3 

4 

2 

2  jr.  col. 
4  prof.  sch. 

Montana.. . 

3 
4 
12 
9 

3 

2 

3 

0 

10 
6 

0 
0 
0 

*2 

0 
0 
0 

*2 

0 
0 
0 
0 

0 

1 
8 
3 

0 

1 
2 
1 

No.  Dakota 

Oregon .... 

So.  Dakota. 

**1  jr.col.'  ' 

Texas 

l.S 

3 

12 

0 

.0 

0 

10 

2 

4  jr.  col. 
2  prof.  sch. 

Washington 

6 

2 

4 

*f-) 

*!=? 

1 

0 

1 

*n  jr.  col. 

Wisconsin. . 

10 

1 

9 

**2 

*M 

1 

3 

3 

1  prof.  sch. 
*•=!  jr.  col. 

Total. .  .  . 

160 

31 

129 

19 

*+9 

9 

69 

32 

*lConcordia  College,  Minn.;  Augustana  College,  S.  Dak.;  Upper  Iowa  University,  Iowa, 
are  not  listed  in  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Education  Bulletin  No.  34,  1920,  but  have  been  added  here.) 

**(The  following  Norwegian  Lutheran  junior  colleges  have  also  been  added:  Waldorf 
College.  Forest  City,  Iowa;  Canton  Normal  School,  Canton,  S.  Dak.;  Pacific  Lutheran  College, 
Parkland,  Washington;  Spokane  College,  Spokane,  Washington;  and  Central  Wisconsin 
College,  Scandinavia,  Wisconsin.) 

IV.  Competing  Schools  in  this  Field 
But  Lutlier  College  is  not  tlie  only  Lutheran  college  serving 
tin's  constituency.  Table  VI,  which  has  been  compiled  from  in- 
formation given  in  Bureau  of  Education  Bulletin  No.  S'i,  1920, 
with  data  collected  in  1917-18,  shows  that  there  are  in  the  12 
states  where  the  majority  of  Norwegians  are  found  a  total  of  19 
Lutheran  colleges  and  professional  schools.  Among  these  9  are 
Norwegian  Lutheran  colleges,  5  of  which  are  junior  colleges. 
These  9  colleges  are:  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa;  St.  Olaf 
College,  Northfleld,  Minn.;  Concordia  College,  Moorhead,  Minn.; 
Augustana  College,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  Dak.;  all  of  full  college  grade; 
and  Waldorf  College.  Forest  City,  Iowa;  Canton  Normal  School, 
Canton,  S.  Dak.;  Pacific  Lutheran  College,  Parkland,  Wash.; 
Spokane  College,  Spokane,  Wash. ;  and  Central  Wisconsin  College, 
Scandinavia,  Wis.,  all  junior  colleges.  Nine  colleges  for  a  i)opula- 
tion  of  42;),0G5  are  not  too  many,  if  those  who  should  attend  these 
schools  really  attend  them.  In  1 91. "5  tliere  were  7,685,618  people 
in  the  United  States  between  the  ages  19  and  22— of  college  age. 
201,230  attended  college.  That  is,  1  out  of  38  of  college  age  at- 
tended college.      Only    1    Norwegian   out  of    lOS   of  college  age  at- 


THE  FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE  197 

tended  a  Norwegian  college.  Of  the  Norwegians  who  did  go  to 
college  18%  attended  Norwegian  Lutheran  colleges,  82%  attended 
other  colleges.  In  1913  there  were  7,624,153  people  between  the 
ages  15  and  18,  of  high  school  age.  1,366,822  of  these  attended 
some  secondary  school.  Tliat  is,  1  out  of  6.  Only  1  Norwegian  out 
of  49  attended  a  Norwegian  academy.  Of  the  Norwegians  who 
did  go  to  secondary  schools,  12%  attended  Norwegian  Lutheran 
academies,  88%  attended  public  high  schools.  In  1920  the 
estimated  Norwegian  population  of  college  age  was  172,686  and 
the  estimated  population  of  college  age  within  the  Norwegian  Lu- 
theran Church  was  33,155.  Notwithstanding  that  there  are  four 
Norwegian  Lutheran  colleges — Luther,  St.  Olaf,  Concordia  and 
Augustana — competing  for  patronage,  there  are  evidently  students 
enough  for  each  school.  In  1920  the  estimated  Norwegian  pop- 
ulation of  academy  age  was  174,899,  and  the  estimated  popula- 
tion of  academy  age  within  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  was 
33,580.  Notwithstanding  that  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church 
has  18  academies  taking  care  of  this  field,  they  could  have  from 
2,000  to  10,000  students  each.  These  18  schools  are,  in  the  order 
of  their  foundation:  Augustana  (1860),  Luther  College  Prepara- 
tory (1861),  Red  Wing  Seminary  (1879),  Luther  Academy  (1888), 
Central  Wisconsin  College  (1890),  Concordia  College  (1891), 
Madison  Normal  (1892),  Park  Region  College  (1892),  Jewell 
College  (1893),  Pacific  College  (1894),  Pleasant  View  College 
(1896),  Clifton  College  (1897),  Gale  College  (1901),  Waldorf 
College  (1903),  Spokane  College  (1907),  Camrose  College  (1911), 
Outlook  College   (1915),  and  Canton  Normal   (1920). 

There  is  everywhere  a  growing  conception  as  to  educational 
needs.  Civilization  keeps  on  growing  in  complexity.  Industrial 
life  becomes  more  and  more  specialized.  The  greater  complex- 
ity and  specialization  demand  a  more  extended  and  specialized 
training.  The  length  of  the  school  life  of  the  average  person 
has  increased  from  a  total  of  82  days  in  1800  to  a  total  of  over 
1,200  days  in  1920.  The  high  school  has  become  the  people's 
college.  The  number  of  youth  that  attend  high  schools  has  in- 
creased by  leaps  and  bounds.  In  1890  only  5  per  1,000  attended 
secondary  schools,  public  or  private.  In  1910,  12.3  per  1,000 
were  in  attendance;  in  1918,  19.1  per  1,000.  There  has  also  been 
an  increase  in  college  attendance.  In  1890  the  college  attendance 
was  72,460,  or  1  out  of  868  of  the  population;  in  1900,  the  col- 
lege attendance  was  115,271,  or  1  out  of  659  of  the  population; 
in  1910,  the  college  attendance  was  184,712,  or  1  out  of  498;  in 
1918,  the  college  attendance  was  290,106,  or  1   out  of  355. 


198  LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

There  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  the  attendance  at  high 
schools  and  colleges  will  increase  still  more.  In  1913  Congress 
appointed  a  National  Commission  on  Vocational  Education.  This 
commission  reported  that  in  1910  not  one  per  cent  of  the  people 
engaged  in  agriculture,  manufacturing,  and  mechanical  pursuits 
had  been  trained  for  their  callings.  The  commission  advocated 
that  each  person  should  be  given  three  years  of  secondary  school 
training,  or  five  years  more  training  than  the  average  man  at 
present  has  received.  If  the  dreams  of  the  educators  are  ever 
realized,  every  youth  will  get  at  least  a  secondary  school  educa- 
tion. 

As  a  financial  investment,  it  has  been  proved  that  it  pays  to 
"train  up  a  child  in  the  way  he  sliould  go."  The  average  cost  of  a 
man's  education  in  the  United  States  has  been  estimated  by  Sar- 
gent ("American  Private  Schools,  1922")  to  be  $252.  The  aver- 
age cost  of  the  education  through  the  high  school  is  $515.  The 
difference  between  the  two  is  $263.  At  21  the  average  person 
has  a  prospect  of  living  until  65.  If  the  additional  cost  of  educa- 
tion— $263 — is  distributed  over  the  44  years  of  life  before  him, 
it  will  amount  to  about  $6  a  year.  The  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Educa- 
tion has  issued  a  bulletin  showing  the  money  value  of  education. 
From  this  we  quote  merely  the  statement  that  "every  day  spent 
in  school  pays  the  child  Nine  Dollars".  Since  the  people  are 
awakening  more  and  more  to  see  the  financial  gain,  as  well  as 
the  cultural  value  of  a  liighcr  education,  there  will  always  be  a 
large  field  of  usefulness  for  Luther  College.  It  is  a  thoroughly 
American  school  and  can  serve  the  general  public  as  well  as  Nor- 
M'egian- Americans. 

I.uther  College  should  be  able  to  meet  the  competition  that 
confronts  it  on  every  side.  The  founders  of  Luther  College  were 
university  men  who  planned  to  erect  a  school  of  the  highest  type. 
Luther  College  has  always  kept  up  to  the  highest  standards  of 
the  times,  has  maintained  the  Christian  religion  as  the  core  of  its 
curricula,  and  adjusted  its  other  subjects  to  harmonize  with  the 
best  practices  of  the  day.  Its  courses  are  arranged  to  meet  the 
wants  of  its  constituency.  The  Preparatory  Department  is  built 
on  the  junior-senior  high  school  plan,  reaching  down  to  the  eighth 
graders  and  providing  instruction  even  for  those  who  can  not 
qualify  for  high  school  entrance.  The  college  curriculum  is  not 
only  in  the  best  sense  pro-seminary,  but  also  pre-professional,  of- 
fering a  liberal  amount  of  electives  and  preparing  for  any  stand- 
ard profession. 


THE  FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE 


199 


Table  VII  shows  the  competing  colleges  in  1861   and   1921,  in 
the  12  states  of  greatest  Norwegian  population: 


COMPETING 

IDAHO  1861 

State 0 

Reformed 0 

Total 0 

ILLINOIS  1861 

State 

City 

Nonsectarian      4 

Reformed  et  al 13 

Roman  Catholic 

Lutheran 2 

Total 19 

IOWA  1861 

State 1 

Nonsectarian 2 

Reformed  et  al 4 

Roman  Catholic 

Lutheran 2 

Total 9 

OREGON  1861 

State 

Nonsectarian 

Reformed  et  al 3 

Total 3 

TEXAS  1861 

State 

Nonsectarian 

Reformed  et  al 1 

Total 1 

WISCONSIN  1861 

State 1 

Nonsectarian 3 

Reformed  et  al 1 

Roman  Catholic 

Lutheran 

Total 5 


TABLE    VII 
COLLEGES,   1861   AND    1921 

1921  MICHIGAN                           1861 

2  State 2 

1        City '..'..'.'.'.'.'..'. 

Nonsectarian 2 

3  Reformed  et  al 3 

Roman  Catholic 

1921  :_ 

1  Total 7 

^f  MINNESOTA                      1861 

^i        State 

I    City :;::::::::  ;: 

Nonsectarian 

.  J         Reformed  et  al i 

Roman  Catholic 1 

inTi         Lutheran 

I  Total 2 

11 

1  NORTH   DAKOTA             1861 

4  State 

— — .        Nonsectarian 

24        Reformed  et  al 

1921  Total 0 

2 

8  MONTANA                            1861 

!        State  

12 

.„,,  SOUTH  DAKOTA              1861 

1921        stace 

^        Nonsectarian 

■r        Reformed  et  al 

^^        Lutheran 

15  Total 0 

1921 

1  WASHINGTON                    1861 

3        State 1 

3        Nonsectarian 

1  Roman  Catholic 

2  Lutheran 

10  Total 1 


1921 
3 
2 
3 

7 
1 

16 

1921 
1 
2 

2 
4 
3 
5 

17 


1921 
3 

1921 
3 
1 
3 
2 


1921 
2 
1 
1 

2 


This  tabulation  includes  the  colleges,  universities,  and  pro- 
fessional schools  that  are  listed  in  Bureau  of  Education  Bulletin 
No.  34  for  1920.  To  that  list  have  been  added  the  five  Norwe- 
gian Lutheran  junior  colleges  and  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  col- 
leges at  Moorhead,  Minnesota,  and  Sioux  Falls,  S.  Dakota.  Up- 
per Iowa  University  at  Fayette,  Iowa,  has  also  been  added.  The 
German  Lutheran  Theological  Seminary  at  Dubuque  is  not  in- 
cluded in  this  table,  though  theological  seminaries  are  included 
for  some  of  the  states. 


861 

1921 

3 

19 

41 

9 

24 

7 

16 

2 

17 

3 

4 

3 

12 

9 

1 

15 

1 

6 

5 

10 

200  LUTHER  COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

The  foregoing  table  is  summarized  in  Table  \'III.  The 
totals  for  each  state  are  given  without  reference  to  control : 

TABLE  VIII 
STATE 

Idaho 

Illinois 

Iowa 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

Montana 

North  Dakota 

Oregon 

South  Dakota 

Texas 

Washington 

Wisconsin 

Total 47  160 

There  were  46  colleges  in  existence  in  these  12  states  as  com- 
petitors of  Luther  College  in  1861  that  still  are  its  competitors. 
But  the  sixty  years  that  have  passed  have  added  many  new  ones 
so  that  the  total  is  now  160  in  these  states  of  greatest  Norwegian 
population.  To  this  number  should  be  added  the  hundreds  of 
public  high  schools,  which  are  bj'  all  odds  the  strongest  competi- 
tors, not  only  of  church  secondary  schools  like  the  Luther  College 
Preparatory  Department,  but  also  of  church  higher  schools,  in 
that  they  naturally  direct  their  graduates  into  the  state  univer- 
sities rather  than  the  church  colleges. 

In  Table  IX  is  listed  the  number  of  colleges  that  were  in  ex- 
istence in  the  United  States  in  1861   and  still  are,  as  follows: 


TABLE   IX 


Alabama 

Arizona 

Arkansas 

California 

Colorado 

Connecticut 

Delaware 

District  of  Columbia. 

Florida 

Georgia 

Idaho 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kansas 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

Montana 

Nebraska 


4 

New  Hampshire 

New  Jersey 

1 

3 

? 

26 

S 

North  Carolina 

8 

1 

7 

North  Dakota 

Ohio 

22 

Oklahoma 

6 

3 

26 

19 
11 

Rhode  Island 

1 

8 

0 

South  Dakota 

4 

6 

8 

1 

^ 

Utah 

1 

1 

Vermont 

3 

9 

12 

9 

Washington 

1 

7 
? 

West  Virginia 

.'.'.'.'.'.".'.        5 

^ 

12 

Total  in  U.  S 

244 

THE  FIELD  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE  201 

Of  the  672  colleges,  universities,  and  professional  schools 
listed  in  the  bulletin  previously  mentioned,  only  2-il  were  founded 
prior  to,  or  during,  1861.  Among  these  is  Luther  College.  Four- 
teen of  our  states  had  no  higher  schools  at  that  time.  Many  of 
the  present  state  schools  arose  through  the  provisions  of  the 
Morrill  Act  of  1862,  when  Luther  College  had  done  a  year's  ser- 
vice. The  14  states  having  no  higher  institutions  were  all  west 
of  the  Mississippi  River,  except  Florida  and  West  Virginia.  Of 
the  34  states  that  did  have  higher  schools,  only  9  were  west  of  the 
Mississippi.  These  9  states  had  in  all  35  higher  institutions  of 
learning,  including  Luther  College.  There  are,  then,  only  34  higher 
institutions  still  in  existence  which  were  the  competitors  of  Lu- 
ther College  in  1861,  in  the  states  that  comprise  the  western  half 
of  our  country.  Indeed  it  can  with  truth  be  said  that  Luther 
College  is  a  pioneer  college. 

In  conclusion,  Luther  College  had  but  a  small  field  to  look 
out  upon  in  the  year  of  its  founding.  It  proved  its  worth,  grew 
Avith  our  countrj',  and  with  increasing  years  came  better  days. 
It  will  always  be  a  monument  to  the  Norwegian  people  in  Amer- 
ica, but  especiall}'  to  those  who  gave  of  their  time  and  substance 
to  make  it  succeed.  Daniel  Webster  once  said  of  his  Alma  Mater, 
Dartmouth  College,  which  has  now  grown  to  be  a  large  institu- 
tion: "It  is  a  small  college,  but  there  are  those  who  love  it." 
Luther  College  is  not  large,  if  measured  by  the  attendance  yard- 
stick; it  is  a  great  school,  however,  if  measured  by  its  aims  and 
ideals,  its  principles  and  practices,  the  character  of  its  men  and 
the  extent  of  its  good  influence.  But,  be  it  termed  large  or  small, 
according  as  mens'  minds  differ,  "there  are  those  who  love  it", 
and  who  are  willing  to  sacrifice  in  order  that  generations  to  come 
mav  learn  to  love  it. 


CHAPTER  ELEVEN 

ATTENDANCE 

S.  S.  Reque 


I.   Attendance,    by    Years 

THE  total  enrollment  at  Luther  College  for  the  sixty-one 
years  of  its  history,  counting  the  student  each  year  he  was 
enrolled,  is  10,230,  which  gives  an  average  per  year  of  approxim- 
ately 168  students.  The  number  of  graduates,  including  the  class 
of  1922  of  31  members,  is  835. 


Enrollment  at  L.C.  during  60  years 

Upper  line   indica/es    fotol  enroUmerU 

Lower  Jine    /ndJco/e^    enroUmenf  m  cojk^e  dep'/ 


'S«jC7D 


ENKOLLMENT   AT    LUTHKK   COLEEdK   UUKINCJ   SiXTV    VKAKS 


ATTENDANCE 


203 


TABLE      SHOWING 


ATTENDANCE      BY      YEARS, 
1861-1922 


AT      LUTHER      COLLEGE 


Year 


College 


Prepar- 

New 

A.  B. 

atory  and 

Total 

Students 

Graduates 

Normal 

16 

16 

16 

0 

30 

34 

26 

0 

39 

51 

29 

0 

42 

58 

26 

0 

61 

81 

45 

8 

65 

83 

42 

0 

48 

73 

27 

3 

76 

106 

53 

4 

86 

122 

51 

5 

111 

147 

62 

6 

102 

147 

56 

3 

108 

159 

61 

7 

143 

190 

84 

6 

167 

229 

100 

6 

149 

217 

78 

7 

109 

181 

46 

9 

105 

189 

49 

14 

93 

173 

58 

19 

85 

159 

40 

13 

82 

165 

55 

18 

74 

145 

41 

11 

64 

137 

47 

15 

117 

166 

73 

11 

94 

143 

42 

12 

80 

131 

37 

17 

89 

133 

51 

0 

75 

118 

32 

12 

92 

136 

47 

9 

92 

145 

54 

9 

139 

206 

93 

9 

146 

213 

79 

11 

125 

188 

63 

12 

97 

182 

59 

11 

104 

187 

59 

12 

120 

200 

81 

13 

103 

192 

52 

17 

91 

192 

55 

16 

96 

198 

60 

14 

85 

194 

66 

21 

100 

207 

72 

20 

88 

197 

61 

18 

74 

203 

62 

27 

79 

193 

60 

20 

81 

198 

71 

20 

85 

211 

62 

23 

53 

174 

45 

23 

66 

187 

62 

24 

83 

191 

58 

27 

80 

169 

51 

19 

90 

181 

58 

22 

107 

214 

75 

14 

97 

213 

60 

16 

78 

208 

58 

14 

66 

207 

47 

23 

69 

207 

60 

27 

49 

170 

35 

37 

51 

130 

47 

17 

95 

241 

145 

11 

90 

217 

81 

18 

92 

254 

99 

21 

87 

272 

90 

34 

1861-1862 0 

1862-1863 4 

1863-1864 12 

1864-1865 16 

1865-1866 20 

1866-1867 18 

1867-1868 25 

1868-1869 30 

1869-1870 36 

1870-187) 36 

1871-1872 45 

1872-1873 51 

1873-1874 47 

1874-1875 62 

1875-1876 68 

1876-1877 72 

1877-1878 84 

1878-1879 80 

1879-1880 74 

1880-1881 83 

1881-1882 71 

1882-1883 73 

1883-1884 49 

1884-1885 49 

1885-1886 51 

1886-1887 44 

1887-1888 43 

1888-1889 44 

1889-1890 :         .  53 

1890-1891 67 

1891-1892 67 

1892-1893 63 

1893-1894 85 

1894-1895 83 

1895-1896 80 

1896-1897 89 

1897-1898 101 

1898-1899 102 

1899-1900 109 

1900-1901 107 

1901-1902 109 

1902-1903 129 

1903-1904 114 

1904-1905 117 

1905-1906 126 

1906-1907 121 

1907-1908 121 

1908-1909 108 

1909-1910 89 

1910-1911 91 

1911-1912 107 

1912-1913 116 

1913-1914 130 

1914-1915 141 

1915-1916 138 

1916-1917 121 

1917-1918.. 79 

1918-1919 146 

1919-1920 127 

1920-1921 162 

1921-1922 185 

Total 4,870 


5,360 


3.554 


835 


204 


LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


II.   Attendance,   by   States 

The  records  indicate  that  from  18(51  to  and  including  the 
school  year  1921-1922,  .3,554  students  liave  been  enrolled  at  Lu- 
ther College.  According  to  the  addresses  given  upon  registration 
the  3,554  students  came   from  the   following  states   and  countries: 

TABLE    SHOWING    ATTENDANCE    BY    STATES,    BY    DECADES. 
AT    LUTHER    COLLEGE 


States 

1861- 
1871 

1871- 
1881 

1881- 
1891 

1891- 
1901 

1901- 
1911 

1911- 
1921 

Total, 

60 
years 

1921- 
1922 

Total, 

61 
years 

66 

240 

181 

132 

2 

36 

5 

16 

2 

2 

J- 

1 

201 

134 

98 

16 

30 

14 

4 

5 

1 

2 

3 

2 

2 

3 

1 

221 
184 
126 
41 

25 

27 

1 

8 

.  .^. 

.  .  .^. 

"l' 
J- 

180 
193 

77 
53 
12 
39 

2 
7 

10 
3 
3 

J- 

r 
2 

210 

230 

102 

56 

14 

36 

3 

8 

16 

10 

5 

2 

2' 

2 
1 
3 
3 

.  . 

1 
1 

1,118 

1,024 

701 

168 

142 

124 

38 

30 

21 

22 

16 

10 

8 

6 

6 

4 

4 

3 

3 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

24 
36 
11 

8 

3 

2 

r 
1 

1,142 

Iowa 

...      102 
...      166 

1,060 
712 

North  Dakota. 

176 

25 

145 

3 

126 

Norway 

12 

38 
30 

25 

Washington 

Michigan 

New  York 

'.'.'.          2' 

22 
16 
11 

8 

7 

1 

3 

1 

6 

Oregon 

Ohio 

Turkey 

4 
4 
3 

3 

Denmark 

Idaho 

California 

Massachusetts 

Dist.  of  Columbia.  .  .  . 

.  , 

1 
...... 

1 

""r 

1 
1 
. . 

2 

2 
2 
2 
2 
2 

1 
1 

Iceland 

Total 

...      377 

627 

517 

646 

590 

707 

3,464 

90 

3,554 

III.    New    Students,    by    Years 

The  following  tables  aim  to  list  the  new  students  at  Luther 
College  by  school  years,  giving  each  student's  name,  home  address 
at  the  time  of  matriculation,  years  in  attendance  at  Luther  Col- 
lege, and  year  of  graduation  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree 
from  Luther  College.  An  asterisk  (*)  in  front  of  the  name 
signifies  that  the  student  later  entered  the  Gospel  ministry  as  an 
ordained  clergyman. 


ATTENDANCE  205 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


1861-1862 

Anderson,  Rasmus  B Koshkonong Wis Jan.  1862-65 A.  B.,  1866 

Aslaksen,  Knut Liberty  Prairie Wis 1861-6.5 

*Bergh.  Johannes  E Big  Canoe la 1861-66 A.  B.,  1866 

Bergh,  Knut  E Big  Canoe la 1861,  1864 

Bpthun,  Lasse Leeds Wis 1861 

Eide,  Niels Big  Canoe la 1861 

Folkestad,  Lars Bonnet  Prairie Wis 1861 

Fosse,  Markus Norway  Grove Wis 1861 

*Hovde,  Brynjolf Spring  Prairie Wis 1861-62 

Iverslie,  Peter  P Waupaca Wis Jan.  1862-64 

Larsen,  Iver Big  Canoe la 1861-62 

*Normann,  Olaus  A Liberty  Prairie Wis 1861-66 A.  B.,  1866 

Ollis,  Johannes Norway  Grove Wis 1861 

*01sen,  Ellef  (Eilif) Painted  Creek la Jan.  1862-66 A.  B.,  1866 

Ottun,  Niels Holden Minn.  .  .  1861-6,3 

Vick,  Ole  Evensen Jefferson  Prairie. .  .  .  Wis Jan.  1862-66 

1862-1863 
*Berge,  Nils  B Liberty  Prairie Wis 1862-63,  1867-68 

Christenson,  Christen Clinton la 1862-63 

*Dahl,  Torger  H Chippewa  River. .  .  .  Wis 1862-65 

*Erdahl,  Giillick  M Liberty  Prairie Wis 1862-66 A.  B.,  1866 

Felland,  Ole  G.,  Sen Koshkonong Wis 1862-64 

Gaarder,  Ole Bostwick  Valley Wis 1862-63,  1865-67 

Grinde,  Peder Liberty  Prairie Wis 1862-63 

Hollo,  Anders  L Koshkonong Wis 1862-64 

*Homme,  Even  J Houston Minn .  .  .  1862-64 

Husebv,  Ole  Iversen Koshkonong Wis 1862-63 

*Jukam,  Ole  G Vermont : Wis 1862-63 

Kittelson,  Karl Sugar  Creek Wis 1862-64 

Korstvedt,  Tollef Koshkonong Wis 1862-64 

*Markhus,  Lars  J Lisbon Ill  •  1862-66 .•\.  B.,  1866 

Markhus,  Ole  J Lisbon Ill    1862-6  5 

Nordgaard,  Knut  E Rio Wis 1862-66 

*Quammen.  Nils  A Deerfield Wis 1862-63 

Reishus,  Olaf  S Rushford Minn.  .  .1862-64 

Reque,  Lars  S Dei-rfield Wis 1862-63,  1864-69.. A.  B.,  1868 

*Sherven,  Lars  O Cihiiar la 1862-68 A.  B.,  1868 

Simonsen,  Kristofer A^hippiin Wis 1862-64 

Skotland,  Peder Caliuar la 1862-64 

Stephens,  Ole  B.  (Hustvedt)  .  .Deerfield Wis 1862-6  5,  1864-65 

Suckow,  Ludvig Madison Wis 1862-64 

♦Thorstensen,  Knut Holden Minn  .  .  .  1862-63 

Taerum,  Torge Liberty  Prairie Wis 1862 

1863-1864 

Aaker,  Andreas Holden Minn  .  .  .  1863-64 ■  • 

Aasebak,  Jens  C Houston Minn .  .  .  1863-64 

*Alfsen.  Adolph  O Mount  Morris Wis 1865-69 A.  B.,  1869 

Andersen,  Soren  E Koshkonong Wis 1863-64 

Ask,  Ole  Larson Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1863-64 

Brodahl.  Marius Perry Wis 1863-65 

Clausen,  Martin St.  Ansgar la Jan.  1864-65 . 

Gunderson,  Johannes Lemonweir Wis 1863-64 

Hulebak,  Ole  P Holden Minn .  .  .  1863-64 

Jesme,  Tosten Rio Wis 1863-66 

*Juve,  Tarje  O Leeds Wis 1863-66 A.  B.,  1866 

Kristenson,  Tjerand I^isbon Ill 1863-65 

Kristoferson,  Nils Rock  Run III. 1863-65 

Larson,  Odd Lemonweir Wis 1863-64 

Lomen,  Ole  T Decorah la 1863-65 

*Lunde,  Gudbrand  A Spring  Grove Minn .  .  .  1863-69 A.  B.,  1869 

Noben,  Peter  P Decorah la 1863-65 

Nordb0,  John North  Prairie Minn .  .  .  1863-65 

Reierson,  Knut Root  Prairie la 1863 

♦Rosholdt,  Tollef Waupaca Wis 1863-68 A.  B.,  1868 

Sandaker,  Hans Calmar la 1863-64 

Stabaek,  Tosten Rock  Run Ill 1863-65 

Storla,  Ole  H Paint  Creek la 1863-65 

Suckow,  Kristofer Decorah la 1863-64 

Torgersen,  Anders Waupaca Wis 1863-64 

Velo,  Elias  J.  (Elias  Molee) .    .  Blue  Mounds Wis 1863-64 

*Vinnor,  Anders  T Calmar la 1863-69 A.  B.,  1869 

Winden,  Hans Clermont la 1863-64 

Winger,  Hans Rock  River Wis 1863-66 


206  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


1864-1865 

♦Anderson.  Abel  B Koslikonong Wis 1864-65,  1871-72 

Bentson,  Reinhard  T Rock  Run Wis 1864-70 

Bergeland    Halvor Liberty  Prairie Wis 1864-65 

*Bjorgo.  Knut  K Highlandville la 1864-70 A.  B.,  1870 

Bredeson.  Brede  (Sander)  ....  Decorah la 1864-65 

Ellefsen,  Samson Big  Canoe la 1864-65 

Faegre.  Martin Paint  Creek la 1864-65 

Flaten,  Peder  Ammundson.  .    Vermont Wis 1864-65 

Forseth,  Nikolai Rock  River Wis 1864-65 

Grinde.  Hans Norway  Grove Wis. . .      1864-66 

Halgrimson,  Ole Clermont la 1864-66 

Henjum,  Johannes Liberty  Prairie Wis 1864-65 

Holum.  Ole  S De  Forest Wis 1864-67 

*Jacobsen,  Jacob  Daniel Pine  Lake Wis 1864-65 

Kjeldson,  Nils Rio Wis 1864-66 

*MoIler,  Frederik  Andreas Winchester Wis 1864-70 A.  B.,  1870 

Ruscad,  Ole  A Roche-a-Cree Wis 1864-66 

Sivesind.  Hans Washington  Prairie  .la 1864-65 

Sivesind,  Kristian Washington  Prairie.  la 1864-66 

Spilde,  Hans Lodi Wis 1864-66 

*Svennungsen,  Stener Saude la 1864-66 

Sweningsen.Svennung  S.(Sevig)Rock  Run Ill 1864-65 

Teisberg.  Aslak  K Koshkonong Wis 1864-70 A.  B.,  1870 

Thorsgaard,  Johannes Coon  Prairie Wis 1864-69 

*V'etIesen,  Torjus Decorah la 1864-67 

Waage,  Anders Springdale Wis 1864-65 

1865-1866 

Aarctiiun.  Ole  K Root  River Minn  .  .  .  1865-66 

Anderson,  .Andrew  (.Andrew  A. 

Howen) Waupaca Wis 1865-67 

Anderson,  Lars Storv  Citv la 1865-66 

Anderson.  Sivert Rock  Run Ill 1865-71 A.  B.,  1871 

Berge,  Kngebret Springdale Wis. . .      1865-66 

Bjerke,  Engebret Trempealeau  Valley. Wis 1865-66 

Bjornson  (Haldorsen),  Iver .  .  .  Dodgevillc Wis 1865-66 

*Bredesen,  .Adolf Spring  Prairie Wis 1865-70 A.  B.,  1870 

Dankel,  Edvard New  York N.  Y 1865-67 

*Ellestad,  Nils  J Newburg Minn.  .  .1865-71 A.  B.,  1871 

Engesaeter,  John Norway  Grove Wis 1865-66 

F^aegre,  Hans Paint  Creek la 1865-67 

Fjeld,  Torgrim Vermont Wis 1865-67 

Grinde,  Lars De  Forest Wis 1865-66 

*Harstad,  Bjug  A Harmony Minn    .  .1865-71 A.  B.,  1871 

Haukenes,  .Amund Norway  Grove Wis 1865-66 

Helgeson,  Knut Waupun. Wis 1865-67,  1869-70 

Hoftuft,  L.  Olson Lime  Springs la 1865 

Iverslie,  Martini  us Scandinavia Wis 1865-67 

Jacobson  (Meen),  Hans  An- 
dreas  Rock  River Wis 1865-66 

Johnson,  Engebret Paint  Creek la 1865-66 

Johnson,  Kristian  (.Aabraaten)  Decorah la 1865-67 

♦Larsen,  Reier Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .  186.S-68,  1869-72. .A.  B..  1872 

Lier,  Lars  K Koshkonong Wis 1865-66 

Linde,  Peter Norway  Grove Wis 1865-67 

Lomen,  Ole  J Decorah la 1865-67 

*Mohn,  Thorbjdrn  N Olmsted  County..    .  Minn    .  .  1865-70 A.  B.,  1870 

Narvesen,  Cornelius Spring  Grove Minn    .  .  1865-67 

Nubsen,  John Vermont Wis 1865-67 

Olson,  Ingvald Chicago Ill 1865-66 

Ophcim.  .Arne Decorah la 1865-67 

Peterson,  Lauritz Norway.  1866 

*Preus,  Christian  Keyser Leeds Wis 1865-66,  1868-7.V..A.  B.,  1873 

Preus,  Isak Westby Wis 186.5-66,  1868-69 

*Reque,  Peter  (Peder)  S Deerfield Wis 1865-67 

Ringstad.  Johannes Decorah la 1865-67 

*Rystad,  John  K Rock  River Wis 186.5-67.     1870-71, 

1874-75 

R(tthe,  David Deerfield Wis 18f)S-6,s  

♦Smeby,  Oluf  H Paint  Creek la 1K6,S-71 A.  B.,  1871 

♦Stub,  Hans  Gerhard Locust la 186S-66  .    ..A.  B.,  1866 

Thoen,  Lauritz Rush  River Wis 1865-70,  1X71 


ATTENDANCE  207 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Thorsnaes,  Karl Norway  Grove Wis 1865-67 

♦Tvedt,  Niels  Gulbrandsen  .  .  .  .Bergen Minn.  .  .1865-72 A.  B.,  1872 

Tonsberg,  Nils Lisbon Ill 1865-66 

nVelo,  Jens  I Clermont la 1865-71 A.  B.,  1871 

1866-1867 

Aaby,  Karl  H Liberty  Prairie Wis 1866-68 

Baardson,  Theodor Port  Washington.      Wis 1866-67 

Bolstad,  Thorbjorn Liberty  Prairie Wis 1866-68 

Boen,  0sten  N Harmony Minn .  .  .  1866 

*Christensen,  Nehem Port  Washington.      Wis 1866-71 A.  B..  1871 

*Dale.  Elling  O Beaver  Creek Wis 1866-67,  1868-70 

Erikson,  Around,  (Fadnaes) .  .  .  Heart  Prairie Wis 1866-68 

Erikson.  Knut Heart  Prairie Wis 1866-69 

Gaarder,  Berne Bostwick  Valley. .      Wis 1866-68 

*Gotaas,  Paul  B Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1866-73 A.  B.,  1873 

Hanson,  Johan  A Bloomfield Minn  .  .  .  1866-67 

Hanson,  Kristian Blue  River Wis 1866-68 

Hereid,  Nils  Th Beaver  Creek Wis 1866-67 

*Hilmen,  Peder  T Mishicott Wis 1866-72 A.  B.,  1872 

Iversen,  Tarje  (Torger) Waseca Minn  .  .  .  1866-68 

*Johnson,  Hans Waupaca Wis 1866-70,  1871-73 

Knutson,  Anders West  Salem Wis 1866-70 

Kristianson,  Johannes Scandinavia Wis 1866-71 ." 

Larson,  Johannes Milwaukee Wis 1866-67 

Lien,  Ole  O Bloomington Minn  .  .  .  1866-69 

Aledaas,  Kristofer  Stenerson .  .  Houston Minn  .  .  .  1866-68 

Meland,  Martin Harmony Minn.  .  .  1866 

Mikkelson,  Martin  S  (Murat)  Waupaca Wis 1866-68 

Mbller,  Tonnes Winchester Wis 1866-68 

Olsen,  Hans Hemnes,  Nordland.  Norway.  1866 

Ottesen.  Jacob  (Lunde) Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1866-67,  1868 

Ouren,  Peder  J Harmony Minn.  .  .  1866 

Pederson,  Mens Skoponong Wis 1866-67 

Ramstad,  Henry  (J.H.  Larson)Norway la 1866-67 

Reierson,  Elling Spring  Grove Minn .  .  .  1866-68 

*Reishus,  Torjus  S Rushford Minn.  .  .  1866-71 

*Sando.  Ole  O Estherville la 1866-67,1869-70 

*Solseth,  Ole  E Harmony Minn.  .  .1866-69 

Svalheim,  Ole  (Norsman) Norway  Grove Wis 1866-68 

Syverud.  Knut  N Mill  Creek Wis 1866-67 

Teige,  Edvard  G Coon  Prairie Wis 1866-70 

Thomasson,  Anders  (Gr0nne).. Paint  Creek la 1866-69,  1871-72 

Thorpe,  Lars  O Kasson Minn.  .  .  1866-67 

Tveten,  Peder Pine  Lake Wis 1866-67 

Void,  Thor  E Norway la 1866-67 

0strud,  Johan Bloomfield Minn.  .  .  1866 

0verland,  Frants Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1866-67 

1867-68 

*Aas,  Carl  C Gjovik ...  Norway .  1867-69 

Bolstad,  Amund  Th Locust la 1867 

Budal.  Lars  P Locust la 1867-71 

*Eidahl,  Kittil  (Ketil)  O Calmar la 1867-68,  1870 

Ellestad,  Anders Newburg Minn.  .  .  1867-69 

*Floren,  Syvert  L Holden Minn.  .  .1867-69 A.  B.,  1869 

Foss.  Jacob Decorah la 1867-70 

*Forde,  Nils  A Locust la 1867-73 A.  B.,  1873 

Gjerald,  Iver  S Skoponong Wis 1867-70 

Hesla,  Endre  L Paint  Creek la 1867-68 

Hjelle,  Knut Decorah la. 1867-71 

Hogstul  (Halvorsen),  HalvorT. Skoponong Wis 1867-70 

*Hustvedt,  Halvor  B Liberty  Prairie Wis 1867-73 A.  B..  1873 

Hustvedt,  Stephen Koshkonong Wis 1867-69,  1870-71 

Jacobson,  Wilhelm Paint  Creek la 1867 ,  . 

Johnson,  Rasmus Stavanger Norway.  1867-68 

Lomen,  Gudbrand  (Gilbert)  J. Decorah la 1867-73 

Medal,  Helge  H Decorah la 1867-69 

Moldstad,  Kristian Toten Norway .  1867-70 

Mortenson,  Martin Milwaukee Wis 1867-69 

Neuberg,  Harald Norway .  1867-68 

♦Nordby,  Jorgen Locust la 1867-73 A.  B..  1873 

Solum,  Oluf Decorah la 1867-70 


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Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Storla,  Olaus Paint  Creek la 1867-68 

Tliomassen,  Kristian Paint  Creek la 1867 

Thorsnaes,  Hans Norway  Grove Wis 1867-68 

*V'aaler,  Johannes  R Rio Wis 1867-68.  1871-72 

1868-1869 

Anderson,  Brun Lemonweir Wis 1868-70 

Axdahl,  Soren Ossian la 1868-70 

Bakkevold,  Ole North  Prairie Minn.  .  .1868-71 

Berge,  George Springdale Wis 1868-69 

Bergh,  Ole  Hendrickson Perry Wis 1868-69 

Brandhagen,  Nils Decorah la 1868-71 

Branson,  Gustav Waiipun Wis 1868-70 

Borthp,  Ketil Winchester Wis 1868-71 

Danielsen,  Ole Winchester Wis 1868-70 

Egeborg,  Westye Christiania Norway .  1868-69 

Ellis,  Edwin Harmony Minn  .  .  .  1868-69 

♦Everson,  Carl  (Charles)  Sever- 
in  E Linden Wis 1868-70 

♦Felland.  Ole  G.,  Jr Koshkonong Wis 1868-74 A.  B..  1874 

Forseth,  Anton Rock  River Wis 1868-70 

Forseth,  Johan Rock  River Wis 1868-69 

Frpvold.  Knut Decorah la 1868-69 . 

Gullord,  Olaus Westby Wis 1868-70 

Haugen,  Nils  P Rush  River Wis 1868-70,  1871-72 

Helgeson,  Andreas Waupun Wis 1868-71 

Helvig,  Abel Clinton la 1868-70,  1871-72 

Hong,  Engebret Soldier  Valley la 1868-71 

Hustvedt,  Laurents Round  Prairie la 1868-69 

Jacobsen,  Martin Paint  Creek la 1868 

Kalstad.  Even  P Oconomovvoc Wis 1868-70 

Kjersland,  Lars Koshkonong Wis 1868-70 

Kragevik,  M.  O Lee Ill 1868-69 

*Mandt,  Olaf Koshkonong Wis 1868-73 A.  B.,  1873 

Mathre.  Wier Lisbon Ill 1868-74 

Myhren,  Hans  (Myron) Bergen (S.)  Dak.1868-70 

Myrberg,  Johannes Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1868-71 

Nelson,  John Lisbon Ill 1868-70 

Nelson,  Lars Lisbon Ill 1868-69 

Neperud,  Olaus Coon  Prairie Wis 1868-70 

Nilson,  Erik St.  Louis Mo 1868-69 

Nss,  Mikkel Rushford Minn    .  .  1868 

Paulson,  Edward Waupun Wis 1868-69,  1874-76 

Pederson,  A.  B Benton la 1868-69 

Preus.  J.  Nordahl  B Westby Wis 1868-72 

Rislaug,  Syvert Capron Ill 1868,  1871 

Sampson,  Lars Vangen (S.)  Dak.  1868-72 

Sampson,  Nils Vangen (SJ  Dak. 1868-70 

Sander,  Anton  B Decorah la 1868-74 A.  B.,  1874 

Skartvedt,  Gudmund Ossian la 1868-74 

Skatter,  Ole  Werner Koshkonong Wis 1868 

Thompson,  Thomas  S Chicago Ill 1868-70 

Tollefson,  Simon Norway ?1868 

Torgerson,  Andreas Chicago Ill 1868-73 

Torjussen,  Ketil Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1868-69 

T0nnesen,  Lars  (Ekern) Coon  Prairie Wis 1868-70 

Vik.  Sjur Lisbon Ill 1868-70 

Wraamann.  Wilhelm Norway.  1868-69 

Young,  James Madison Wis 1868-69 

0dven,  Lars  P Springdale Wis 1868-72 

1869-70 

♦Aaberg,  Ole  H Roche-a-Cree Wis 1869-74 

Arntson,  Ole  A Lansing la 1869-71 

Berg,  Anton  S North  Prairie Minn.  .  .  1869-70 

Blekre,  Zakarias  O North  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1869-72 

Bredeson,  Bernhard Spring  Prairie Wis 1869-71 

Bring,  Johan Bostwick  Valley Wis 1869-70 

Brorby,  Jacob Clermont la 1869-74 

*Kosmark,  Ole.N Spring  Prairie Wis 1869-75 A.  B..  1875 

Fosvik,  Iver Elstad Minn  .  .  .  1869-72 

Funrue,  Kittil Paint  Creek la 1869-70 

♦Guldbrandsen.  Guldbrand  ....  Winchester Wis 1869-72 


ATTENDANCE  209 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Gunderson,  Gustav Holden Minn  .  .  .  1869-70 

Haaven,  Lars Holden Minn.  .  .  1869-70 

Hagebak,  Simon Holden Minn .  .  .  1869-70 

Hagen,  G.  Olsen Kellogg la 1869 

Halvorson,  Anton Rock  River Wis 1869-70 

*Hattrem,  Thor  H Vaage Norway.  1870 

Haukenes,  Hans  O Norway  Grove    ....  Wis 1869-71 

*Holseth,  Mikkel  C Bostwick  Valley. .      Wis 1869-71 

Hole,  Tallak  E Coon  Prairie Wis 1869 

♦Jaastad,  Endre  L Decorah la 1869-70 

Johannesen,  Thomas Highland Minn .  .  .  1869-72 

*Jorgenson.  Christian Wiota Wis 1869-75 A.  B.,  1875 

Knutson,  Karl  August Mishicott Wis 1869-72 

Kva;rnodden,  John  N Holden Minn.  .  .1869-70.  1871-72 

*Langeland,  Magne Locust la 1869-75 A.  B.,  1875 

Leknaes,  Louis Lisbon Ill 1869-73 

Lynne,  Lars Decorah la 1869-72 

*Monson,  Ingvard  Grothe Le  Roy Minn  .  .  .  1869-75 

Monserud,  Olaus Paint  Creek la 1869-72 

Moller,  Bernt Winchester Wis 1869-74 

Nordgaard,  Knut Holden Minn.  .  .1869-70 

Norvold,  Sivert Paint  Creek la 1869-70 

*Naeseth,  Christen  Andreas  .      Holden Minn.  .  .1869-74 A.  B.,  1874 

♦Petersen,  Wilhelm  Magnus 

Herman Paint  Creek la 1869-75 A.  B..  1875 

*Rasmussen,  Gerhard Lisbon Ill 1869-71.  1872-76 

Ronneberg,  Ole Blue  Mounds Wis .  1869-72 

Rovang,  Ola Decorah la 1869-72 

♦Sagen,  Andreas  K Perry Wis 1869-74 A.  B..  1874 

*Seim,  Viking  L Paint  Creek la 1869-73 

*Solstad,  Hans  P Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1869-72 

Stabaek,  Knut Rock  Run Ill 1869-70 

Stamm,  Ole  P Valley  Grove Minn .  .  .  1869-70 

♦Strand.  Henrik  J Locust la 1869-76 A.  B..  1876 

*Strcimme,  Peer  O Winchester Wis 1869-76 A.  B..  1876 

Teige.  Edvard  O Decorah la 1869-71 

Tobiasen,  Tobias  R Calmar la 1869-70,  1871. 

1873-74 

*Turmo,  Andreas  O Calmar la 1869-72 

Ueland,  Lars Westby Wis 1869-71 

*Vangsnes,  Ole  P Ridgeway la 1869-75 A.  B..  1875 

Varlo.  Olaf Decorah la 1869-73 A.  B.,  1873 

1870-1871 

Aasen.  Syvert. Nidaros (S.)  Dak.  1870-72 , 

Akre.  Jonas Big  Canoe la 1870-72 

Alnaes.  Syvert Ossian la 1870-71 

♦Andersen.  Anders  C Manitowoc Wis 1870-73 

Anderson,  Nils  Edgar Decorah la 1870-73 

Berg,  Ole  S North  Prairie Minn .  .  .  1870-72 

Berge,  Ole  V Norway.  1870 

Bergland,  Halvor Bratsberg Minn.  .  .  1870 

*Borge.  Michael  O Leeds Wis 1870-71 

Dahl,  O.  H Yellow  Medicine. . .  .  Minn .  .  .  1870-72 

Dale,  Viking Big  Canoe la 1870-72 

Daleby.  Ole Perry Wis 1870-72 

Edwards.  Bjtirn Chicago Ill 1870-75 

*Faegre,  Kaspar  G Paint  Creek la 1870-77 A.  B.,  1877 

Felland,  Andreas Koshkonong Wis 1870-72 

Gaarder,  Ole Dodgeville Wis 1870-71 

Gaarder,  Syvert Albany Wis 1870-72 

♦Gronlid.  Carl  Johan  Magnus 

(Jensen) Kewaunee Wis 1871-77 A.  B..  1877 

Gr0nstad.  Erik Lisbon Ill 1870-71 

Gunderson,  Martin Chicago Ill 1870-72 

♦Guttebo.  KjOstel  L Decorah la 1870-76 

Hanson,  Thomas Spring  Prairie Wis 1870-71 

Helgeland.  Peder Lisbon Ill 1870-73 

Helgeson,  Tideman Waupun Wis 1870 

*HeIlestvedt,  Johannes  A Rushford Minn.  .  .  1870-71 

♦Hendrickson,  Peter  Anton Rushford Minn.  .  .1870-76 A.  B..  1876 

*Hjort.  Otto  Christian  O Dalby la 1870-73.  1874-75 

*Isberg,  Peder Decorah la 1870-75 

Juve.  John  O Houston Minn .  . .  1870-71 


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Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Kjerland,  Thorbjorn  (Dahle)... Locust la 1870-71 

Knudson,  Kredrik Leeds Wis 1870-71 

*Koefod,  Magnus  Martinus. .  .  .  Locust la 1870-72 

Kvale.  Erik Wilmington Minn  .  .  .  1870-74 

Lie,  Nils  J Otter  Creek Wis 1870 

Naas.  Thvge  A.  R.  (A.  G. 

Nilson) Rock  Dell Minn.  .  .1870-71 

Neste,  Knut Decorah la 1870-71 

Nordgaard,  Gudbrand Decorah la 1870-72 

Naes.  Karl   Winchester Wis 1870-71 

Naeseth,  John Holden Minn.  .  .1870-72,  1874 

Opperud,  Joseph Clermont la 1870-73 

Osmundson,  Lars  (L.  O. 

Veom) Houston Minn  .  .  .  1870-71 

Rokne,  Ole  E Koshkonong Wis 1870-71 

*Ruste,  Erik  O Perry Wis 1870-76 A.  B.,  1876 

Rydning,  Lars  (Swenson) St.  Peter Minn.  .  .1870-71 

Rydning,  Paul  (Swenson) St.  Peter Minn .  .  .  1870-72 

Rothe.  Halle Koshkonong Wis 1870-75 

Skaaden,  Kristian Norway.  1870-71 

*Skugstad,  Jens Coon  Prairie Wis 1870 

Slinde,  Thomas  O Whalan Minn.  .  .  1870 

Sponheim,  Haldor Locust la 1870-71 

Stamm,  Ole  G Primrose Wis 1870-71 

Steensland.  Henry Madison Wis 1870-71 

Stenehjem,  Peder Wilmington Minn.  .  .  1870-71 

StrOmmen,  Ketil Koshkonong Wis 1870-71 

Syvertson,  Henry  A New  York N.  Y..  .  .1870-73 

Sorland,  Gudbrand Decorah la 1870 

Thorsen,  Nils  A Douglas  County. . .  .  Minn  .  .  .  1870-72 

Torrison.  Thomas  E Manitowoc Wis 1870-76 A.  B.,  1876 

Urdahl,  Ole  A Springdale Wis 1870-74 

Valdeland,  Enok Clermont la 1870-72 

nVillett,  George Decorah la 1870-72 

♦Ylvisaker,  Johan  Thorbjprn. .  .  Red  Wing Minn.  .  .  1870-77 A.  B..  1877 

1871-1872  . 

Aaby,  Andreas  A Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1871-73 

Amundson,  Albert  Chr Silver  Lake la 1871-78 A.  B.,  1878 

Anderson,  Albert Janesville Wis 1871-73 

Anderson,  Lawrence Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1871-72 

*Bakke,  Nils  J Minneola Minn.  .  .1871-77 A.  B.,  1877 

Bergh,  Hallvard  A Blue  Mounds Wis 1871-76 A.  B..  1876 

*Blilie,  Johan  Anton Washington  Prairie.  la 1871-77 A.  B.,  1877 

*Borgen,  Edward D.corah la 1871-76 A.  B.,  1876 

♦Brandt,  Realf  Ottesen Decorah la 1871-77 A.  B.,  1877 

Dahl.  Karl  A Waupun Wis 1871-72 

Dosland,  John  P Clinton la 1871-72 

Eidahl,  Timan  (Quarve) Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1871-72 

Fleischer,  Ludvig Madison Wis 1871-72 

Fleischer,  Michael Madison Wis 1871 

Fossum,  Anthon  A Paint  Creek la 1871-74 

Gabriel,  Martin Madison Wis 1871-74 

*Gronsberg,  Ole  N Jordan Wis 1871-77 A.  B.,  1877 

Hadland,  Ole  J Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .1871 

Hage,  HansO.  T Norway.  1871-72 

Henrickson,  Gustav .  Rushford Minn  .  .  .  1871-73 

Henrickson,  Hans Rushford Minn  ...  1871 

Holm,  Thorvald Paint  Creek la 1871-74 

Holkesvig,  Ole  .-\ Big  Canoe la 1871-74 

Hovland,  Johannes Balsfjorden Norway.  1871-72 

Jaastad.  Syvert Decorah la 1871-72 

*Johansen,  Jens St.  Louis Mo 1871-77 A.  B.,  1877 

Johnson,  Jens  H Rock  Dell Minn.  .  .1871-74 

Johnson,  Martin Milwaukee Wis 1871-74 

Knut  son,  Knut Manitowoc Wis 1871-74 

Krees,  Martin Union  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1871-74 

Land,  Tosten  L Calmar la 1871-73 

Landsvserk,  Peter  K Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1871-74 

Landsvaerk,  T.  J Lawler la 1871-74 

*Lee  (Lia),  Ole  H Winchester Wis 1871-72 

Lomen,  JOrgen  (George) Decorah la 1871-78 A.  B.,  1878 

Ohlsgaard,  .Asle  P Wilmington Minn  .  .  .  1871 

Olsen,  Tosten Saude la 1871-72 


ATTENDANCE  211 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Olson,  Halvor Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1871-72 

Pederson,  Lars  H Lime  Creek la 1871-73 

Quarve,  Timan  L Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .  1871-78 A.  B.,  1878 

*Roalkvam,  Halvard  G Newburg Minn.  .  .1871-74 A.  B.,  1874 

Rokne,  Iver  L Harmony Minn  ,  .  .  1871-73 

♦Rondestvedt,  Arnvid  P Springdale Wis 1871-77 A.  B.,  1877 

*Rystad,  Andreas  Rask  A Benton la 1871-73 

*Scheie,  Iver  O Mankato Minn.  .  .1871-74 

Schmidt,  August Decorah la 1871,  1874-75 , 

Sivertsen,  Hans Leeds Wis 1871 

Thompson,  Knut  T Dodgeville Wis 1871-72 

♦Thorsen,  Marki  s Kragerci Norway.  1871-72 

*Thorvil(d)son,  Thorvil(d)  K...Arendal Minn.  .  .1871-74,  1875-78.. A.  B.,  1878 

Vambheim,  David Lodi Wis 1871-74 

Void,  Elling  O Decorah la 1871-72 

Weeks,  Sjur  W Rochelle Ill 1871-73 

*Widvey,  Peter  Anthon Milwaukee Wis 1871-74 

*WiIheImsen,  Ole  Ivar  Moe.  .  .    Silver  Lake Minn  .  .  .  1871 

*YIvisaker,  Johannes  T Sogndal Norway.  1871-74 A.  B.,  1874 

1872-1873 

Aga,  Lars Ridgeway la 1872-75 

Aim,  Martin  G Swan  Lake Minn.  .  .  1872-73 

Almquist,  John New  York N.  Y. .  .  .1872-73 

*Bale,  Jens  E Byron Minn.  .  .1872-74 

Beheim,  John  E Pope  County Minn.  .  .  1872-73 

*Brevig,  Tollef  L Pope  County Minn.  .  .1872-74,  1875-77 

Butler,  Bernhard Decorah la 1872-73 

Dahl.  Albert Waupun Wis 1872-74 

Dahl.  Melvin  E Paint  Creek la 1872-75 

Dalseid,  Nils  O Shell  Brook la 1872-73 

*Engh,  Hagbart Coon  Valley Wis 1872-78 A.  B.,  1878 

Eadnes,  Johannes  E Whitewater Wis 1872-74 

♦F'jeldstad,  Rollef  R North  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1872-74 

Possum,  Hans  R Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1872-75,  1876-77 

Gausta,  Herbjorn  N Harmony Minn  .  .  .  1872-75 

*Gjevre,  Anders  H ;.  .  Holden Minn.  .  .1872-78 A.  B..  1878 

Haagenson,  Hans  M Decorah la 1872-73 

Hage,  Hans  J.  T Norway.  1872 . 

Hatle,  Sivert  J Froen Wis 1872-75 

Helgstad,  Joseph  J New  Lisbon Wis 1872-73 . 

*Hoel,  Olaf  H North  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1872-73 

*Hougen,  Johan  Olai  J Benton la 1872-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Huset,  Ole  A Holden Minn.  .  .1872 

Iverson,  Edward Manitowoc Wis 1872-74 

Johnson,  August Harmony Minn  .  .  .  1872-75 

Johnson,  Henry Waupun Wis 1872-74 

Kirkebv,  Guttorm  T Holden Minn. .  ..1872-74,  1875-78.. A.  B.,  1878 

Kjernholm,  Julian  P Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1872-73 

Larsen,  Olaf Lemonweir Wis 1872-78 A.  B.,  1878 

*Lee,  Atle  J Utica Wis 1872-78 A.  B.,  1878 

Lerum,  Daniel  J Urne Wis 1872-73 

Lie,  Halvor  A Lemonweir Wis 1872-75 

Loftsgaarden,  O.  H Round  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1872-78 

*L0kensgaard,  Ole  O Swan  Lake Minn  .  .  .  1872-78 A.  B.,  1878 

*Maakestad,  John  J Lee Ill 1872-75 

Markegaard,  Knut  Th Paint  Creek la 1872-73 

Melby,  Knut  K Cedar  Valley Minn  .  .  .  1872-74 

Moe,  Thorvald  H Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1872-74 

Neste,  Ole  E Decorah la 1872-73 

Nordgaard,  Christian Decorah la 1872-78 A.  B.,  1878 

*Omlid,  Guthorm  (Guttorm)  H. Holden Minn... .  1872-75 

Peterson,  Peter  J Shawano Wis 1872-74 

Riis,  Carl  Theodor Waupun Wis 1872-73 

Rydning,  John Paint  Creek la 1872-74 

Sanderson,  Tollef Harmony Minn  .  .  .  1872-74 

Sandvig,  Ole  J Norway  Lake Minn ...  1872-74 

Skotland,  Theodor Calmar la 1872-74 

*Skyberg,  Hans  O Rush  River Wis 1872-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Sponheim,  Peder Decorah la 1872-74 

*StorIi(e),  Knut  O Le  Roy Minn.  .  .1872-79.  . A.  B.,  1879 

♦Syftestad,  Olaus  P Perry Wis 1873-79.  :  .  .. A.  B.,  1879 

ScSnderland,  Salve  O Winnebago la  ....  .  1872-73 

Tangen.  Hans  H Rio Wis 1872-73 


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Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Thompson,  Amund  G Scandinavia Wis 1872-75  . 

Thoresen,  Thorvald  C North  Prairie Minn.  .  .1872-74. 

Thoresen,  Thorvald  O Manitowoc Wis 1872-74 . 

Tvedt,  G.  Halvorsen Decorah la 1872-74. 

Ulefos.  Hans  H    Portage Wis 1872-75  . 

Vraalstad,  Edvard  J Holden Minn.  .  .1872-73. 

Winge,  Hans  A Decorah la 1872-74. 

Ytterboe.  Tyke  T Calmar la 1872-74 . 


1873-1874 

Aakre,  Ole  H Ridgeway la 1873-74 

Bakke.  Ole  E Decorah la 1873-75 . 

Bertelson.  Gunder Ossian la 1873 

*Brandt,  Olaf  Elias Decorah la 1873-79 A.  B..  1879 

Braekhus,  Anton  O Oslo Minn.  .  .1873-74 

Braekke,  Nils  A Decorah la 1873-74 

Bursvold,  Nikolai  O Spring  Valley Minn  ...  1873-76 

Dale,  Anders  K Wilmington Minn  .  .  .  1873 

♦Danielsen,  Jens Pope  Co Minn  .  .  .  1873 

Dybdahl,  Thore  E Decorah la 187,?-76 

Daehlen,  Olaus  G Spring  Grove Minn  ...  1873-74 

(O.  G.  Myrah) 

Egge,  Albert  E Ridgewav la 1873-79 A.  B.,  1879 

*Eggen,  Thore  N Prairie  Farm Wis 1873-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Evenson,  Edwin Scandinavia Wis 1873-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Everson,  Adolph Linden Wis 1873 

Farsdal,  Ole  G Holden Minn  .  .  .  1873-74 

Finseth.  Ole  L Root  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1873-74 

*Flaten,  Christopher  A. Vermont Wis 1874-78 

Fosmark,  Ole  J Spring  Prairie Wis 1873-75 

Fossum,  Christian  A Elon la 1873-75 

Fossum,  Torgrim  A Elon la 1873-75 

Garthe,  Martinus Hoff Minn.  .  .1873-75 

(Wimpelmann) 
♦Giere,  Nils  O Rock  Dell Minn.  .  .1873-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Gigstad,  Knut  O Manitowoc Wis 1873-75 

Gjellum.  Erik  S Koshkonong Wis 1873-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Golberg,  Halgrim Hesper la 1873-74 

Grinde.  Johannes  J North  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1873-74 

Grdnne,  Knut  Th.  A Paint  Creek la 1873-74,  1875-76 

Gulsvik,  Vilhelm Clermont la 1873-74,  1875-76 

Haavelsrud,  John  E French  Creek Wis 1873-75 

Hanson.  Hans  M Elon la 1873-74 

Hanson,  Peter  N Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1873-77 

Hjelle.  John  O Decorah la 1873-74 

Hoftuft,  KjOstil  O Lime  Springs la 1873-74 

Holther,  Olaf Minneapolis Minn.  .  .  1873-77 

♦Homme.  Thorleif  O Harmonv Minn.  .  .  187.V78 A.  B.,  1878 

Husmo,  Gustav Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1873 

H0yme,  Thrond Decorah la 1873-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Jacobson,  James Henrytown Minn  .  .  .  1873-74 

Johannesen,  Jacob  A Root  Prairie Minn. .  .  .  1873-75 

(Jacobsen) 

John.son.  Carl St.  Paul Minn  .  .  .  1873-77 

Josvanger,  Rasmus  L Greenwood Wis 1873-75 

Juve,  Herjus  O Lemonweir Wis 1873-74 

Kaasa,  Johannes  H Ossian la 1873 

Karstad,  Lars  M.  K Swan  Lake Minn  .  .  .  1873-80 A.  B..  1880 

*Kildahl,  John  Nathan Holden Minn.  .  .1874-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Kloster,  .■\.  L Ossian la 1873-74 

Kopperdal,  Hans  J Hoff Minn.  .  .1873-76.  1877-81. .A.  B..  1881 

Koren,  Ahlert Decorah la 1873-75 

*Koren,(B0icke)Joh(a)n  (Rulfs) Decorah la 1874-79 A.  B..  1879 

Kvale,  Erik  B Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1873-75 

Langelie,  Ole  J Bergen Minn  .  .  .  1873-76 

Larsen.  Lauritz Chicago Ill 1873-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Lee,  Alexander  O Northwood la 1873-74 

Linn,  Edward  M Chicago Ill 1873-74 

Lund,  Knut Chicago Ill 1873-75 

Loberg,  Nils  T Ashippun Wis 1873-74 

LGiland,  Halvor Canfield Minn.  .  .1873-78 

♦Madsen,  JOrgen  Elesius Sheboygan Wis 1873-75,  1878-80 

Magnesen,  Nils Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1873-74 

♦Moen,  Carl  J New  Hope Minn  .  .  .  187,3-77 


ATTENDANCE  213 


Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Myra,  Stephen  Everson Linden Wis 1873-77 

Nilson,  Even Norman  Hill Tex 1873-75 

Nilson,  Thorbj0rn  A.  (Giere). .  Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1873 

*Nordgaard,  Johannes  Simon..  .Apple  River Wis 1873-76,  1877-80. .A.  B.,  1880 

Naeseth,  Olaf  A.  N Glenwood la 1873-76.  1877-78 

Ohnstad,  Jens  P Spring  Grove Minn .  .  .  1873-75 

Olson,  Martin Chicago Ill 1873-74 

Otterdokken,  John  O Holden Minn.  .  .  187.V74 

*Overn,  Anton  Gustav  HelgesonWaupun Wis 1873-76 

Raabolle,  Ole  G Holden Minn  .  .  .  1873-74 

"Schesvold,  Thore  P Mankato Minn ...  1873-74 

*Skartvedt,  Peder Ossan la 1873-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Storla,  Sevat Paint  Creek la 1873-75 

Teigen,  Martin Koshkonong Wis 1873-75 

Tobiasen,  Theodor Decorah la 1873-74 

*Torrison,  Isaac  Bertinus Manitowoc Wis 1873-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Trygstad,  Johannes  M Volga (S.)  Dak. 1873-76 

Vaatvedt,  Hellek  O Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1873-75 

Vermager,  Ole  H Wilmington Minn.     .  1873-74 

Vraali,  Ketil  S Delavan Minn  .  .  .  187.5-74,  1875 

*Wisnaes.  Rasmus  J Blue  Earth  City Minn    .  .  1873-76 

Wold.  Anton  O Whitehall Wis 1873-76 

0fstedahl,  Louis  B Harmony Minn.  .  .  1873-74 

1874-1875 

Aase,  Svennung Henrytown Minn  .  .  .  1874-75,  1877 

Anderson,  Halvor Lisbon Ill  1874-75 

Anderson,  Knut  (Brown) Root  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1874-75 

*Askevold,  Bernt Chicago Ill 1874-75 

Bagge,  Peter  Irgens San  Francisco Cal 1874-75 

Bale.  Ole  M Spring  Prairie Minn.  .  .1874-75 

Berg,  Rollef  S Arendal Minn ...  1874 

Birkeland,  Mauritz  A Chicago Ill 1874 

*Bj0rgaas,  John  J Newport Wis 1874-79 A.  B..  1879 

Bratvold,  Knut  O Holden Minn  ...  1874 

Carlson,  Emil Alexandria Minn  .  .  .  1874-75 

Dale,  Lars  Sam Leeds Wis 1874-78 

Egge,  Sven  E Ridgewav la 1874-77 

Eikeland,  Peder  J Coon  Valley Wis 1874-75,  1877-80.. A.  B.,  1880 

Ellestad,  Sven  A Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1874 

Evenson.  Gustav  A Scandinavia Wis 1874-80 A.  B.,  1880 

Froslie,  Ole  A Jordan Wis 1874 

*Giere,  Nils  A Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1874-75,  1882-84.. 

Gjeglum,  Halvor  O.  K Paint  Creek la 1874-75 

Grangaard,  Endre  A Paint  Creek la 1874-77 

Grangaard,  Ole  P Paint  Creek la 1874-77 

Grpthe,  Ole  H Le  Roy Minn.  .  .1874-76 

Giptum,  John  J Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1874-75,  1876 

♦Gunderson,  Severin Bergen Norway.  1874-77,  1879 

Haagenson,  Olaus Norway Wis 1874-75 

Hadland,  Ole  P Bloomfield Minn.  .  .1874-80 A.  B.,  1880 

*Halvorson,  Johannes Decorah la 1874-80 A.  B.,  1880 

Hamre,  Anders  M.J Holden Minn  .  .  .  1874-75 

Hamre,  Peder  P Decorah la 1874-75 

Hanson,  Erik Root  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1874-75 

Hanson,  James  CM Decorah la 1874-82 A.  B.,  1882 

Hanson,  Lauritz Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1874-76 

*Heie,  Johannes  J Story  Citv la 1874-78 

Helen,  Thor  O Decorah la 1874-75 

Helland,  Edward  C Hoff Minn  .  .  .  1874 

Helle,  Nils  N Harmony Minn  .  .  .  1874-75 

*Hoff,  Lars  Martinus  Andreas. .  Borgund Norway.  1874-75 A.  B.,  1875 

Hove,  Andreas  M Ridgewav la 1874-81 A.  B.,  1881 

Jaastad,  Henrik Marshfield Wis 1874-77 

Jensen,  Elling St.  Paul Minn  .  .  .  1874-76 

Jenson,  Johannes Decorah la 1874-76 

*Jerdee,  Lars  J Norway  Grove Wis 1874-75.  1877-82.. A.  B..  1882 

Jordahl,  Christopher  Chr Ossian la 1874-78 

*J<irgenson,  Fingar Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1874-80 A.  B..  1880 

Kitelsaa,  Jens  T Hesper la 1874-75 

Knutson,  Leonhard Shawano Wis 1874-75 

Krees,  John Union  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1874-75 

Kvale,  Peter Wilmington Minn  .  .  .  1874-75 

♦Larsen,  Anders Carleton Minn .  .  .  1874-75 


214  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


*Larsen,  Gustav  Adolf Koshkonong Wis 1874-80 A.  B.,  1880 

Larson,  Edward Decorah la 1874 

Larson,  Nils  L Spring  Grove Minn  ...  1874 :    .  . 

Larson.  P.  T Medo Minn  .  .  .  1874-76 

Lia,  Halvor  O Decorah la 1874-76 .  .. 

Lien,  Arne  O Glen  Roy la 1874-75 

Lien,  C.  A.  N Holden Minn.  .  .1874-75 

Lillegaard,  Lars  O Nicollet Minn  .  .  .  1874-77 

Lindef jeld,  Martin  O Harmony Minn .  .  .  1874-77 

Lund,  Christian  ]....'. Benton la 1874-75 

Madsen,  Kornelius Gjerpen Wis 1874 

Mathieson,  Oscar Paint  Creek la 1874-75 

Mehus.  Lars  J Lisbon Ill 1874-75 

Mundahl.  John  F Blue  Earth  City. . .  .  Minn  .  .  .  1874-75 

Myran.  Guttorm Lincoln (S.)  Dak.  1874-77 

Nedrelo,  Baard  B Glenwood Minn  .  .  .  1874-76 

*Ness,  Johannes  Martinus  O.  .    Calmar la 1874-80 A.  B.,  1880 

Neste,  Engebret Decorah la 1874-78 . .  .  . 

Naeseth,  Halvor  K Holden Minn  .  .  .  1874 

Ommelstad,  Thomas  H Luther  Valley Wis 1874-76 

*Omland.  Gunulf  (Gunnuf)  J.. .  Bratsberg Minn.  .  .1874-75 

Osmundson,  .Andreas  B Valley  Grove Minn.  .  .  1874 

*Ottesen,  Otto  Christian Utica Wis 1874-80 A.  B.,  1880 

*Pedersen,  Nils Indianapolis Ind 1874-75 

*Pederson,  Christofer Waterville la 1874-78 

Peterson,  Anders  O Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1874-77 

Peterson,  Halvor Lisbon Ill 1874-81 A.  B.,  1881 

Rasmusscn,  Olaus Lisbon Ill 1874 

Rogde,  Ole  J Lee Ill 1874-76 

Rollefson,  Andres Bratsberg Minn  ...  1874 

Rykken,  Johannes  B Norway?1874-75 

Sheel,  Herman  W St.  Louis Mo 1874-75 

Skjaer,  Jens  O Le  Rov Minn  .  .  .  1874-78 

Skov,  Thore  K Red  Wing Minn  .  .  .  1874-75 

*Skvberg,  Kristian  O Rush  River Wis 1874-75,  1876-80... \.  B.,  1880 

Storla,  John  P Canton (S.)  Dak.  1874-75 

Storla,  Thore Paint  Creek la 1874-77 

♦Strandskov,  Hans  C Carlston Minn  .  .  .  1874-76 

*Stub,  Olaf  Tidemand  Arentz     Locust la 1874-80 A.  B.,  1880 

Saetrang.  Oluf  G Waterville la 1874-79 

♦Saettre.  Thorbjorn  Andreas.  .    Rock  Dell Minn.  .  .1874-80 A.  B.,  1880 

*Thorgrimsen,  Hans  Baagde  .      Eyrabakkr Iceland. .  1874-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Tollefson,  Ole Estherville la 1874,  1875-78 

Tonning,  Rasmus Bergen Norway.  1874-75,  1876-77 

Tutle,  Louis  Ed Benton la 1874 

Vinjum,  Jens  A Blackhammer Minn .  .  .  1874-75 

Voldeng,  Ole Decorah la 1874-75 

Wake.  John Lisbon Ill 1874-75 

*0fsteda(hjl,  Andreas  A Zumhrota Minn  .  .  .  1874-78 

0kre,  Lars  J Paint  Creek la 1874-75 

Osterud,  Lauritz  H Bloomfieid Minn.  .  .  1874-76 

1875-1876 

Aaby,  Nils  A Rock  Dell Minn.  .  .1875-77 

Anderson,  Alfred Decorah la 1875-77 

Anderson,  Andreas  B Gjerpen Wis 1875-77 

Barke,  Johannes  O Story  City la 1875-76 

Berg,  Peter  O Hesper la 1875-76 

BjOrgan,  John  R Nidaros (S.)  Dak.  1875-78 

Blakstvedt,  Gabriel.  .      Highland Minn  .  .  .  1875 

Blakstvedt.  Martin Highland Minn.  .  .  1875 

Bolland,  John Hesper la 1875-76 

Bordcrud,  O.  P Norman (N.)  Dak.  1875-76 

*Bothne,  Johannes  G.  Daae Decorah la 1875-78 A.  B.,  1878 

♦Braaten,  Sven  O Holden Minn.  .  .1875-81 A.  B.,  1881 

Brandt,  John  A Decorah la 1875-8.? .A..  B.,  1883 

Brecke,  Ole  E Spillville la 1875-81 A.  B..  1881 

B0rve,  Knut  Th Fort  Dodge la 1875-76,  1877-78 

Christianson,  Conrad  M Renville Minn    .  .  1875-81 A.  B.,  1881 

Dokken,  Olaus  L Si)ring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1875-76 

Eiken.  .Andrew  T Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1875-80 

Erstad,  Cornelius Zumbrota Minn.  ,  .1875-77,  1878-80 

Fiskerbaek,  Ole  K Macfarland Wis 1875-78 

Haagenson,  Syvert  P Rock  Dell Minn      .  1875-76 


ATTENDANCE  215 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Haatvedt,  Jacob Holmes  City Minn  .  .  .  1875-77 

Hanson,  Martin Manitowoc Wis 1875-76 

Hanson.  Thore  O Estherville la 1875-78 

Haugen,  A.  J Crane  Creek la 1875-76 

Hereid.  Konrad  A N.  Rush  River Wis 1875-76 

Hereid,  Lars  K N.  Rush  River Wis 1875-76 

*Heyer,  Halvor  A Minneapolis Minn .  .  .  1875-76 

Hilleboe,  Hans  S Roche-a-Cree Wis 1875-81 A.  B.,  1881 

Hoff ,  Peter  J Lisbon Ill 1875-76 

Hole,  Andreas  B Goodhue Minn .  .  .  1875-77 

Holstad,  Anders Decorah la 1875-81 A.  B.,  1881 

Hopperstad,  Julius  J Capron Ill 1875,  1879-82 

Hove,  Peder Calmar la 1875 

Isberg,  Gustav  J Decorah... la 1875-78 

*Jensen,  Lars  Petter Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1875-78,  1880-82 

Johnson,  Edward Rushford Minn  .  .  .  1875 

Johnson,  Nils  H Rock  Dell Minn.  .  .1875 

Johnson,  Norm Wiota Wis 1875 

Johnson,  O.  C Newark Ill 1875-76 

*Kasberg.  Karl  A Bratsberg Minn.  .  .1875-81 A.  B.,  1881 

Kleven,  Carl  J.  A Holmestrand Norway.  1875-76 

Kloster,  Nils  A.  (Anderson) . .  .  Ossian la 1875-78 

Kvale,  Anders Norway?1875 

Kvale,  ToUef  O Decorah la 1875 

Landmark.  Einar Decorah la 1875-76 

Larson,  Knut Zumbrota Minn.  .  .  1875 

Larson,  Ole  H Wilmington Minn.  .  .  1875-76 

Malmin,  John  M Chicago Ill 1875-76 

Mauritzon,  Masena  G Chicago Ill 1875-76 

Mauritzon.  Mauritz Chicago Ill 1875-76 

Mellang,  Guttorm  A Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .  1875-77 

*Minne,  Nils  M Clinton la 1875-79 

Mohn,  F.  V'oss Bergen Norway.  1875-78,  1880-81. .A.  B.,  1881 

Moller,  Henrik Winchester Wis 1875-76,  1878-80 

Nilson,  John  Nikolai Red  Wing Minn  ...  1875-79 

Olson,  Christian Decorah la 1875-76 

Oppen,  Knut Valders Wis 1875-76 

Ramsey,  Nils Decorah la 1875-76 

Roe,  Peter  O Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1875-76 

Sando,  Halvor  O Estherville la 1875 

*Seehuus,  Knut Chicago Ill 1875-81 A.  B.,  1881 

Simonson,  Simon  E Koshkonong Wis 1875-77 

Solheim,  Ola  A Lee Ill 1875-81 A.  B.,  1881 

Stenersen.  Peder  H Red  Wing Minn  .  .  .  1875-76 

Sael,  OleO Holden Minn.  .  .1875-77 

St^renson,  S.  T Root  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1875 

Sovde,  Johannes Story  City la 1875-77 

Tvedt,  Hans  A.  (Halvorsen) .  .  Decorah la 1875-76 

Tvedt,  Gjermund  O Lemonweir Wis 1875-81 

Tvedt,  Olaf  O Lemonweir Wis 1875-79 

Ulsaker.  Ole Holden Minn.  .  .1875-77 

Vaala.  Ole  G Saude la 1875 

*Waage,  Johannes Wiota Wis 1875-76 

Werner.  Hans  C Chicago Ill 1875 

Ylvisaker.  A.  Christian Zumbrota Minn.  .  .  1875-81 A.  B.,  1881 

Ytterboe.  Halvor  T Calmar la 1875-81 A.  B.,  1881 

*0fsteda(h)l.  Nils  A Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1875-78 

1876-1877 

♦Alien.  Hans Decorah la. 1876-83 A.  B..  1883 

♦Anderson.  Andreas  J Swede  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1876-81 

Anderson,  Christian  F Saude .la 1876-77 

*Arvesen.  Nils Lisbon Ill 1876-80 

Bergan.  Ole  G Renville Minn .  .  .  1876-79 

♦Bergman,     Fredrik Winchester Wis 1876-81 A.  B.,  1881 

Bothne.  Gisle Decorah la 1876-78 A.  B.,.1878 

Brandvig,  Anfin  J Story  City la 1876-78 

*Christensen,  Gustav  A Genesee Idaho.    .  1876-82.  1883 

Fossum.  Andreas  A Paint  Creek la 1876-82 A.  B.,  1882 

Gilbertson,  Gustav Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1876-78 

*Glas0e.  Oluf Lanesboro Minn.  .  .1876-83 A.  B.,  1883 

*Gr0nvoId,  Ole  Christian Calmar la 1876-81 

♦Hansen,  Stjren Perth  Ambov N.  J 1876-79 

♦Hauge,  Anders  (Andreas)  E. .  .Gloppen Norway .  1876-77,  1879-80 


216 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


Haugen,  Engebret  P Decorah la 

Hellen,  Ole  Bottolf son Decorah la 

Hjelle,  Iver  A Bratsberg Minn  .  .  . 

Hole.  Hans  L Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  . 

Holt,  Simon  N Root  Prairie Minn  .  .  . 

Hovland,  Andreas  T Zumbrota Minn  .  .  . 

Huset,  Isak  H Holden Minn.  .  . 

*Huus,  Alfred  L Lisbon Ill 

Kaasa,  Torsten  J Ossian la 

Kaasa,  Even  J Ossian la 

Kirkelie,  Eivind  A Harmony Minn  .  .  . 

*Koren,  Paul Decorah la 

Langemo,  Nils  P Holden Minn... 

Larson,  Wilhelm Chicago Ill 

Madsen,  Martin St.  Peter Minn.  .  . 

Mathre,  Sewel  L Lisbon Ill 

Muus,  Nils Holden Minn.  .  . 

Rasmussen,  Emil Rush  River Wis 

*Rogne,  Erik  T Valders Wis 

*Rygg,  Oluf  Sverre Glenwood Minn  .  .  . 

*Rygh,  George  Alfred  Taylor..  .Holden Minn.  .  . 

Slette,  Gudbrand  O Albert  Lea Minn.  .  . 

Storaasli,  Engebret  G Rushford Minn.  .  . 

*Saevig,  Ola  M Rushford Minn  .  .  . 

Sorenson,  S0ren  A Manitowoc Wis 

Teigen,  Ole  H Harmony Minn.  .  , 

♦Thorlaksson,  Nils  Stein?rimr.  .Winchester Wis. 


1882 
1882 


A.  B.,  1882 


1876-78.  .  . 

1876-77 

1876-79.  .  .  , 
1876-77.  .  .  . 

1876 

1876 

1876-82.  .  .  . 
1876-82.  .  .  . 

1876 

1876-77.  .  . 

1876 

1876-82.  .  . 

1876-77 

1876-79 

1876-77 

1876-81 

1876-79 

1876-77 

1876-82 .A..  B.,  1882 

1876-82 A.  B.,  1882 

1876-81 A.  B.,  1881 

1876-79 

1876-80 

1876-77 

1876 

1876-82 

1876-81 A.  B.,  1881 


Martell Wis 1876-79,   1880-81 

Paint  Creek la 1876-78 


*Tonnesen,  Tonnes  Herman 
Valhovd,  Kristian  E 
(C.  E.  Erickson) 

Weltha,  Jacob  O Story  City la .  .  . 

0silid,  Thorvald  H Rushford Minn 


.1876-77, 
.1876-79. 


1877-1878 


Aaker,  Hans  H 

Ausenhus,  Nils  A 

Anderson,  Franklin  S 

*Aubol,  Carlo 

Billington,  Alexander 

Bothne,  Carl 

Bry,  Theodor  K 

Clauson,  Peter  E 

Dale,  Knut  K 

Flugum,  Jens 

Fries,  Jeremias  F 

F0rde,  Ole  A 

Games,  Botolf  H 

GuUord,  Emil  B 

Hanson,  Haldor 

Hektoen,  Ludvig 

Helgen,  Albert  J 

Hermanson,  Martin  B 

Istad,  Edward  N 

Jerdee,  Christopher 

Ki(e)land,  Gustav  H 

Kopang,  John 

Koren,  William 

Langen,  Lars 

Larsen,  Herman 

Larson,  Syvert 

Lerstol,  Ananias 

Liberg,  Peter  O  

Lobben,  Jens  L.  A 

Lore,  Hans  M.  O 

L0kken,  Anders  O 

♦Magelssen,  Hans 

Mikkelson,  Martin  M 

Myhre,  Martinus  E 

Nupen,  K.  M 

Opheim,  Ole  B 

Opsahl,  Gudbrand 

*Opsahl,  Theodor  G 

♦Preus,  Johan  Wilhelm 

♦Rasmussen,  Wilhelm  Augustin 


Ridgeway la 1877- 

Kensett la 1877- 

Chicago Ill 1877 

Eaton Wis 1877- 

Decorah la 1877- 

Decorah la 1877, 

Coon  Valley Wis 1877- 

Locust la 1877- 

Wilmington Minn  .  .  .  1877- 

Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1877- 

Muskego Wis 1877- 

Locust la 1877 

Mabel Minn.  .  .1877- 

Coon  Valley Wis 1877- 

Grand  Mound la 1877- 

Westby Wis 1877- 

Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1877- 

Spring  Grove Minn .  .  .  1877 

Locust la 1877- 

Koshkonong Wis 1877- 

Manitowoc Wis 1877- 

Root  Prairie Minn  .  .  .  1877- 

Decorah la 1877- 

Hesper la 1877 

Decorah la 1877 

Westby Wis 1877- 

North  Prairie Minn .  .  .  1877 

Mankato Minn.  .  .  1877- 

Blair Wis 1877- 

Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1877- 

Koshkonong Wis 1877- 

Manitowoc Wis 1877- 

Roche-a-Cree Wis 1877- 

Wilmington Minn  .  .  .  1877 

Ossian la 1877 

Esthervillo la 1877- 

Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1877- 

Manchester Minn  .  .  .  1877- 

Keyser Wis 1877- 

Lisbon Ill 1877 


A.  B.,  1883 


83 .  .  . 
78.  .  . 
1879-86.... A.  B.,  18S6 

78,  1881-84 

80,  81 

78 

78 

82 A.  B.,  1882 


A.  B.,  1885 


A.  B.,  1833 
A.  B.,  1833 


A.  B.,  1883 
A.  b!.  1882 
A.  B.,  1889 


A.  B.,  1883 


A.  B.,  1884 
A.  B.,  1882 


ATTENDANCE  217 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Rikansrud,  Ole  T Elon la 1877-80 

Roverud,  Elling  K Spring  Grove Minn  ...  1877-78 . 

Sampson,  Edwin  P Locust la 1877 

Saettre,  O.  M Locust la 1877-82 . 

Thomassen,  Thomas Clifton Tex 1877 

Thompson,  Oscar Beloit Wis 1877-78 

Tobiasen,  Henry Decorah la 1877-78 

*Vik,  Eivind  O Decorah la 1877-84 A.  B.,  1884 

Voldeng,  Nils  M.  (M.  Nelson). Decorah la 1877-83 A.  B..  1883 

1878-1879 

Aakre,  Johannes Ridgeway la 1878 

Aas,  Esten Bratsberg Minn.  .  .1878-80 

*Belsheim,  Ole  G Winnebago la 1878-79,  1880-82 

Blixrud,  Hans Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1878-79 

*Dahl,  Peder  H Yellow  Medicine.. .  .  Minn  .  .  .  1878-79 

Flugum,  Christian  N Winnebago la 1878-79 

Frich,  Gerhard La  Crosse Wis 1878-81 

Fryslie,  Benjamin Decorah la 1878-85 A.  B.,  1885 

F0rde.  Ole  H Locust la 1878-82 

Halland,  John  G Northwood la 1878-84 A.  B.,  1884 

Halvorson,  Halvor  G Douglas Minn .  .  .  1878-81 

Halvorson,  Henry Trempealeau Wis 1878-80 

Hanson,  Theodor Decorah la 1878 

Harstad,  Aanund Harmony Minn.  .  .  1878-79 

Hegg,  Oscar  N Decorah la 1878-82 

Hillestad,  Iver Frenchville Wis 1878-79 

Hjort,  Jacob  L Dalby la 1878 

*Hove,  Elling  O Northwood la 1878-84 A.  B..  1884 

Isakson,  Isak Fountain Minn .  .  .  1878-80 

Iversen,  Helge Arendal Minn  .  .  .  1878-79 

Jensvold,  Johannes Estherville la 1878-79 

Kirkelie,  Kj0stulf Harmony Minn  .  .  .  1878-79 

Krog,  Hans Chicago Ill 1878-81 

♦Krostu,  Gunsten  (Gustein)  G. .Scandinavia Wis 1878-80 

Krohn,  Eugene Arendal Minn.  .  .1878-85 A.  B.,  1885 

Kvam,  Johannes  J Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1878 

*Langemo,  Halvor  T Eidsvold Minn.  .  .1878-83 A.  B.,  1883 

Leidahl,  Julius Locust la 1878 

Lein,  Carl  O Hesper la 1878-82 

*Lee,  Olav  E Trysil (S.)  Dak.1878-83 A.  B..  1883 

Lindberg,  Knut Le  Seuer  River Minn .  .  .  1878-79 

Lobben,  Lars Blair Wis 1878-79 

L0vald,  Hans  H Lime  Springs la 1878-82 

Moen,  Leif Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1878-79 

Monserud,  Martin Paint  Creek la 1878-79 

Muus,  Jens  J Holden Minn .  .  .  1878-79 

Nelson,  A.  O Beaver  Creek Wis 1878-81 

Ness,  Jens  A Zumbrota •.  .  .Minn.  ,  .1878-84 A.  B.,  1884 

Nordby,  Jens  N Wanamingo Minn  .  .  .  1878-84 

Oddson,  Haldor Winnipeg Canada..  1878-80 

Pederson,  Martin ,  Preston Minn.  .  .  1878 

Ramstad,  Ola Westbv Wis 1878-83 A.  B.,  1883 

Reishus,  G.  J Vineland Minn .  .  .  1878-80 

Remmen,  Thomas Holden Minn .  .  .  1878-80 

*Ringstad,  Johannes  J Fergus  Falls Minn  .  .  .  1878-82 

Roalkvam,  Tjeran Decorah la 1878-79 

Rynning,  Johan  L Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1878-79 

Seehuus,  Martin Chicago Ill 1878-83 

Selland,  Peder  E Locust la 1878-79 

Stortroen,  Halvor  J Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .  1878-80 

Sorland,  Erik Decorah la 1878-79 

Tande,  Ole Christiania Norway.  1878-79 A.  B.,  1879 

Torrison,  Oscar  M Manitowoc Wis 1878-81 A.  B..  1881 

Trulson,  Halvor Rock  Prairie Wis 1878-79 

Turkop,  Olaus  O Paint  Creek la 1878-80 

Tvedt,  Johannes  A Story  City la 1878-79 

*Ulsaker,  Sven  K Kenyon Minn.  .  .1878-83 A.  B.,  1883 

Vik,  Erik  G Decorah la 1878 

1879-1880 

Aase,  Lars  R Kenyon Minn.  .  .1879-83 

Anderson,  Christian Clifton Ill 1879-80 

Baukol,  Peder Coon  Valley Wis 1879-82 

*Beyer,  Ole  B.  (Nilsen) Vang Minn.  .  .1879-80 


218 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luiher  College    Graduation 


Braaten,  Anton  O Kenyon Minn  .  .  .  1879-80 

Braaten,  Torstein Vang Minn.  .  .1879-81 

Bokseth,  Bernhard  A St.  Olaf Minn.  .  .  1879-80 

*Fjeldstad,  Rollef  K.  Rollef sen. Stony  Run Minn.  .  .1879-81 

Germo,  Ivar  G Decorah la 1879-82 

Grose,  Ingebrikt   F Kenyon Minn  .  .  .  1879-1885 

Hulsaether.  Ludvig  L Koshkonong Wis 1879-80 

*Jahren,  Johan  H Montevideo. Minn  .  .  .  1879-84 

Kalheim.  Ole  M Lisbon Ill 1879-84 

Kitelsrud,  Ole  J Norwegian  Grove. .  .  Minn  .  .  .  1879-81 

Kirkeberg,  A.  C Fort  Dodge la 1879-80,  1887-88 

*Langemo.  John  Thorbj0rn ....  Eidsvold Minn .  .  .  1879-83 A.  B.,  1883 

*Larsen,  Christian  M Springville Wis 1879-83 A.  B.,  1883 


A.  B.,  1885 


A.  B.,  1884 
A.  B.,  1884 


STl  i>KN  I     it(»l»V    l(iK  1  >!      ">  |•.A1<..^    ,\(.() 


Larsen,  Lauritz  A Chicago 

*Lee.  Ole  T Lyle 

Lee,  Wilhelm Decorah 

Lie,  Halvor  O Ridgeway 

♦Lien,  Abel  Edvard Christiana 

Losen,  Peder Hesper 

Litkensgaard.  Knut  O Swan  Lake 

Meidell,  Hans Calamus 

*Mellang,  Peder  K Ridgeway 

Melsnaes,  Adolf Trempealeau  \'alley 

Melsnaes,  Ole  O Renville 

Moe,  Lars  L Otis  Grove 

♦Mortensen,  Vilhelm  A.  M Portland 

*M0rstad,  Erik  O Eau  Claire 

Neperud,  Carl Coon  Valley 

Remmen,  Nils  E Holden 

Shefloe,  Joseph  S Waukon 

Skyberg,  Hans Grand  Meadow .  .  .  . 

Stianson,  Peder  D St.  Joseph 

Strom,  Feodor Decorah 

Str0m,  Herman Decorah 

Sdrum.  Hans Elon 

Tvedt,  Peder  J Carlisle 


Ill 1879-86 

Minn.  .  .1879-84 

la 1879-81 

la 1879-80 

Wis 1879-85 

la 1879-81 

Minn.  .  .1879-81 

la 1879-81 

la 1879-82,  1885-87. 

Wis 1879-80 

Minn.  .  .  1879-80 

Wis 1879-82 

Oregon..  1879-81 

Wis 1879-80 

Wis 1879-84 

Minn.  .  .1879-80.  1881-84. 

la 1879-85 

Minn.  .  .1879-81,  1883-87. 

Mo 1879 

la 1879-80 

la 1879-80 

la 1879-83 

Minn.  .  .1879-80 


A.  B.,  1886 
A.  B..  1884 


A.  B.,  1885 


A.  B..  1885 


ATTENDANCE 


219 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


1880-1881 


Aasgaard ,  Ole Elk  Creek Wis . . 

Aasterud,  John  P Rusli  River Wis. . 

Asbjeld,  Anders Silver  Lake Minn 

Aubolee,  Mads  O Castle  Rock Wis. . 

Berg,  Otto  S Arendal   Minn 

Berset,  Peder  E Renville Minn 

Braekke,  Johan  B Trempealeau  Valley. Wis. . 

*Dahl,  Olaus Lochiel Wis. . 

Davidson,  Peter Coon  Valley Wis. . 

Donhowe  (Donhaug),  Olavus  GStory  City la  .  .  . 

Emerson,  Ingebright Luther  Valley Wis. . 

Esposs,  Peder  A Chicago Ill    .  . 

Estrem,  Andreas  (Andrew)..  .    Cresco la.  .  . 

Estrem,  Jo.seph  O Willmar Minn 

Flatland,  Jens Zumbrota Minn 

Forthun,  Albert West  Prairie Wis. . 

Fuglei,  Ole  K Albion Neb  . 

Hagen,  S0ren  O Windom Minn 

Halvorson,  Sigurd Decorah la  .  .  . 

Hilleberg,  Ole  T Norway 

Jensen,  Mads  C Alden Minn 

Jenson,  Ole  Anton Kewaunee Wis. . 

Jenson,  Peder  C Renville Minn 

*Larsen,  Thorvald Cereal Minn 

Lund,  John  H Swan  Lake Minn 

Markhus,  George Millbrook Ill .  .  . 

*Mortensen,  Peder Washington  Co Neb  . 

Mydland,  Jacob Norway 

Maeland,  Edwind Henrytown Minn  . 

Neperud,  Nordal  N Coon  Valley Wis. . . 

Norom,  Karl F'ranklin Minn  . 

Norsving,  Knut Vang Minn  . 

Naeset ,  .•\slak  O Vinje Minn  . 

Ongstad,  Sophus  H Pelican  Rapids Minn  . 

On.stad,  Peter  O St.  James Minn. 

*Ovri  (0vri),  Ellend  J Albert  Lea Minn. 

Pederson,  Magnus Elon la  ...  . 

♦Peterson,  Sophus  Christian  N.  Norway  Lake Minn  . 

Rasmussen,  Anton  Th Decorah la  ...  . 

Romsaas,  Ole  T Pilot  Mound Minn . 

Sander,  Bernt  B Decorah la  ...  . 

Shellum,  Jacob St.  James Minn  . 

Skjervem,  O.  H Rock  Dell Minn  . 

Stensrud,  Knut Sacred  Heart Minn  . 

Storheim,  Knut Clear  Lake la  .  .    . 

Sviggum,  Erik York Wis. . . 

Teigen,  0sten  F Zion,  Chippewa  Co  .  Minn  . 

Thorstenson,  Lars Winnebago la  ...  . 

Thorstenson,  Thorsten  A .\mboy Minn  . 

*Tingelstad,  Joh(a)n  O Norman (N)Da 

Tomassen,  John Independence Wis. . . 

Torrison,  George  A Manitowoc Wis. . . 

Tvenge,  Torsten Decorah la.  .  .  . 

Unseth,  Theodor Westby Wis.  . . 

0verli,  Ole  A Butbrunt  Valley. .  .  .  Minn . 

1881-1882 

(Algjeld),  Hans  Monson Indviken Norway 

Bakken,  Johan  M Kenyon Minn  .  . 

Berge,  Johan  J Dell Minn  .  . 

Dokken,  Ole Renville Minn  .  . 

Finseth,  Knut  A Kenyon Minn  .  . 

*Fjeldstad,  Halvor  O Arendal Minn .  . 

Granrud,  John  E Pelican  Rapids Minn  .  . 

Haatvedt ,  Knut  L Carlisle Minn  .  . 

Hanson,  Adolph Albert  Lea Minn  .  . 

Haugen,  Christian  A Coon  Valley Wis. . .  . 

Hove,  Ola  J Calmar la 

Jacobson,  Axel Willmar Minn.  . 

*Johnson,  Martin  O Manitowoc Wis. . .  . 

Jordahl,  Daniel  C Beaver  Creek Minn  .  . 


1880-82 

1880-81 

1880-81 

1880-84 

1880 

1880-81 

1880-81 

1880-85 

1880-81 

1880-85 

1880-82 

1880,  1882-84 

1880-86 

1880-85.  .... 

1880-81 

1880-82 

1880-86 

1880-85 

1880-82 

1880-82 

1880-85  ..... 

1880-81 

1880 

1880-84 

1880-84 

1880-85 

1880-83 

1880 

1880-82 

1880-85 

1880-82,  1885-86 

1880-82 

1880-81 

1880-86 A.  B.,  1886 

1880-84 

1880-86 A.  B.,  1886 

1880-83 

1880-86 A..B.,  1886 

1880-81 

1880-83 

1880-82 

1880-82 

1880-81 

1880-83,  1884-85 


A.  B.,  1884 


A.  B.,  1885 


A.  B.,  1886 


A.  B.,  1886 


A.  B.,  1884 
A.  B.,  1884 
A.  B.,  1885 


A.  B.,  1885 


1880 

1880-82  .  .  . 
1880-81  .  .  . 
1880-81  .  .  . 
1880-81  .  .  . 
1880-85  .  .  . 

1880-83,  1884-85, 

1887-89,  1890-91 

1880-85 A.  B.,  1885 

1880-82 

1880-81 

1880-82 


881 
881 
881- 
881- 
881- 
881- 
881- 
881 
881- 
881 
881- 
881, 
881- 
881- 


A.  B..  1886 
A.  B.,  1888 
A.  B.,  1886 


1883-85 . 
83 


A.  B.,  1888 


220 


LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


♦Jorgenson,  Jacob  Edvard New  Centerville. . .  .  Wis 

Knudson,  Johannes  C Rock  Run Wis 

*Lee,  Gustav  T Lyle Minn  .  .  . 

*Levorson,  John Bristol la 

Liebakken.  Bernt  J Watson Minn .  .  . 

Logan,  Fred Ch'cago Ill 

*Lundeberg.  Knut  O Carlisle Minn  .  .  . 

Mindrem,  Ole  A Bratsberg Minn  .  .  . 

Nupen,  B.  P.  A Ossian la 

Pladsen,  Nils  T Sacred  Heart Minn .  .  . 

*Rikansrud,  Olaus  T Elon la 

Ruste,  Edward Perry \Vis 

Sanda,  Stener  K Norway  . 

Sanderson,  Knut Saude la 

*Selt veit,  Carl  G Hviteseid Norway . 

Swenson,  Laurits  S Norseland Minn  .  .  . 

Syverud,  Thrond  A Forward Wis 

Teigseth,  Andrew  O Utica Wis 

Tellefson,  Martin Lyle Minn  .  .  , 

Tellefson,  Theodor Lyle Minn  .  .  . 

Thompson,  Ole Wis 

*Thorpe,  Ove  Boyesen 

Wangensten Granite  Falls Minn  .  .  . 

♦Tdnnesen,  Theodor  Jorgen  EmilMilwaukee Wis...  . 

*Urnes.    Johannes  A Adamsville Wis 

Vig,  Peter  O Granite  Falls Minn    .  , 

*Ylvisaker,  Ivar  Daniel Zumbrota Minn  .  . 

Ylvisaker,  Olaf Zumbrota Minn  .  . 

1882-1883 

Amundson,  H.  E Bel videre Minn .  . 

Bakke,  J.  P Woodside la 

*Beito,  Gulbrand  G Dccorah la 

Hans  Andreas  H Washington  Prairie .  la 


*Bogstad,  Rasmus  R Rising  Sun. .      .    .      Wis 

*Boe,  Nils  N.  O Northfield Minn  .  .  . 

Dahle.  John  L Waseca Minn  .  .  . 

Eggen,  Ole  N Prairie  Farm Wis 

Engebretson,  Anton  A Grafton (N.)Dak 

Evenrud,  Nels  A Woodville la 

Fardal,  Nils  E Lake  Center la 

Felland,  Carl  M Utica Wis 

Folven,  Rasmus  J Stony  Run Minn  .  .  . 

*Fuglebak,  Daniel  J Rising  Sun Wis 

Gangestad.  Severin  M Bode la 

♦Gullixon,  George  Albert Bode la 

*Ingebrigtson,  Johan  Edward  .  .  Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  . 

Jacobson,  J.N Beaver  Creek Minn  .  .  . 

Juul,  Jacob  A Chicago Ill 

Kjome,  G.  N Highlandville la 

*Kvaase,  Daniel Keyser Wis 

*Lunde,  Johannes  H.  C Zumbrota Minn  .  .  . 

Mikkelsen,  Michael  A Chicago Ill 

Mohn,  Bernt  E Oslo Minn  .  .  . 

Munson,  L.  A Vang Minn  .  .  . 

♦Nesseth,  Guttorm  P Zumbrota Minn  .  .  . 

*N(idshilder,  Hans  A Stony  Run Minn  .  .  . 

Olson.  Albert Chicago Ill 

*Ottersen,  Ole Alpena Mich..  .  . 

Remmen,  Martin  E Holden Minn  .  .  . 

Reque,  Syver  B Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  . 

Rodegaard,  Andrew New  Richland Minn  .  .  . 

Rogde,  P.  J Lee Ill 

♦Rognlie,  Parelius  H Vineland Minn.  .  . 

Rossing,  Anton  A Argyle Wis 

Shelver,  N.  G.  J Sheldon (N.)Dak 

*Skov,  Villads  B Perth  Amboy N.  jf 

Sniedsrud,  Ole  L Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  . 

♦Strand,  Joh(a)n  J Lelandsburg la 

StriJm,  Carl Zumbrota Minn.  .  . 

Thorson,  M Ossian la 

ToUakson,  Ole  S Argyle Wis 

Veek,  Ole  H Brodhead Wis 

♦Vereide,  Ole  M Rising  Sun Wis 


881-86 A.  B..  1886 

881 

881-88 A.  B.,  1888 

881-88 A.  B..  1888 

881-82 

881-84 

881 

881 

881-83 

881 

881-88 A.  B..  1883 

881-82 

881 

881-82 

881-82 

882-86 A.  B.,  1886 

881-84 

881-83 

881-82 

881 

881 

882-86 A.  B.,  1886 

881-84 

881-82,  1884-86 

881 

881-88 A.  B.,  1888 

881-88 A.  B.,  1888 


1882-86 A.  B.,  1886 

1882-84 

1882-89 A.  B.,  1889 

1882-86 A.  B.,  1886 

1883-87 

1882-86 A.  B.,  1886 

1882-83 

1882-84.  1885-86 

1882-86 

1882-84 

1882-86 A.  B.,  1886 

1882-84 

1882-83 

1882-85 

1882-83 

1882-87,  1888-90. A.  B.,  1890 

1882-89 A.  B.,  1889 

1882-85 

1882-83 

1882-83 

1882-85 A.  B..  188S 

1882-89 A.  B..  1889 

1882-86 A.  B.,  1886 

1882-84.  1885-88 

1882-85 

1882-87.  1889-90 

1882-86 

1882-83 

1882-89 A.  B..  1889 

1882-88 A.  B..  1888 

1882-84 

1882-84 

1882-85 

1883 

1882-83 

1882-83 

1882-86 

1882-83 

1882-89 A.  B.,  1889 

1882-83 

1882-87 

1882-84 

1882-84 

1882-89 A.  B..  1889 


ATTENDANCE  221 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Vik,  Rasmus  M Lisbon (N.)Dak.l882-84  . 

Wold,  Ole  E Evansville Minn.  .  .1882-84. 

0ie,  Ole  E Lac  qui  Parle Minn.  .  .1882-84. 


1883-1884 

Aaberg,  Svifest Yellow  Medicine .  .  .  Minn  .  .  .  1883-85 

*Akre,  John Stony  Run Minn.  .  .1883-84 

Anderson,  Botolf Kenyon Minn  .  .  .  1883-86 

Anderson,  Isaac Des  Moines la 1883-90 A.  B.,  1890 

Bakke,  O.  E Vernon Minn.  .  .1883-84 

Bakke,  Peter  H Eidsvold Minn.  .  .1883-88 A.  B..  1888 

Berg,  O.  P Argyle Wis 1883-84 

Berge,  Oluf  A Beloit la 1883-85 

Bi0rn,  Herman  C Zumbrota Minn    .  .  1883-87 

Blixrud.  Christian  M. Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1883-84 

Bolstad,  Sjur Reedstown Wis 1883-85,  1886-87 

Bondhus,  N.  T. . Calamus la 1883-87 

Brauer,  Carl  W Mabel Minn.  .  .1883-85 

*Breivik,  Gabriel  I lee. Ill 1883-87 

Christensen,  E Gayville (S.)  Dak.  1883-84 

Dahl,  Herman Yellow  Medicine .  .  .  Minn  .  .  .  1883-84 

*Dolven,  Andreas  O Whitehall Wis 1883-88 

Ernst,  Henry Alden Minn.  .  .1883-84 

Finsen,  Paul  S.  Th..  .  . Mountain (N.)Dak.l883-85 

Fjellestad,  K.  O Arendal Minn.  .  .1883-86 

Forsyth,  H Oconomowoc Wis 1883-84 

Frich,  Carl La  Crosse Wis 1883-84 

Gilbertson,  G.  T Whitehall Wis 1883-84 

Grinder,  A.  M Perry Wis 1883-84 

Grover,  C.  A Glyndon Minn.  .  .1883-84 

Gunderson,  Einar  G Chicago Ill 1883-84 

Haagenson,  Ole La  Crosse Wis 1883-84 

Haarvig,  K Chicago Ill 1883-84 

Hagen,  Olaf  A Windom Minn    .  .  1883 

Hagen,  Otto  G Waterville la 1883-86 

Harstad,  A Freedom Ill 1883-84 

Hilstad,  A.  E Stevenstown Wis 1883-84 

Ingvoldstad,  K Decorah la 1883-84 

Johnson,  Louis Hoylton Ill 1883-84 

Johnson,  Nils  J Mansfield Minn  .  .  .  1883-84 

Johnson,  N.  O Highlandville la 1883-85 

*KittiIsby,  Peter  .\ndreas Calmar la 1883-88 A.  B..  1888 

Knutson,  Nils Gem la 1883-84 

Knutson,  Thomas Harmony Minn .  .  .  1883-85 

*KvaIe,  Ole  J Decorah la 1883-90 A.  B..  1890 

Landing,  L.  M Stony  Run Minn  .  .  .  1883-84 

Laxdahl,  Daniel Mountain (N.)Dak.l883-88 

Lee.  Theodor Decorah la 1883-84 

*Linnevold,  Johan Decorah la 1883-90 A.  B..  1890 

Mason,  Christian  M Whitewater Wis 1883-84 

*Mellby,  Carl  .\ugust New  Richland Minn  .  .  .  1883-88 A.  B..  1888 

Mellem,  Edwin  G Northwood la 1883-90 A.  B.,  1890 

Myhre,  P.  F Onalaska Wis 1883-84 

Ness,  Iver  O Richland (N.)Dak.l883-85 

♦Nielsen.  Edias Lee Ill 1883-84 

Olson,  Oliver  T Newburg Minn  .  .  .  1883-84 

*Palm,  Stilluf  Tobias St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1883-85 

Pederson,  Johannes Chicago Ill 1883-85 

Petterson,  George Granite  Falls Minn  .  .  .  1883-86 

Preus,  Paul Keyser Wis 1883-84 

Reque,  Peter  A Spring  Grova Minn  .  .  .  1883-91 A.  B.,  1891 

Ring,  Mathias Yellow  Medicine  .  .  .  Minn  .  .  .  1883-84 

Rollefson,  Carl  I Stony  Run Minn  .  .  .  1883-86 

Skaar,  J.  M Utica Wis 1883-84 

Solseth,  Josias  S Harmony Minn  .  .  .  1883-84 

♦Solum,  Henry  E Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .1883-90 A.  B.,  1890 

Styrkson,  Styrk Rochester Minn  .  .  .  1883-84 

Teslow,  .\.  A Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1883-84 

♦Thorkveen,  Lars  P Rising  Sun Wis 1883-85 

Thuen,  P.  A Chicago Ill 1883-85 

Tjelle,  Tdrris Braceville Ill 1883-84 

Unseth,  Magnus Westby Wis 1883-90 A.  B..  1890 

Vaatvedt,  G.  C.  (Gilbertson).  .Vernon Minn.  .  .  1883-84 

Veek,  Christopher Brodhead Wis 1883-85 


222  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Wiese.  Jacob  A Huxley la 1883-84  . 

nVoll,  Oluf  (Olaf) Christiansund Norway .  1883-84  . 

0de,  Gustav  H Decorah la 1883-84. 

*0xendahl,  Iver  L Decorah la 1883-85  . 


1884-1885 

Bakkerud,  H Alpena Mich...    1884-86 

Bothnc,  Erling  A Chicago Ill 1884-86,  1888-94.. A.  B..  1894 

*Egge.  John  I Norway Minn.  .  .  1884-87 

Ellertson.  Carl  E Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1884-88 

Engelson.  Chr.  J Brookings (S.)  Dak.1884-85 

Foshagc,  John Mount  Horeb Wis 1884-85 

Gimmestad,  A.  M Redwood  Falls Minn.  .  .1884-86 

♦Gimmestad.  Lars  M Redwood  Falls Minn  .  .  .  1884-91 A.  B..  1891 

Harstad.  Oscar  A Arendal Minn    .  .  1884-87 

Haugen,  Christopher  E Woodside la 1884-91 A.  B.,  1891 

Hove,  J.  T Kenyon Minn  .  .  .  1884-85 

Haugejordet,  Knut Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1884-85 

Johnson,  Martinius Madison (S.)  Dak.  1884-86 

Johnson,  Selmer Minneapolis Minn .  .  .  1884-85 

*Klevjord,  Ole  O Macfarland Wis 1884-85 

*Larsen,  Bernt  Julius Pigeon  Falls Wis 1884-85 

Lestrud,  A.  A Kensett la 1884-85 

Lien.  O.  E Elgin la 1884-85 

*Litsheim,  Johannes  O Keyset Wis 1884-85 

Loftness,  G Gibbon Minn  .  .  .  1884-85 

Madsen,  C.  A Calmar la 1884-85 

Moore,  Henry  W Decorah la 1884-91 A.  B.,  1891 

♦Myhre,  Olaf  C Holden Minn  .  .  .  1884-87 

*Nilsson,  Thomas Minneapolis Minn.  .  .1885-89 A.  B..  1889 

*Nordgaard,  Nils  N Decorah la 1884-91 A.  B..  1891 

Olson,  Hillmar Hoboken N.  J 1884-85 

*Reitan,  Bernt  J Woodvillc Wis 1884-85 

♦Sperati,  Carlo  Alberto Brooklyn N.  Y..  .  .  1884-88 A.  B.,  1888 

Steensland,  Morten  M Madison Wis 1884-90 A.  B.,  1890 

Sterud,  Herman Volga (S.)  Dak.1884-85 

Storaker,  E.  P Watson Minn  .  .  .  1884-85 

*Swalestuen,  Jprgen  D Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1884-86 

Swennes,  Ole  S Barre  Mills Wis 1884-91 A.  B.,  1891 

♦Swensen,  Daniel Rising  Sun Wis 1884-85 

Thuland,  Conrad  M Decorah la 1884-85 A.  B.,  1885 

Torgerson,  L.  W Bristol Li 1884-85 

Torrison,  Gustav Manitowoc Wis 1884-86 

*Tufte,  Martin  Cornelius Decorah la 1884-91 A.  B.,  1891 

Void,  O.  E Portland (N.) Dak.  1884-86 

nViprud,  Thorgrim  T Tracv Minn.  .  .1884-89 

*Xavier,  Karl Franklin Minn.  .  .1884-87.  1888-92.. A.  B.,  1892 

0degaarden,  H Kenyon Minn  .  .  .  1884-86 

188.5-1886 

*Ballestad,  Erik  T Clark  Mills Wis 1885-89 

Bean,  O.  G Callender la 1885-87 

Beito,  O.  G Decorah la 1885-96 

Bakkum,  Anders  T Amboy Minn.  .  .  1885-86 

Dahlen,  Knut  T Lillemon Minn  .  .  .  1885-87.  1888-92. 

189.5-94 A.  B..  1894 

David.son,  Orlando  E Decorah la 1885-92 

*Eden,  Martin  Peter Lee Ill 1885-92 A.  B.,  1892 

Eide.  Edward Bratsberg Minn  .  .  .  1885-86 

Gicre.  E Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1885-87 

Golbcrg,  E Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1885-87 

Grundesen.  Grunde  H Fisher Minn.  .  .1885-92 A.  B..  1892 

Gylstr0m.  Paul Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1885-87 

Haga.  Martin Decorah la 1885-86 

Hagen,  Edward Waterville .  la 1885-86 

Haugan.  Carl Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1885-91 

♦Hovde.  Christian  Joachim 

Mohn Blair Wis 1885-92.  .  .  .  . A.  B..  1892 

*Hovde,  Kolbein  Sigvart 

Johannes Blair Wis 1885-90.  1891-93 

•Johnson.  Alfred  Otto Red  Wing Minn .  .  .  1885-91 A.  B.,  1891 

Kaasa.  Edward  O Ridgeway la 1885-92 A.  B.,  1892 

Kittelson.  Albert Utica Wis 1885-86 


ATTENDANCE  223 


Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Nummedal,  Edward Tenold la 1885-86 

Olson,  Ole Minneapolis Minn .  .  .  1885-86 

Quammen,  J.  L Blair Wis 1885-86 

Quarve,  J.  E Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .  1885-86 

Ramsey,  Elling Manchester Minn  .  .  .  1885-88 

♦Rue,  Halvor  S Portland (N.)Dak.l885-92 A.  B.,  1892 

♦Rodsaeter,  Theodor  Adolph Manchester Minn.  .  .  1885-91 

Slinde,  Albert  J Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1885-87 

Solsness,  Lars New  Richland Minn  .  .  .  1885-87 

Tasa,  Iver  A Holden Minn  .  .  .  1885-87 

Tausan,  G Portland (N.)Dak;.1885-86 

Thorstenson,  Th Silliards Minn  .  .  .  188.S-86 

*Tolo,  Thore  O Willmar Minn.  .  .1885-90 A.  B..  1890 

Venaas,  G Cambridge Wis 1885-86 

Wange,  Ole Ada Minn  .  .  .  1885-86 

*Xavier,  Johan  Ulrik Franklin Minn.  .  .1885-88,  1889-93.. A.  B.,  1893 

0ie.  Lars  L Randall la 1885-86 

1886-1887 

*Akre,  Ole  J Highlandville la 1886-93 A.  B.,  1893 

♦Andersen,  Johannes  N Blair Neb ....  1886-88,  1889-91 

*Berg,  Nils  I Albion Neb,  .  .  .1886-92 A.  B..  1892 

Bergerud,  P.  S Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1886-87 

♦Bestul.  Christian  Brandt Wittenberg Wis 1886-93 A.  B.,  1893 

Bly,  O.  J Lee Ill 1886-87 

♦Blaekkan,  Ingebrigt  J Provemont Mich..    .1886-92 A.  B.,  1892 

Boe,  H.  O Ossian la 1886-87 

Bonde,  T.  T Nerstrand Minn  .  .  .  1886-91 

Brown,  G.  B Blue  Earth  Citv. . .  .  Minn  .  .  .  1886-87,  1888-89 

Braekke,  David  B Rock  Dell Minn.  .  .1886-90 

♦Christensen,  Martin  AlexanderForest  Citv la 1886-92 A.  B.,  1892 

Dahl,  Gerhard  A Dell Minn  .  .  .  1886-93 A.  B.,  1893 

Fardal,  J Stanhope la 1886-87 

Germo.  Lars  P Decorah la 1886-89 

Gullixon,  Oscar  F Bode la 1886-90 

*HoIden,  Ole  Martin Bode la 1886-89,  1891-94.. A.  B..  1894 

Hustvedt,  Henrv Nora Wis 1886-87 

Johnson,  J.  G Norseland Minn.  .  .1886-87,  1889-92 

Johnsrud ,  Oscar Manitowoc Wis 1 886-89 

*Kvam,  Isak  J Oilman Wis 1886-90 

Lee,  G.  .A. Lake  M  ills la 1886-87 

■   Lund,  Albert  B Northwood la 1886-90 

Madsen,  M.  A Hartland Minn .  .  .  1886-87 

*MageIssen,  Hans  Gynther.  .  .  .  Bratsberg Minn.  .  .1887-94 

*Meland.  Rasmus  J Dell Minn  .  .  .  1886-92 

Michelson,  Walter Chicago Ill 1886-87 

Monson,  Sivert Emerald Minn  .  .  .  1886 

Morrison,  Morris Westbv Wis 1886-88,  1891-93 

Myhre,  C.  G Walcott (N.)Dak.l886-87 

Nelson,  N.  W Lee Ill 1886-87 

Olsen,  Gilbert Calmar la 1886-87 

Olsen,  Ole  T Herscher Ill 1886-89 

Olson,  Oscar  L Marcus la 1886-93 A.  B.,  1893 

Oswald,  K.  (Abrahamson) ....  Norman (N.)Dak.l886-87 

Pederson,  Bernhard  S Brooklyn N.  Y..  .  .1886-88 

Peterson,  John Decorah la 1886-87 

Reque,  William  A Spring  Grove Minn .  .  .  1886-89 

Rossing,  M.  H Bode la 1886-88 

R0berg,  Richard Decorah la 1886-87 

Sibelrud,  Christen  A Hartland Minn  .  .  .  1886-87 

Skolaas,  M.  H Door  Creek Wis 1886-87 

Solberg.  H.  E Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .  1886-87 

♦Stensrud,  Edward  Martinus  .  .Sacred  Heart Minn.  .  .1886-93 A.  B.,  1893 

Stephenson,  Knut Lake  Mills la 1886-87 

*Str0m,  Eimar  Ingvald Zumbrota Minn ,  .  .  1886-91 A.  B..  1891 

Tangen,  J.  O Pigeon  Falls Wis 1886-88 

Thorsen,  Axel  A Rock  Dell Minn.  .  .1886-87.  1888-91 

♦Torgerson,  Augustinus  Jen- 

senius Bristol la 1886-88,  1889-90 

Torgerson,  S.  V.  B Bristol la 1886-87,  1888-92 

Torrison.  Norman Manitowoc Wis 1886-89 A.  B.,  1889 


224  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEAR3 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


1887-1888 

Aaker.  John  T Ridgeway la 1887-93 A.  B..  1893 

Anderson.  Adolph Taopi (S.)  Dak.1887-91 

Beaver,  Andreas Kasson Minn.  .  .  1887-88 

Bolstad,  Edward Utica Wis 1887-89 

Brager,  Torgrim Nora Minn.  .  .1887-90 

Bysted,  Anders  L Kempton Ill 1887-88 

Ellertson,  Andreas Bratsberg Minn .  .  .  1887-88 

Gustavson,  Alexander Hartland Minn .  .  .  1887-89 

Halland.  Alfred Northwood la 1887-89 

Hanson,  H.  L Gayville (S.)  Dak. 1887-90 

Hanson,  Johan  (Kongtorg)..      Tracy Minn.  .  .  1887-89 

Helgen,  Albert Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1887-88 

Hilmen,  J.  T Mishicott Wis 1887-88 

Jukam,  J.  G Mishicott Wis 1887-88,  1891-92 

*Juul,  Otto  Gerhard Chicago Ill 1887-94 A.  B.,  1894 

Kjome,  Gustav Highlandville la 1887-88 

Landsverk,  John  P Lawler la 1887-95 .    A.  B.,  1895 

Lane,  L.  C London Minn  .  .  .  1887-88 

Larson,  Norman Lake  Crystal Minn.  .  .  1887-89 

Lee,  Gisle  M Utica Wis 1887-89 

Lilleskau,  E.  J Chicago Ill 1887-88 

Mjclde,  F.  M Black  Earth Wis 1887-89 

Norom,  Jacob Franklin Minn  .  .  .  1887-88 

Olsen,  Lars  I Herscher Ill 1887-91 

Pederson.  Oliver... Amboy Minn.  .  ,1887-88,  1889-90. 

1891-92 

Reitan.  Anders  S Wild  Rice (N.)Dak.l887-92 

Simmons,  J.  A Appleton Minn    .  .  1887-92 

Sterud,  John  M V'olga (S.)  Dak.  1887-88 

♦Thoen,  Jacob  E Northwood la 1887-92 A.  B.,  1892 

Thompson,   A .'\lbert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1887-88 

Thorsgaard,  Carl  L.  (Karl)...  .  Springvillc Wis 1887-96 A.  B.,  1896 

Wierson,  Bernhard Roland la 1887-88,  1889-92 

1888-1889 

Aas,  Edward Lanesboro Minn  .     .  1888-89 

Apeldseth,  John  A Palisade (N.)Dak. 1888-89 

Beaver,  Albert  M Kasson Minn.  .  .1888-91 

Brevig,  Nils  J Sacred  Heart Minn  .  .  .  1888-92 

*Brevig,  Oluf  Leonhard Sacred  Heart Minn  .  .  .  1888-94 A.  B..  1894 

Borreson.  Johan  G St.  Louis Mo 1888-89 • 

Glaeserud,  Christian  P Blackhammer Minn .  .  .  1888-89 

Gunderson,  Henry  B Stanwood Wash  .  .  .  1888-91 

♦Haatvedt  (Hotvedt),  Lars  A.    Spillville la 1889-95 A.  B  .    1895 

Hefty,  Theodor  N Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1888-90 

Helgeson,  Charles  T Waupun Wis 1888-89 

Hesla,  Albert Waterville .la 1888-90 

Hesla,  Stengrim Sioux  Rapids la 1888-89 

Kjos,  Lars  O Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1888-89 

Knutson,  Andreas Lime  Grove la 1888-89 

*Kvamme.  Kristen Eau  Claire Wis 1888-94 A.  B.,  1894 

♦Larsen,  Nikolai  Astrup Decorah la 1888-96 A.  B.,  1896 

Lee,  Andrew Hanley  Falls Minn    .  .  1888-89 

Lomen,  Even  P Sioux  Falls (S.)  Dak. 1888-89 

Magelssen,  Peter  J Rushford Minn  .  .  .  1888-89 

Magelssen,  Wilhelm  C Bratsberg Minn.  .  .1888-89,  1890-91, 

1897-')8 

*Moldstad,  Joh{a)n(nes)  A  .  .  .  .  De  Forest Wis 1888-94 A.  B.,  1894 

Narum,  Edwin W^aterville la 1888-89 

Nelson,  Edward  M Yankton (S.)  Dak.1888-89 

*01sen,  Engel  Olai Eau  Claire Wis 1888-92 

Opheim,  Ola  S Thor la 1888-94 A.  B..  1894 

*Orwoll,  Sylvester  Martinus  . .  .  Hanley  Falls Minn.  .  .  1889-95 A.  B.,  1895 

Peterson,  Henry Mott Wis 1888-89 

Peterson,  John  R Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1888-94 A.  B.,  1894 

Railson,  Elmer  M Norway  Lake Minn.  .  .  1888-90 

Ramsey,  Peter Decorah la 1888-91 

Reque,  Gerhard  S Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1888-95 

*Reque,  Sigvard  Theodor Willmar Minn.  .  .1888-92 A.  B..  1892 

Ruh.  August New  Lisbon Wis 1888-90 

Ryberg,  Christian Ventrup Denmarkl888-89 

Ryan,  Carl  V Stanwood Wash .  .  .  1888-92 


ATTENDANCE 


22a 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


Sampson,  George Rio Wis 

Sollien,  Andrew  J Quandahl la 

Thompson,  Tobias  T ........  .  Sioux  Rapids la 

Thorson,  Ivar  August Rock  Dell Minn .  .  . 

*Tjernagel,  Helge  Matias Story  City la 

Tvesme,  John  N Hegg Wis 

Tvetlee,  B.  E New  Richmond  ....  Wis 

Venaas.  Martin Cambridge Wis 

♦Waller,  Martinus  Christian  .  .  .  Glasgow Wis 

Williams,  Louis  C Mayville (N.)Dak. 

♦Ylvisaker,  Schak  Joakim  Nic- 

olaus Zumbrota Minn  .  .  . 

1889-1890 


*Aasen,  Andrew  O Rockdale Wis. . 

*Aastad,  Iver  T Aastad Minn. 

Agre,  Ole  M Sacred  Heart Minn  . 

Aker,  John  S Highlandville la  ...  . 

Amblie,  Johannes  N St.  Olaf la  ...  . 

Anderson,  Anton Christiania Minn  . 

*Berthelsen,  Hans  Peter Decorah la  .  .    . 

*Brevig,  Samuel  Bernhofif Sacred  Heart Minn. 

*Buslee,  Adolph  Martin Chicago Ill    .  .  . 

Fosmark,  Anders Keyser Wis. . , 

Hanson,  Jens  Th Sioux  Falls S.  D    . 

Hefty,  Nils  O Spring  Grove Minn  . 

Hektoen.  Martin Madison Wis. . . 

Helvig,  Ole Roland la 

Herreid,  Hans  A Washington  Prairie.  la.  .  .  . 

Hornseth,  P.ichard Renville Minn  . 

*Hougstad,  Christian Glasgow Wis. . , 

Hovde,  Francis Blair Wis. . . 

Hovden,  Stener  G Ridgeway la ...  . 

Jacobson,  Edward Debello Wis. . . 

Jensen,  Alfred  C Brookville Wis. . . 

Johnson,  Benton  J Belmond la  ...  , 

*Juul,  Martin  Bernhard Chicago 111.  .  .  , 

Kaupanger,  Louis  J Stoughton Wis. . 

Lende,  Fred Cottonwood Minn  . 

Lewison,  Eli Vermilion S.  D . 

Lomen,  Knut  E Sioux  Falls S.  D... 

Ludvigson,  Nils  H Norman la  .  . 

*Lunde,  Amund Frenchville Wis. . 

Nash,  Rudolph Mt.  Sterling Wis.., 

Nasse,  Peter Decorah la  ...  , 

Nelson,  N.  C Decorah la ...  . 

Ness,  Hildus Washington  Prairie  .la  ...  . 

Opsahl,  Albert  J Albert  Lea Minn  . 

Osmundson,  Bernt  F Quandahl la  ...  . 

Peterson,  Thorvald Hector Minn  . 

*Quammen,  Albert  Gustavus. .  .  Christiania Minn  . 

Quammen,  Lewis Deerfield Wis. . . 


888-90 

888-89,  1891 

888-89 

888-95 A.  B.,  1895 

888-94 

888-89 

888-89 

888-91,  1893-95 

888-9.5 A.  B..  1893 

888-91 


1888-95. 


.A.  B.,  1895 


Ryen,  Helmer  C Wild  Rice N.  D.. 

Seines,  Ole  M Washington  Prairie  .la  ...  . 

Severson,  Hans Christiania Minn . 

Stenrud,  Erik Decorah la ...  . 

Stensrud,  Gustav  O Sacred  Heart Minn  . 

*Stub,  Jacob  Aall  Ottesen Robbinsdale Minn  . 

*Swenson,  Bernt  Conrad CranfiU's  Gap Texas. 

Swenson,  Swen  G Soldier la  ...  . 

Saervold,  Ola  Johann Le  Roy Minn . 

S0rensen,  Andrew  (Andreas)  .  .  Decorah la  ...  . 

Torrison,  Aaron Manitowoc Wis. . . 

Torrison,  William  L Manitowoc Wis. . . 

*Ulen,  George  Christian Decorah la  ...  . 

Vaala,  John Saude la  ...  . 

Vaala,  Theodore  G Saude la ...  . 

Westby,  Albert Washington  Prairie  .la ...  . 


889-93 

889-92 

889-92 

889-91 

889-90 

889-90 .... 

889-91 

889-96. 
889-93 . 

A. 

B., 

1896 

889-90 

889. . .         

889-91  . 

889-95  . 
889-90. 

A. 

B. 

1895 

889-90 

889-92  . 

889-93 
889-90, 
889-90 . 

1891-93. 

A. 

B. 

1893 

889-92 

889-90 

889-91  . 

889-96 
889-90, 

1891-93. 

A. 

B. 

1896 

889. . . 

889-97. 
889. . . 

A. 

B. 

1897 

889-90, 
889-94, 
889-90 

1891-94. 
1896-97. 

'.A. 

B. 

1897 

889-90              .... 

889-90 

889-94 

889-91 

889-93 

889-91        

889-96 

889-90,  1892-93, 
1897-98         

889-90 

889-90       

889-91 

889-90   

889-91 

890-91, 
889-92. 
889-90. 

1893-98. 
1894-98. 

.A. 

.A. 

B. 
B. 

1898 
1898 

889-95  . 
889-97  . 
889-95 

.A. 
.A. 

B. 
B. 

1895 
1897 

889-95 
889-96 

A. 

B. 

1895 

889-91        

889-91 

889-91 

1890-1891 

*Aarnes.  Sam  H Sacred  Heart Minn  .  .  .  1890-94, 

Alfson,  Aslak Christiania Minn  .  .  .  1890-92 

Anderson,  Albert  J Grove  City Minn  .  .  .  1890-91 


1895-98. .A.  B..  1898 


226 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


♦Anderson,  Christian Barrett Minn  . 

*Astrup,  Johannes Untunjambili,  NatalAfrica 

Beaver,  Ole Kasson Minn  . 

Beaver,  Theodore '.  .  .  Kasson Minn  . 

Beito,  A.  G Decorah la  ...  . 

Benson,  K Garden  Prairie 111.  .  .  . 

Berstad,  Ole Fergus  Falls Minn  . 

*Boe,  Ole  T Ossian 

Bygland,  Olav  S OInes 


1890-96 A.  B..  1896 

1890-93 A.  B.,  1893 

1890-91 

1890-93 

1890-91 

1890-91 

1890-91 

la 1891-94.  1896-00.. A.  B.,  1900 

Neb  ....  1890-96 A.  B..  1896 


1893-98. ..-v.  B., 
189.S- 
A.  B. 


.  189.^94. 

98 


Christlock,  Gerhard  S Fergus  Falls Minn.  .  .  1890-92.  1893-94. 

Christenson,  Haldor Grove  City Minn  .  .  .  1890-91 

Christianson,  John Bode la 1890-91 

Clement,  Erik  E Decorah .  .  .  la 1890-91 

Dahlen.  Fred Oslo Minn.  .  .  1890-92, 

*Dahle  (Dale),  John  Olaus Bode la 1890-91, 

1900. 

*Diiving,  Carl Untunjambili,  NatalAfrica. ..  1890-93 

Ellingson.  Joseph Cottage la 1890-91 

Foss.  Eddie  A Spring  Grove Minn    .  .  1890-94 

Glasoe.  P.  Mauritz Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1890-91 

Gregerson,  Andrew Closter Neb  ...    1890-91 

Gullikson,  Henry Decorah la 1890-91, 

Gullikson,  Oscar Decorah la 1890-95 

Gullixson,  .Andrew Bode la 1890-97 

*Hagoes,  Owe Meridian Wis 1890-91 

Hallan,  Christian Wall  Lake Minn  .       1890-92 

1896- 

Hallum,  Lars Highland Minn.     .  1890-91 

Halvor.son,  Henrv  J Belgrade Minn.     .1890-91 

*Halvorsen.  Nils  E Westby Wis 1891-96 

Hanson,  Halvor  J Nerstrand Minn  .  .  .  1890-91 

Hanson,  Robert  C Spencer la 1890-91 

Hassel.  Peter  G Wittenberg Wis 1890-91 

Haugen,,  Carl  N Pelican  Rapids Minn.  .  .  1890-93 

*Hegg,  James  Edward Blair Wis 1890-94, 

*Heimdahl.  Olaf  Emil Grove  City Minn .  .  .  1890-95 

*Hjermstad,  Chr.  August  H. .      Holmen Wis 1890-95 

*Holey  (Larson).  Mikkel Decorah la 1890-92 

Holl,  Fred  C La  Crosse Wis 1890-91 

Hovden,  Olaus  G Ridgeway la 1890-92 

Ingebrigtson,  Carl Sacred  Hearc Minn.  .  .1890-92 

Isakson,  I Whalan Minn  .  .  .  1890-91 

Johnson,  Albert Village  Creek la 1890-91 

*Johnson,  John  Lewis Thor la 1890-93 

Kieland,  Christian Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1890-91 

Kirkeberg,  John  M Thor la 1890-91 

Kittilsby,  .\nton Calmar la 1890-95 

Kjtirlaug   Christopher  N Newman  Grove  ....  Neb.  .  .  .  1890-92 

Landsrud,  Alfred  O Nordness la 1890-92 

Larson,  Alfred Chicago Ill 1890-94 

Lommen,  Gustav Decorah la 1890-93 

Lyngaas.  Ingeman  M Frankville la 1890-97 

Michelson,  Herbert  C Chicago Ill 1890-91 

Narveson,  Henry Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .  1890-91 

Nelson,  Henry  C Spring  Grove Minn    .  .  1890-91 

♦Nervig,  Anders  (.Andrew)  J. ..  Minneapolis Minn.  .  .1890-93 

Naeseth,  Enock Decorah la 1890-93 

*01sen,  Holden  Mathias Herscher Ill 1890-96 

Olson,  George  Oluf Delhi Minn  .  .  .  1890-92 

Olson,  George  Oscar Grantsburg    Wis 1890-91 

Olson,  Peter  O Grantsburg Wis 1890-92 

Omlie,  Oscar  K Willmar Minn.  .  .  1890-92 

Opsahl,  Ole  H Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1890-91 

*Otte.  Heinrich Untunjambili,  Natal.'\frica. .  .  1890-93 

Paulson,  Alfred  H Sacred  Heart Minn.  .  .  1890-91 

Pcdersen,  Pcder  Johannes ....  Bode la 1890-91 

Peterson,  Hans  F Fisher Minn  ,  .  .  1890-91 

Raasoch,  Oluf Chicago Ill 1890-91 

Reque,  Herman  A Decorah la 1890-94 

♦Reque,  Lauritz  Styrkard  JustinDecorah la 1890-94 

Ruh,  Johan  B New  Lisbon Wis 1890-93 

Ryen,  Hans  C Wild  Rice N.  D..  .  .1890-91 

Sando,  Adolph Baltic S.  D 1890-94 

Seines,  Thomas Hesper la 1890-93 


1900 
A.  B.,  1893 


A.  B.,  1895 
.A.  B..  1897 


A.  H..  1896 


1896-98.. A.  B.,  1898 
A.  B..  1895 


1894-98.. A.  B.,  1898 
1898-99.!  '.'.'/..'..'..'. 


...A.  B.,  1896 


1893-95.. A.  B.,  1895 
'.'.'.'.'.'.'.  !a.  B.,  1893 

1892-94.!! !!!!!!!!! 


.A.  B.,  1894 
A.  B.,  1894 


ATTENDANCE  227 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Sigurson,  Ole Rio Wis 1890-92 

Simmons,  Thorwald  C Appleton Minn  .  .  .  1890-91 

Sivesind,  Helmer  O Washington  Prairie.  la 1890-91 

Sjuraas,  Bersven  P Locust la 1890-92 

Skattebol,  Christian  A Dell Minn .  .  .  1890-92.  1893-94, 

1897-99,    1900- 

1902 A.  B. 

Skrukkerud,  Mariin  T Sacred  Heart Minn  .  .  .  1890-91 

Solseth,  Anton  G Watson Minn  .  .  .  1890-93 

Solseth,  Edward  A Watson Minn. ...  1890-91 

Steensland,  John  G Saude la 1890-97 .\.  B. 

Sterud,  Kristian  M Brookings S.  D .  .  .  .  1890-91 

Storli,  Nils  G Lakeville Minn.  .  .1890-91,  1892-93 

Saevre,  Bertinius  K Kensett la 1890-96 A.  B. 

Toftner.  Olaf  A Cyrus Minn.  .  .1890-91 

Viste,  Johan Decorah la 1890-93 

Westbv.  Julius Waukon la 1890-91 

Wiese.  Vilhelm Decorah la 1890-91  . 

Wiger.  Christopher  E Riceford Minn  .  .  .  1890-91 

0de,  Ole  P Nordness la 1890-91 


1891-1892 

Aakre.  Knut  S Ossian la 1891-92 

Ambli,  Christian  F Decorah la 1891-93 

Anderson,  Carl Hustler Wis 1891-92 

Askevold,  George Chicago Ill 1891-93 

Benrud,  Oscar Amboy Minn.  .  .1891-92 

Bjcirnstad,  William St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1891.  .  . 

Bolme,  Lars  B Sutton's  Bav Mich. .  .  .  1891-93 

Brauer,  Adolph Mabel Minn  .  .  .  1891-95 

Brov/n,  Julius Ossian la 1891-92 

Buslee.  Christian Chicago Ill 1891-92 

Borreson,  Fred La  Crosse Wis 1891-92 

Glesne,  Truls Aastad Minn.  .  .1891-92 

Graslie,  Benjamin Baldwin Wis 1891-94,  1897-98 

Groves,  James  O Decorah la 1891-94 

Gullixson,  Herman  O Bode la 1891-93,  1894, 

1897-1900 A.  B.,  1900 

GuUord.  Herman Westby Wis 1891-93 

Gunderson,  Nils Erickson Minn .  .  .  1891-92 

Haagenson,  Edward  N Baldwin Wis 1891-92 

Haagenson,  Herman Baldwin Wis 1891-92 

Hagestad,  Knut  M Ettrick Wis 1891-97 A.  B.,  1897 

Hamre,  William Cottonwood Minn  ...  1891-92 

Hanson.  Nils  B New  Centerville. . .  .Wis 1891-95,  1896-99., A.  B..  1899 

Hauge,  Mens Washington  Prairie   la 1891-94 

Haugelund,  H.  J Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1891-92 

Haugen,  Edwin Decorah la 1891-94 

*Henriksen,  George Cleveland Ohio 1891-92 

Huselid,  Samuel Clinton Minn  ...  1891-93  ..  .  

Iverson,  Martin  P Chicago Ill 1891-93.  .  .  

Johnson,  Kielberg Audubon Minn  .  .  .  1891-97 

Johnson,  Theodore Walton Wis 1891-92 

Kaasa,  Walter Ridgeway la 1891-93,  1984-95 

Kampen,  Ingvald  Anderson  .  . .  Pigeon  Falls    .  .  Wis 1891-96  .  .  

Kcrtgaard,  Peder Christine N.  D 1891-92 

Kvale,  Olaus Decorah la 1891-93  .  .  

Landsem,  Ole  T Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .  1891-92  ... 

*Lane,  George  Ole Mvrtle Wis 1891-94.  . 

Lende.  Henry Cottonwood Minn.  .  .1891-94,  1896 

Lienl0kken,  Adolph La  Crosse Wis 1891-93 

Linnevold.  William Decorah la 1891-92 

Livdahl.  Carl Hickson N.  D...  .1891-92,  1896- 

1901 A.  B..  1901 

Lunde,  Gunnar  M Newman  Grove  ...    Neb ....  1891-92 

Magelssen,  Ludvig Bratsberg Minn .  .  .  1891-92 

Midbrf,  Otto  T Martell Wis 1891-95 

Mjelde.  Nordahl Chicago Ill 1891-92 

Moen,  Haagen  J Viking N.  D...  .1891-92 

Negaard,  Edward Norway  Lake Minn .  .  .  1891-92 

Negaard,  George  E Norwav  Lake Minn.  .  .1891-95.  1897-99 

Nelson,  N.  A El  Paso Wis 1891-92,  1893-96 

Nelson.  Paul  R La  Crosse Wis 1891-93 


228  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


*Normann,  Stefanus  Thcodor.  .St.  Olaf Minn.  .  .1891-97 A.  B.,  1897 

Norton.  John Blue  Earth  City Minn .  .  .  1891-92 

Oksen,  Peder  J Perth  Amboy N.  J 1891-95 

Olson.  Emil Eau  Claire Wis 1891-92 

Overland,  Peter Belgrade Minn .  .  .  1891-92 

Rasmussen,  Kristian St.  Louis Mo 1891-92 

Rinde,  Erik Taopi Minn .  .  .  1891-92  . 

Risbi  udt.  Engebret St.  Olaf Minn  .  .  .  1891-92 

Rishof ,  Oluf Strand Minn  .  .  .  1891-93 

Running,  Gilbert Nordness la 1891-93 

*Sauer,  Carl  Ignatius Bode la 1891-93,  1896-01.. A.  B.,  1901 

Skaaden,  Eugene Cliicago Ill 1891-93 

Skjeggeby,  Ole Sacred  Heart Minn .  .  .  1891-92 

Skulstad,  Peder  E Faith Minn .  .  .  1891-92 

Solberg,  Randall Minneapolis Minn .  .  .  1891-93 

Steen,  Olai Clinton Minn .  .  .  1891-93 

Stensrud,  Carl Kensett la 1891-95 

Sorenson,  Bernt Eau  Claire Wis 1891-92 

Tasa,  Gilbert Kenyon Minn.  .  .1891.  1892-99 A.  B.,  1899 

*Teigen,  Martin lackson Minn.  .  .  1891-95 

*Thollehaug,  Sivert  K Portland N.  D..  .  .1891-94 

Thompson,  Andrew La  Crosse Wis 1891-93 

Thorsen,  Adolph New  Centerville Wis 1891-96 

Thorsgaard.  Oscar  E Westby Wis 1891-93 

Trvhus,  John Norman N.  D 1891 

Ulen,  Reinert Decorah la 1891-92 

*Unseth,  Joseph  Bernhard Westby Wis 1891-97 A.  B.,  1897 

Winger.  Johan  Edward Nordness la 1891-97 A.  B.,  1897 

0de,  George  (Ode) Nordness la 1891-93,  1895-96 

Wold.  Anton  O Whitehall Wis 1891-92 

1892-1893 

Anderson,  Ole  P Decorah la 1892-93 

Bakke,  Martinus  A Esteline S.  D 1892-93,  1896-97 

Bakken,  Edward  Ferdinand. .  .Decorah la 1892-94 

Barkenaes,  Martin  G Fet Norway .  1892-95 

Bergh.  Knut Sacred  Heart Minn.  .  .1892-96,  1897-99 

Berkvam,  Christian Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1892-93 

Bidne,  Sander Decorah la 1892-95,  1896-01 

Brandt,  Lars Chicago Ill 1892-93 

Enestvedt,  Theodore Sacred  Heart Minn.  .  .1892-93,  1895-96 

Enger,  Melvin Decorah la 1892-96 

Espelien,  Carl  E Barre  Mills Wis 1892-93,  1894-95 

Forton,  Oscar Stoughton Wis 1892-93 

Frederikson,  John  N Manitou  Island  ....  Mich. . .  .  1892-93 

Grundeland,  Bernhard Calmar la 1892-93 

Grutle,  Henning Fossum Minn.  .  .1892-94,  1897-99 

*GuIlerud,  Sven  Olaf  M Mazeppa Minn  .  .  .  1892-93 

Gunderson,  Gunnar Ridgeway la 1892 

Gunderson,  Halvor Ridgeway la 1892 

Gunderson,  Ketil Ridgeway la 1892 

Hallan,  Oscar  E Newhouse Minn  .  .  .  1892-95 

*Hallanger,  Christopher  Mar- 
tinus  Bode la 1892-97 A.  B..  1897 

*HelIekson,  Oscar  C Byron Minn.  .  .1892-95,  1896-00.. A.  B.,  1900 

Hiondal,  Einar Chicago Ill 1892-95 

Hong,  Nils  J Willmar Minn.  .  .1892-95 A.  B.,  1895 

♦Ingebrigtson,  Carl  Bertinius. .  .Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1892-94 

Jahr.  Olav Black  River  Falls. .  .  Wis 1892-96 A.  B.,  1896 

Jahr.  Torstein Black  River  Falls.    .Wis 1892-96 A.  B.,  1896 

Jenson,  James  C Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .1892-99 A.  B.,  1899 

Johnson.  John  R Decorah la 1892-98 

Kirkeberg,  Anton Decorah la 1892-93 

Langenajs,  Ludvig Clayton Minn  .  .  .  1892-93 

Larson,  Oluf Barrett Minn.  .  .1892-93 

Larson,  Peter Barrett Minn  .  .  .  1892-93 

Larson,  Richard Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1892-94 

Lee.  E.  A Grand  Meadow.  ,  .  .Minn.  .  .1892-93 

Lunde,  Adolph Zumbrota Minn.  .  .  1892-95 

Lunde.  F.  C.  CI Newman  Grove Neb  ....  1892-93 

Lunde.  Peter Zumbrota Minn  .  .  .  1892-95 

Markhus.  Alfred  L Willmar Minn  .  .  .  1892-97 A.  B..  1897 

Mellem.  Gustav Northwood la 1892-93 

Monson.  Martin  A Kerkhoven Minn .  .  .  1892-93 


ATTENDANCE  229 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Morterud,  Oscar Blooraingdale Wis 1892-95 

Nelson,  Henry  E Decorah la 1892-98 

Ohnstad,  Otto Cambridge Wis 1892-93 

Olson,  Paul Chicago Ill 1892-93 

♦Peterson,  Samuel Renville Minn.  .  .1892-93,  1894-97.. A.  B.,  1897 

Preus,  Jprgen Westby Wis 1892-95 

*Ringden,  Theodore  Ribe Ridgeway la 1892-98 A.  B.,  1898 

Rodby,  John Deerfield Wis 1892-93 

Skreberg,  Hans Milan Minn.  .  .  1892-93 

Smith,  Carsten Decorah la 1892-97 

Soland,  Julius Kerkhoven Minn .  .  .  1892-93 

Steen,  Abel Clinton Minn .  .  .  1892-94 

Stenshoel,  Philip Lenora Minn.  .  .  1892-93 

*Str0m,  Oscar  Adolph Zumbrota Minn.  .  .1892-97 A.  B.,  1897 

Siervold,  Egil Le  Roy Minn.  .  .1892-93 

Sdrenson,  Fred Decorah la 1892-97 

Tasa,  Helge Holden Minn .  .  .  1892-95 

Teisberg,  Carl  O Clarkson Wis 1892-99 A.  B.,  1899 

Thime,  George Chicago Ill 1892-93 

♦Thompson,  Severin  Lewi? Lincoln S.  D 1892-97,  1903-05 

Viste,  Henrik Decorah la 1892-93 

Wolding,  Martin New  Hope Wis 1892-96 

1893-1894 

Aaker,  Adolph Ridgeway la 1893-96 . 

Anderson,  Freeman Ridgeway la 1893-96 . 

Aslakson,  .^nton Rose  Creek Minn.  .  .1893-94. 

*Austvold,  Edwin  B Glenwood Minn.  .  .1893-97 A.  B.,  1897 

Berntson,  Palmer Eau  Claire Wis 1893-96,  1898-99 

Bjerke,  Johan Portland N.  D...  .1893-98 

Brorby,  Joseph Decorah la 1893-99 A.  B.,  1899 

Christensen,  Soren Perth  Ambov N.  J  .  .  .  .1893-94 

*Clauson,  Carl  T - Red  Wing Minn  .  .  .  1893-96 A.  B.,  1896 

Drotning,  Alvyn Utica Wis 1893-95,  1898-99 

Finseth,  Knut  H Kenyon Minn  .  .  .  1893-94 

Gauper,  Emil  S Purdy Wis 1893-94 

Gotaas,  Olaf Mellette S.  D 1893 

Hagen,  Sivert  N Hagan Minn.  .  .1893-96 A.  B.,  1896 

Hanson,  Henry Northwood la 1893-94 

Hegg.  Robert Decorah la 1893-94,  1895-98.. A.  B.,  1898 

*Hestenes,  Jacob  Mathias Homedahl Minn.  .  .1893-1900 A.  B.,  1900 

Jaastad,  Gullick Marshfield Wis 1893-94 

*Jacobson,  Daniel  Gustav Stoughton Wis 1894-95,  1897-01. .A.  B.,  1901 

Jacobson,  Jacob Northport Mich..  .  .1893-95 

Johnson,  Martin  E Benson Minn.  .  .1893-95 

Jorgensen,  Theodore Sumner Wis 1893-94 

Knutson,  Herbert Chicago Ill 1893-94 

Koefod,  Herman  O Starbuck Minn.  .  .1893-97,  1898-00 . 

*Larsen,  Lauritz Decorah la 1893-1902 A.  B.,  1902 

Larson,  Lawrence  O Macfarland Wis 1893-95 

Larson,  Ludvig Harmony Minn.  .  .1893-94,  1897-99 

Larson,  Osc^r  O New  Centerville. .  .  .Wis 1893-1900 A,  B.,  1900 

*Moe.  Ebbe St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1893-96 

Moe,  Oscar  O Clarkson Wis 1893-96,  1897-99 

*Moen,  Paul  W Lawton Wis 189.V94,  1895-99.. A.  B.,  1899 

Nelson.  Helge t Lily S.  D 1893-97,  1898-99 

Nelson,  Ludvig New  Centerville ....  Wis 1893-96 

Njos,  Johannes Taopi Minn  .  .  .  1893-94 

Naeseth,  Martinus  G Aspelund Minn  .  .  .  1893-94 

Olsen,  Martin  I Herscher Ill 1893-99 A.  B.,  1899 

*Ordal,  Ola  J Taopi S.  D 1893-98 A.  B.,  1898 

*Ordal,  Zakarias  J Taopi S.  D 1893-98 A.  B.,  1898 

Ottum,  Thomas  J Macfarland Wis 1893-94 

Pallado,  David Wittenberg .    Wis 1893 

Palmer,  Simon Oneida Wis 1893-94 

Reinertson,  Alfred Hazard Neb ....  1893-94,  1896-98. 

1899-1900 

Reque,  Lars  R Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1893-97 

Risdal,  Lars Decorah la 1893-95,  1897-98 

Risetter,  Lars  C Lee Ill 1893-95,  1897-98 

Simonstad,  Charles Swenoda Minn .  .  .  1893-94 

Slinde,  Erik Lawler la 1893-94 

Solstad,  Joseph  H Fisher Minn  .  .  .  1893-95 

Sveine,  Sven Decorah la 1893-96 


230 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


♦Thompson,  Christian  S Mt  Horeb Wis 1893-97  . 

Thorsgaard.  Lars  J Kindred N.  D..  ..  1893-94  . 

Thorsrud.  Ole Callender la 1893  .  . 

Tvedt.  Theodore Forest  City la 1893-95 

Vestaa.  Tollef  S York Wis . . 

*Wein,  Hans  J Renville Minn 

♦White,  Anders  (Andrew)  O. 

(Jensen) Latimer la  .  .  . 

Wollan,  Gustav  B Glenwood Minn 

Wollan,  Gustav  C Glenwood Minn 


A.  B.,  1897 


,1893-94,  1895-97 

,  1893-98 A.  B.,  1898 


♦Wulfsberg,  Einar,  Jr 


1893-1900 A.  B.,  1900 

1893-97 A.  B.,  1897 

1893-95,  1896- 

1900 A.  B.,  1900 

Decorah la 1893-1900 A.  B.,   1900 


SEWING    FOR   THE   STUDENTS 

{Mrs.  Ldur.  I.itrse)i  Seated  at  Left) 


I,S94-1K95 

Anderson,  Anton  O Hillsboro N.  D..      1894-95  , 

Anderson,  Carlton  A West  Salem Wis 1894-96 

Bakken,  Hans  H Ridgewav la 1894-95 

Berge,  Oscar  G Sand  Creek Wis 1894-97 

*Birkelo.  Peder  C  Colgate N.  D..  .  .  1894-97 

Blegen.  George.      .  Washington  Prairie  .la 1894-95 

Bothna.  Joseph La  Crosse Wis 1894-95 

*Boyd,  Edwin  Arthur Willmar Minn.  .  .  1894-95,  1896-98.. A.  B..  1898 

Brauer,  Julius Mabel Minn    .  .  1H94-1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Burtness,  Peter Wilmington Minn  .  .  .  1894-1900 \.  B.,  1900 

B0rreson,  William La  Crosse Wis 1894-95 

Enger,  Norval Decorah la 1894-97 

Gaard,  Rasmu.s Roland la 1894-1900 A.  B.,  1900 

Gilbertson,  Adolph  N Ridgeway la 1894 

Golberg,  Martin  L Rock  Dell Minn.  .  .  1894-95 

Gregerson,  Gustav  E Seneca la 1894-95 

Grinde,  Seward De  F"orest Wis 1894-95 

Hambhn,  Alton Sioux  Rapids la 1894-96 

♦Hammer  (Fylling),  Lars  F, 

(Lars  L.) Nurey S.  Dak..  1894-96 


ATTENDANCE  231 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Hegland,  Martin Roland la 1894-1900 A.  B.,  1900 

Helgen,  R.  Olani Ruthven la 1894-95 

Helgeson,  Amos Seneca la 1894-95 

Hexom,  John  D Washington  Prairie.  la 1894-1901 A.  B.,  iwi 

Heyer,  Arnold  O Strum Wis 1894-97 

*Hjcrmstad,  Hans  Andreas  L.  .  Holmen Wis 1894-97,  1899- 

1901 

Husmo,  Johannes Rochester Minn  .  .  .  1894-95 

H0rsrud,  Martin Harmony Minn  .  .  .  1894-95 

Jacobson,  William  M Seneca la 1894-97 

Jenson,  J.  Alfred Edgerton Wis 1894-96 

Johnson,  Eugene  G Decorah la 1894-98 A.  B.,  1898 

Johnson,  George  J Brandon Minn  .  .  .  1894-98 A.  B.,  1898 

♦Johnson,  Torger  Andreas Lake  Mills la 1894-98 

Kallestad,  Albert  B Blue  Earth  City Minn  .  .  .  1894-95 

*Kilness,  Peter  J Dell  Rapids S.  D ..  .  .1894-99 A.  B.,  1899 

Mallon,  Otto Cresco la 1894-97 

Monserud,  Oliver Harpers  Ferry la 1894-95 

Moore,  Louis Decorah la 1894-96 

Nilsestuen,  Albert Arcadia Wis 1894-95 

Nilson,  Severin Hanson Minn  .  .  .  1894 

Pederson,  Oscar  B Amboy Minn .  .  .  1894-1901 

Peterson,  Joseph  M St.  Ansgar la 1894-98 A.  B.,  1898 

*Rugland,  Jacob  G Silver  Lake ,  ...  la 1894-95 

Sampson,  Sigvard  F Yankton S.  D .  .  .  .  1894-97 

Saxvik,  Louis Highlandville la 1894-96 

Simonson,  Carl Perth  Ambov N.  J  .  .  .  .  1894-95 

Sjolander,  Carl  B Onalaska Wis 1894-95 

Skramstad,  Joseph Clay  Bank Minn  .  .  .  1894-95 

Solseth,  George Harmony Minn  .  .  .  1894-95 

Steen,  Theron Wahoo Neb.  .  .  .  1894-95 

♦Strand,  Thor  J Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1894-95 

Saetrang,  Ingeman  J Waterville la 1894-97 

Thams,  Johan  L Valley  City N.  D..  .  .1894-95 

Thorsen,  Peder Seneca la 1894-95 

*Turmo,  Olaf Luverne Minn.  .  .1894-98 A.  B.,  1898 

*Turmo,  Stener Newman  Grove  ....  Neb ....  1894-99 A.  B.,  1899 

Viger,  Anton Rock  Dell Minn  .  .  .  1894-95 

Wahlen,  Jens  R Chicago Ill 1894-96 

Williamson,  Christian Ruthven la 1894-98 

*0ien,  John  P Rochester Minn .  .  .  1894-96 

1895-1896 

\arnes.  Nils  C Hurdal Minn .  .  .  1895-96 

Anderson,  Andrew  O Ossian la 1895-1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Anderson,  Esaias Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1895-97 

Arneson.  Olaf  H Decorah la 1895-99 

Aspelund,  Joseph Mondovi Wis 1895-1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Avlsgaard,  Richard  S Zumbrota Minn  .  .  .  1895 

Bale,  Christian  E Norman N.  D..  .  .1895-96,  1897-98, 

1900-1904 A.  B.,  1904 

*Berg,  Joseph  H Oakland Minn .  .  .  1895-96,  1897-98 

Berntson,  Ludvig Decorah la 1895 

♦Berven,  Sven  K Lily S.  D 1895-1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Bidne,  Henry Decorah la 1895-98 

*Bjerke,  Anders  O Ridgeway la 1895-98 

♦Blicher,  Peter  C Decorah la 1895-1903 A.  B.,  190,< 

Borge,  John Washington  Prairie  .la 1895-98 

Brekke,  Edward  A Spillville la 1895-96,  1897- 

1903 A.  B.,  1903 

Dahl,  Abraham  P Luverne Minn.  .  .1895-96 

Dahl,  Otto Strum Wis 1895-97 > 

Ellickson,  Frank Montevideo Minn .  .  .  1895-96 

Ersland,  Joseph  A Nevada la 1895-99 

Gerald,  Guv  H Bird  Island Minn.  .  .1895-1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Grangaard,  Henrv  O Norman N.  D 1895-1902 A.  B..  1902 

Griinne,  O.  Theodore Waterville la 189.S-96,  1901-02 

*Guttebo,  Lauritz  Seman Huxley la 1895-1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Hailstone,  A.  Augustus Decorah la 1895-1902 A.  B.,  1902 

Hanson,  Eugene  Carl Eau  Claire Wis 1895-97 

Hegg,  Olaf Decorah la 1895-96 

Hoel,  William Canby Minn.  .  .1895-96 

Hov,  I.  Simonson Portland N.  D..  .  .1895-1900 A.  B.,  1900 


232  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Hovde,  Agnus  E Wittenberg Wis 1895-97,  1899- 

1900 

Hovde,  Rudoph  L Wittenberg Wis 1895-97,  1898- 

1903 A.  B.,  1903 

Jacobsen,  Karl  T Stoughton Wis 1895-97.  1898- 

1902 A.  B.,  1902 

Jacobson,  Alfred .  Decorah la 1895-96 

Johnson.  L.  Gerhard Roland la 1895-1902 A.  B.,  1902 

Johnson,  Perry  S Decorah la 1895-99 A.  B..  1899 

Jordahl.  Christopher Norway  Lake Minn.  .  .1895 

Kallestad,  Abdiel  O .Blue  Earth  City. ..  .Minn  .  .  .1895-96,  1897-98 

Kallestad,  Alfred  S .Blue  Earth  City. ...  Minn  .  .  .1895-96,  1897-98 

*Kilness,  Julius  Bennett Dell  Rapids S.  D 1895-1900 A.  B..  1900 

Kolaas,  Martin Conover la 1895-96 

♦Larsen,  Wilhelm  August Latimer la 1895-99 

Larson,  Embert .  Story  City la 1895-99 

Linde.  Henry  J .  Ridgeway la 1895-1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Lunde.  Johannes .Zunibrota Minn.  .  .  1895-97 

Magelssen,  Jacob  A Rushford Minn.  .  .  1895 

Meyer,  Laust  H Latimer la 1895-96 

Moen,  Hans  P .  Calmar la 1895-98 

Ness,  Andrew  M .  Hector Minn  .  .  .  1895-96 

*Neste,  Tlieodore  P Decorah la 1895-1902 

Nymoen,  Christian  O .  Granite  F^lls Minn .  .  .  1895-99 

Naeseth,  Herman Aspelund Minn.  .  .1895-1902 A.  B..  1902 

Opdahl.  Einar  E Wausau Wis 1895-96 

Peterson,  Carl  S.  N Aspelien Minn.  .  .1895-97 

Peterson,  Cyrus .  Chicago Ill 1895-96 

*Preus,  Ove  Jacob  Hjort Morrisonville Wis 1895-1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Ritland,  Osmund Roland la 1895-96 

♦Rosholdt,  Thore  Laurentius. .  .Norwegian  Grove..  .Minn.  .  .1895-99 A.  B..  1899 

Rosholt.  A.  Jens Rosholt Wis 1895-96.  1897- 

1903 A.  B..  1903 

Rosholt.  Norman Rosholt Wis 1895-96 

*Sauer.  Herman  Olai Bode la 1895-97.  1898-99, 

1900-1903 A.  B.,  1903 

Simmons,  Simon Kindred N.  D..  .    1895-96 

Skare,  Peder Norway  Lake Minn.  .  .  1895-96 

Skauge.  Nicolai  O Elliford N.  D. .  ,  .  1895-96.  1898- 

1902 

Stade.  Charles  M Chicago Ill 1895-96 

Stalland,  Martin Willmar Minn .  .  .  1895 

Starks,  Simon Keyser Wis 1895-96 

Stenbakken,  Hans  Chr Nerstrand Minn  .  .  .  1895-98 

♦Stub,  Hans  Andreas,  Jr Robbinsdale Minn.  .  .1895-1900 A.  B.,  1900 

Styve,  Oscar  C Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1895-1900 A.  B..  1900 

Swenson.  Jens  T Lawton Wis 189.S-97.  1899- 

1900 

Saeter.  Otis  P Willmar Minn  .  .  .  1895-97 

Thompson.  John  F Sioux  Rapids la 1895-96 

Thorstenson.  Knut  A Amboy Minn.  .  .1895-1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Tjernagel,  Martin  O Randall la 1895-98 

Torgerson,  Jacob  A.  C Somber la 1895-99 A.  B..  1899 

Trulson,  Herman Orfordville Wis 1895-96 

*Ullensvang,  Lars  L Steward Ill 1895-97,  1899- 

1903 A.  B„  1903 

Vigesland,  Sven ■: Decorah la 1895-96 

Weik,  Henry  G Wausau Wis 1895-97 

Wig,  Oscar  B Rising  Sun Wis 1895-97 

*Ylvisaker,  Olaf  Sigvald Robbinsdale Minn  .  .  .  1895-99 A.  B.,  1899 

*0degaard,  Gunnar  G Portland N.  D.. .  .  1895-98 

1896-1897 

Aascth.  Elmer  A Gayville S.  D 1896-99 

Alien,  Realf Decorah la 1896-97 

Apland,  Martin  O Cambridge la 1896-1903 A.  B.,  1903 

Bakkcn,  Hans Plato Minn.  .  .1896-97 

Bergman,  K.  Pjetur   Gardar N.  D. . .  .  1896-98 

Bergman,  Hjalmar  A Gardar N.  D..  .  .1896-1900 A.  B,.  1900 

*Borge.  Olaf Washington  Prairie.  la 1896-1903 A.  B..  1903 

Christensen,  Walter Gayville S.  D 1896-97 

Dahl,  Hans  P Gayville S.  D 1896-99 

Dahl,  Hans  Monrad Revere Minn .  .  .  1896-99 

Dahle,  Martin  O Norman la 1896-1902 A.  B..  1902 


ATTENDANCE  23:J 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


♦Dreng,  John  (Johan)  O Manitowoc.  .  .  .M.  .Wis.  .  .  .1896-1901 A.  B..  1901 

*Eger,  Olaf Chicago Ill 1896-1902 A.  B.,  1902 

Espeland,  Michael  M Dean Minn.  .  .1896-98 

Fremming,  Eivind St.  Paul Minn.  .  '  1896-97 

♦Grefthen.  Olaf  Lauricz Northwood la 1896-1900 

Grinde,  George  A De  Forest. Wis 1896-1903 A.  B.,  1903 

Gutzka,  Henry Locust la 1896 

*Hanson,  Gustav  Adolph Stoughton Wis 1896-99,  1900-01. 

1903-05 A.  B.,  1905 

Haugen,  Edward Pelican  Rapids Minn .  .  .  1896-97 

Herreid,  Haavar Hills Minn.  .  .1896-97,  1898-99 

*Hustvedt,  Sigurd  Bernhard  .  .  .Decorah la 1896-1902 A.  B.,  1902 

*Ingebritson,  Henry Randall la 1896-1903 A.  B.,  1903 

Jacobson,  Rasmus  A Lennox S.  D .  .  .  .  1896-97 

Jensen,  Eskild  H Riceford Minn .  .  .  1896-98 

Johnson,  Albert  N Norway  Grove Wis 1896-99 

Johnson,  Charles  J Decorah la 1896-99 

*Johnson,  Wilford  Alpheus Red  Wing Minn .  .  .  1896-99 A.  B.,  1899 

Larsen,  Carl  E Decorah la 1896-1902 A.  B.,  1902 

Livdahl,  Gustav  N Hickson N.  D...  .1896-98 

Munson.  Theodore Slater la 1896 

Myren.  Henry Pierpont S.  D 1896-97 

Nelson,  Carl  W Presho S.  D 1896-97 

*Normann,  Halvor  Martin Dalton Minn.  .  .1896-1900 A.  B.,  1900 

Nubson,  Henrv  N Callender la 1896-99,  1900-02 

*Naeseth,  CareJius  G Aspelund Minn.  .  .1896-1903 A.  B.,  1903 

*01atson,  Kri.stinn  K Gardar N.  D...  .1896-1900 A.  B.,  1900 

*01sen,  (Bertel)  Johan Whitehall Wis 1896-97 

Olson,  Bryngel  T Calamus la 1896-99 

Quale,  Arthur Nora Wis 1896-97 

Reque,  G.  F.  Otto Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .1896-1900 

Ringoen,  Henry Ridgeway la 1896-99 

Simmons,  Thoraf  C Red  Wing Minn.  .  .1896-99,  1902-03 

Skinnemoen,  John  S Wendell Minn  .  .  .  1896-97,  1898- 

1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Stang,  Thomas St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1896-99 

*Strtim,  Axel  Elias Zumbrota Minn.  .  .1896-1900 A.  B.,  1900 

*Sundby,  Gustave  Adolph 

Nelson Manitowoc Wis 1896-1900 A.  B.,  1900 

Sydnes,  Christopher Huxley la 1896-99 

Thoen,  Ruben Kensett la 1896-97 

Torgerson,  J.  Walther Norden S.  D 1896-1900 

Valsvig,  Albert  M Lily S.  D 1896-97 

Wold,  Knut St.  Olaf la 1896-97 

1897-1898 

Aat)y.  Alfred  V Hayfield Minn  .  .  .  1897-98 

Amundson,  Albert  O Cresco la 1897-98 

Berg,  A.  Herman Decorah la 1897-99 

Borreson,  Borge  H Ca  Crosse Wis 1897-98 

Boxrud,  Bernhard  M. Red  Wing Minn  .  .  .  1897-99 

Christopherson,  Johannes Pigeon  Falls Wis 1897-99 

Dolve,  Nils  Oliver Portland N.  D. . .  .  1897-98 

Dosland,  Thomas. . ; Clinton la 1897-98 

Elvestrom,  Martin Bricelyn Minn .  .  .  1897-98 

Engeseth,  Peter  J De  Forest Wis 1897-98,  1899- 

1900 

Erickson,  Charles De  Forest Wis 1897-98 

Estrem,  Carl  O Willmar Minn.  .  .1897-1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Floren,  Halvor Grove  City Minn  .  .  .  1897-98 

Fuglie,  A.  Edwin Ashby Minn.  .  .1897-1901 A.  B.,  1901 

Hande.  Carl Spring  Valley Minn  .  .  .  1897-99 

*Hansen.  Emil Twin  Vallev Minn.  .  .1897-1903 A.  B.,  1903 

Hanson,  Hans  Olaf Westby Wis 1897-98 

Haugen,  John  Martinus Newman  Grove  ....  Neb  ....  1897-98 

Helvig,  Henry Roland la 1897-99 

Hjelle.  Ole  Simon Decorah la 1897-1900,  1901- 

1905 A.  B..  1905 

Jacobson,  William Luverne Minn .  .  .  1897-98 

Jarland,  Lewis  J Locust la 1897-99 

Jensvold,  Christopher La  Crosse Wis 1897-98 

Johnson,  William  J Decorah la 1897-99 

Johnsrud,  Henry  L Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1897-98 

Larson .  Neal  B Deerfield Wis 1897-98 


234  LUTHER    COLLEGE   THROUGH    SL\TY   YEARS 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Maakestad,  Nils  F Randall la 1897-1900 

*Magelssen,  Nils  Stockfleth.  .  .  .  Bratsberg Minn.  .  .1897-1902 

Muus,  Sverre  P Holden Minn.  .  .1897-98 

Xordskog,  Oscar  Julius Bird  Island Minn.  .  .1897-1900 

♦Norgaard.  Carl  Henrv Grove  City Minn.  .  .1897-1903 A.  B.,  1903 

Odberg.  Andreas  A Merrill Wis 1897-98 

Olsen.  Adolph  Johan Thor la 1897-99 

Olson,  Christian Norwegian  Grove. .  .  Minn  .  .  .  1897-98 

Olson,  Otto Portland N.  D...  .1897-1900 

Opheim.  Johan  Julius Thor la 1897-99 

Ostvig,  Richter  N Benson Minn  .  .  .  1897-99 

Preus,  Jacob  Aall  Ottescn Decorah la 1897-190.? A.  B.,  1903 

*Preus,  Johan  Carl  Keyser Decorah la 1897-1902 A.  B.,  1902 

Reque,  Sigurd  Styrk Decorah la 1897-190.V  ....      A.  B.,  1903 

Reque,  Walther Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1897-99 

Rialson,  George  E Tracy Minn.  .  .1897-98 

Risetter.  Harvey  O Lee Ill 1897-99 

Sheldon.  Clarence Spring  Valley Minn.  .  .1897-98 

Skaaden,  Arthur  P Chicago Ill 1897-1901 

Smith,  Nils Perth  Amboy N.  J 1897-99 

Sorenson,  Alfred  R Harmony Minn.  .  .1897-1902 A.  B.,  1902 

Stenbakken,  Oswald Nerstrand Minn  .  .  .  1897-99,  1901-02 

Taug,  William  L Thor la 1897-99 

Teisberg,  Carl  B Ashby Minn  .  .  .  1897-01 A.  B.,  1901 

Thorpe,  Lawrence Willmar Minn  .  .  .  1897-98 

Tunem,  Thomas  G Chicago Ill 1897-98 

Vaaler,  Rudolph  A Twin  Vallev Minn.  .  .1897-99 

Void,  O.  Alfred Decorah la 1897-99 

Void.  Ole  J Decorah la 1897-1902 

1898-1899 

Aaker,  Casper  D Ridgeway la 1898-1902 A.  B.,  1902 

Aasen.  Christian  H Clifford N.  D..  .  .1898-1902 

♦Anderson,  Martin Newhall la 1898-99 

Aslakson,  Norman Holton Mich..    .1898-99 

*Bergh.  Axel Delaware  Mine Mich..    .1898-190.? A.  B.,  1903 

Bjornstad,  Bernhard St.  Paul Minn  .  .  .  1898-1900 

Clauson,  Nils  Y Red  Wing Minn  .  .  .  1898-1901 \.  B.,  1901 

Finseth,  Arthur  O Kenyon Minn.  .  .1898-1900    .     

Forde,  Walter Starbuck Minn.  .  .1898-99 

Gilbert,  Walter  I Sturgeon  Bav Wis 1898-190.S A.  B.,  1905 

Graslie,  Carl  J Palmer Wis 1898-1900 

Grefstad,  Oscar  K Bode la 1898-1905 A.  B.,  1905 

Grimson,  Gilbert Hatton N.  D..  .    1898-99 

Grinde,  Johannes  B Deerfield Wis 1898-99 

Grinde,  Johannes  L Madison Wis 1898-1900 

Guttebd,  Emil  Caspari Huxley la 1898-1900 

Guttormsen,  Sigvart Perth  Amboy  ....:.  N.  J 1898-1901 

Halvorson.  Carl Northwood N.  D.. .    1898-99 

Hanson,  Nils  A Mayville N.  D...    1898-1902 

Hovde,  Carl  H.  R Wittenberg Wis 1898-1904 A.  B.,  1904 

Iverson,  Joharmes  I Stanhope la 1898-1901 

Jacobson,  Louis  O Gilbert la 1898-1901 

*Johnson,  Bergel  Alfred Mindoro Wis 1898-1905,  1918  .  .A.  B.,  1905 

Johnson,  Carl  L Efifington S.  D    .      1898-99 

Juul,  Gustav  A Brandon Minn.  .  .1898-1902 A.  B.,  1902 

Kaasa,  Jens  Lawrence Ridgewav la 1898-1903 A.  B..  1903 

Kleppen,  Andrew Eau  Claire Wis 1898-99 

Knudson,  Oscar Orfordville Wis 1898-99 

Knutson,  Severin Hatton N.  D..  .    1898-99 

Larsen,  Anton  Martinius River  Falls Wis 1898-99 

Lien.  Niel  M.  B Northwood la 1898-1900 

Mindrum,  Oscar  P Bratsberg Minn.  .  .  1898-1901 

Naescth,  Martinius Zumbrota Minn  .  .    1898-1<)()t 

♦Nelson,  Alfred  Thomas Mayville N.  D..      1898-1903 A.  B.,  1903 

Nelson,  Johan  J Oilman Wis 1898-1901 

Olson,  John Thor la 1898-99 

Oppedal,  Ingebrigt  I Stanhope la 1898-99 

Peterson,  Helmer  S Fargo N.  D..      1898-1903 A.  B.,  1903 

Prestegaard,  Peder  O Lee Ill 1898-1904 

Risetter,  Thomas  C Lee Ill 1898-1900 

Ruen,  Oliver Kenyon Minn  .  .  .  1898-1902,  1903- 

1907 A.  B.,  1907 

Schjeldahl.  Theodore Highlandville la 1898-1905 A.  B..  1905 


ATTENDANCE 


235 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luther  College 

Graduation 

1898-1901 

1898-1900 

1898-1902 

1898-99 

A.  B. 

1902 

1898-1900 

1898-1902 

1898-99 

1898-1904.  .  . 
1898-1900.     . 

.\.  B. 

1904 

1898-1903 

1898-1902 

1898-99 

.A.  B. 
A.  B. 

1905 
1902 

1898-1901 

1898-99 

1898-1901 

1898-1901 

A.  B. 

1901 

1898-1900 

1898-1902 

A.  B., 

1902 

Schroedcr,  Henry San  Francisco Calif. . 

Simley,  Joseph Portland N.  D. . 

*Smeby,  Hartwick  Carinius. .  .    Albert  Lea Minn  . 

Sorenson,  Edward  H Carthage S.  D    . 

Stenehjem,  Edwin Spring  Grove Minn  . 

Swenson,  Orin  L Lamberton Minn  . 

Tho,  Jacob Oslo Minn  . 

Tonning,  Ole Decorah la 

Torgerson,  Thomas Somber la 

♦Twcten,  Jacob  O Lake  Mills la  ,  .    . 

*Vaaler,  Even  A Twin  Valley.  Minn 

Wilson,  Arthur  B. .  Decorah la .  . 

Wollan,  Arnold Glenwood Minn  . 

Wollan,  Oscar  C Glenwood Minn 

Wollan,  Oliver  B.  F Glenwood Minn  .  . 

Xavier,  Heinrich  M . . . Ridgeway .  la 

Xavier,  Nils  Paul Ridgeway la 

*Ylvisalcer,  Nils  Martin St.  Paul Minn  . 


1899-1900 


Aaberg,  Herman  O Devils  Lake N.  D. ,      1899-1903 .A.  B.,  1903 

Aakhus,  Daniel Bygland Minn    .  .  1899-1900 

*Baalson,  Herman  E Brooten Minn  .  .  .  1899-1904 A.  B.,  1904 

Bervin,  Lewis Baltic S.  D    .      1899-1903 

Black,  .Alexander  G Holmen Wis 1899-1903 

Bonde,  Edward Nerstrand Minn      .  1899-1900 

Bonde,  Oscar Nerstrand Minn      .  1899-1900 

*Bredesen,  .Alfred Stoughton Wis...      1899-1905 .A..  B.,  190.=; 


Brusegaard,  Theodore  B Brandon  . 


.  Minn 


*Christensen,  Jens  Chr Orum Neb 

Dahlen,  Tlieodore  .\ Wendell.  Minn 

Diesen,  CM Washburn N.  D. 

Drotning,  Ferdinand Stoughton Wis 1899-1900 

Egeland,  Ole  Wilhelm Decorah la 1899-1902 

Fj0se,  Norman Decorah la 1899-1901 

Fosmark,  .Alexander F'ergus  Falls Minn    .  .  1899-1901 

Frad,  Nels Harmony Minn 


1899-1902,  1903- 

1904 

1899-1900 

1899-1903 

1899-1900 


.\.  B.,  1904 


A.  B.,  190i 


1899-1901.  1902- 

1903 

1899-1903 

1899-1900 


Fries,  Gabriel Toronto S.  D .  . 

Gulbrandson.  Carl Lanesboro Minn. 

Gulbrandson,  George  H Chicago Ill 1899-1900. 

*Gullixson,  Tliaddaeus  F Bode la 1899-1903 .\.  B..  1003 

Hagerup,  Edward Decorah la 1899-1900 

*Halverson,  Melvin  Walter ....  Mishicott Wis 1899-1904 A.  B.,  1904 

*Hegg,  Gustav  J Decorah la 1899-1905 A.  B..  1905 

Hermann,  Thorhallur  Gardar N.  D. .    .  1899-1902 

Hexom,  Charles  Philip Decorah la 1899-1902 

Hoel,  Ove  Nordahl Canby Minn.  .  .  1899-1901 

Hove,  J.  Nathan Flandreau S.  D    .  .    1899-1900 

Hukee,  Hans  O Nerstrand Minn  .  .  .  1899-1900 

Hustvedt,  P.  Thomas Decorah la 1899-1906 .\.  B.,  1906 

Jenson,  .-^dolph  H Edgerton Wis 1899-1901 

Johnsrud,  William  I Spring  Grove Minn    .  .1899-1900 

Kjome,  Hans  N.  (Chommie)     Decorah la 1899-1906 .A..  B. 

Koefod,  Sigvard  M.  R Ashby Minn 

Knutson,  Henry  M Ossian la  .  .  . 

Krogstad,  Gustav  A Onalaska Wis. . 


Larsen,  Leonard Decorah la . 

Larson,  Harald  W Story  City la 1899-1900 

*Lund.  Lauriis  Peder Nashua la 1899-1904. 

Medhus,  Ole Walnut  Grove Minn.  .  .1899-1900. 

*Moldstad,  Christian  A De  Forest Wis...      1899-1904. 

Moses,  Olaf  S Decorah la 1899-1901. 

Nelson,  Ole  E Frankhn Minn.  .  .1899-1902. 

Nelson,  Walter Mavville N.  D..      1899-1904. 

Norby,  .Albert Sioux  Rapids la 1899-1900. 

*OIsen,  Harry  Emil Madison Wis 1899-1903  . 

Orwoll,  Melvinus  S Hanley  Falls Minn.  .  .1899-1906. 

*Pahiier,  Knut  R Belgrade Minn  .  .  .  1899-1903  . 

Quarve,  Halvard Fessenden N.  D..  .  .1899-1902. 

Quarve,  Levard Fessenden N.  D 1899-1903  . 

*Quill,  Carl  Johan Sauk  Center Minn.  .  .1899-1904. 


1899-1903 .\.  B. 

1899-1903 

1899-1901,  1903- 

1904 

1899-1901 


1906 
1903 


A.  B.,  1904 


.A.  B.,  1904 


A.  B..  1904 


A.  B.,  1903 
A.  B.,  1906 


236  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Rigg,  Jacob Glenwood Minn.  .  .1899-1900 

Saxvik.  Henry  O Highlandville la 1899-1905 A.  B.,  1905 

Sevareid,  Alfred Kenyon Minn .  .  .  1899-1906 A.  B.,  1906 

Sevareid,  Nils  Adolph Kenyon Minn .  .  .  1899-1903 

Steen,  Sem  P Clinton Minn.  ..1899-1900,  1901- 

1904 

Strand,  J.  Edward Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1899-1905 A.  B.,  1905 

Thompson,  T.  Elmer Ossian la 1899-1900,  1901- 

1904 A.  B.,  1904 

♦Thorpe,  Christian  Scriver Willmar Minn.  ..1899-190.? A.  B.,  1903 

Tjensvold,  Gabriel Eldorado. la 1899-1900 

Urheim,  Olaf Chicago Ill 1899-1901 

Winnor,  Arnold Toronto S.  D 1899-1901 

Wollan,  Clarence Glenwood Minn.  .  .1899-1900 

nVrolstad,  Jprgen  Oliver Stevens  Point Wis 1899-1906 A.  B.,  1906 

nVulfsberg,  Jacob  Aall  Ottesen.Decorah la 1899-1905 A.  B.,  1905 

*Ylvisaker,  Sigurd  Christian.  .  .St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1899-1903 A.  B..  1903 

1900-1901 

Aamodt,  Ferdinand Houston Minn  .  .  .       1900 

Anderson,  Thomas Calmar la 1901 

Arnston,  Halvor Viking N.  D..  ..  1900-1901 

Bergum,  Albert North  Bristol Wis 1900-1901 

Bjornson,  Norman Sun  Prairie Wis 1900-1902 

Borgen,  Wilhelm Red  Wing Minn.  .  .1900-1901 

Brorby,  Oscar Decorah la 1900-1903 

Bruflodt,  Gerhard Harmony Minn  .  .  .  1900-1903 

Bue,  Carl  O Pleasant  Valley ....  Wis 1900-1901 

Burke,  Albert Rio Wis 1900-1901 

*Christopherson,  Einar  Bj0rn  .  .Pigeon  Falls Wis 1900-1906 A.  B.,  1906 

Donhowe,  Peter  Christian ....  Story  City la 1900-1902 

Erickson.  Martin  Brown Rock  Dell Minn.  .  .1900-01,  1902-04 

*Estrem,  Herman  Wilhelm  ....  Willmar Minn  .  .  .  1900-1904 A.  B.,  1904 

*Fretheim,  Martin  E Oakland Minn.  .  .1900-1905 A.  B.,  1905 

Fries,  Lyman  A Toronto S.  D 1900-1907 A.  B.,  1907 

Games,  Martin  J Mabel Minn.  .  .1900-1905 

Gilbertson,  Kasper  O Decorah la 1900-1901 

Gnolden.  Oscar Morrisonville Wis 1900-1901 

Halvorsen,  Hjalmar  S Westby Wis 1900-1905 

*HaIvorson,  Helmer Benson Minn.  .  .1900-1904 A.  B.,  1904 

Halvorson,  Henry  M Ridgeway la 1900-1901 

Halvorson,  J.  Roland Ridgeway la 1900-1905 

Hamre,  Edwin Manvel N.  D 1900-1902 

Heggt veit,  Carl  O Belvidere  Mills Minn .  .  .  1900-1903 

*Hendrickson,  Alfred Clifford N.  D...  .1900-1906 A.  B..  1906 

Hendrickson,  Matthias Belgrade Minn  .  .  .  1900-1901 

Hesla,  Oscar Linn  Grove la 1900-1901 

Hoe!,  Rudolph Canby Minn.  .  .1900-1903 

*Hoff ,  Thoralf  A Ashby Minn .  .  .  1900-1904 A.  B.,  1904 

Hovde,  Wilhelm   Th Wittenberg Wis 1900-1902 

Hovden.  Oscar  K Ridgeway la 1900-1901 

Hovey,  Iver Decorah la 1900-1901 

Iverson,  Oscar Eaton Wis 1900-1902 

Jessen,  Carl  Arthur Hayfield Minn.  .  .  1900-03,  1905-09.. A.  B.,  1909 

Jevne,  Franz Meridian Wis 1900-04 

Johnson,  P.  Sylvester Westby Wis 1900-02 

Jondahl,  Iver  O Clifford N.  D. .  .  .  1900-01 

Juve,  Henry  O Ridgeway la 1900-04 

Juve,  Oscar  A Stoughton Wis 1900-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Kalnes,  I.  Magnus Starbuck Minn.  .  .1900-01,  1902-07.. A.  B.,  1907 

Lien.  Ole  Martin Roland la 1900-01 

Maland,  Enos  E Harmony Minn .  .  .  1900-01 

Moe,  Alfred Blair Wis 1900-01 

Moe,  Carl Minneapolis Minn .  .  .  1900-01 

Naeseth,  John  R Zumbrota Minn.  .  .1900-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Naeseth,  Oliver  W Mcnomonie Wis 1900-01 

Nordlie,  Arthur Stoughton Wis 1900-01 

Nordlie,  Herman  C Stoughton Wis 1900-06 A.  B.,  1906 

Olson,  Alfred  M Rice  Lake Wis 1900-05,  1907-08 

Paulson,  Peter  C Forest  City la 1900-04 A.  B.,  1904 

Pederson,  Alfred  C Benson Minn.  .  .1900-04 A.  B,,  1904 

Pederson,  Bennie  A Taylor Wis 1900-03 

Petersen,  Joh.  Wilhelm St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1900-04 A.  B.,  1904 

Reishus,  Berting Granite  Falls Minn .  .  .  1900-01 


ATTENDANCE  237 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Roe,  Otto  P Hoffman Minn .  .  .  1900-01 

Rygg,  Albert Decorah la 1900-02 

Sather.  Allen Willmar Minn  .  .  .  1900-03 

Sorlien,  Henry  J Bode la 1900-05 A.  B.,  1905 

Sponheim,  Oscar  H Hatton N.  D....  1900-05 A.  B.,  1905 

Stabeck,  Clement Davis Ill 1900-01 

Strand,  Carl  Odin Menomonie Wis 1900-01 

Styve,  Laurits Lake  Mills la 1900-01 

Saebo,  Anders Ridgeway la 1900-01 

Thorstenson,  Stephen  A Amboy Minn.  .  .1900-01,  1902-03 

*Turmo,  Andreas  Markus Newman  Grove  ....  Neb  ....  1900-04 

Vaala,  Alf  O Saude la 1900-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Vangen,  Charles  O Hayward Minn.  .  .1900-04 A.  B.,  1904 

Viken,  Ingebrigt Booge S.  D 1900-01 

Vikdal,  Peter  G Decorah la 1900-02 

Vollum,  Edward  O Hayward Minn.  .  .1900-04 A.  B.,  1904 

Wilhelmsen,  Wilhelm Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1900-01 

1901-1902 

Arneson,  Theodore Highlandville la 1901-03 

*Belgum,  Anton  H Nora Minn .  .  .  1901-07 A.  B.,  1907 

*Belgum,  Erik  S Farwell Minn.  .  .1901-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Berg,  J.  Rudolph Newman  Grove  ....  Neb ....  1901-06 

Bjorgo,  C.  W.  Walther Red  Wing Minn.  .  .1901-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Bonde,  Jesse Renville Minn  .  .  .  1901-02 

*Braafladt,  Louis  Henry Belview Minn.  .  .1901-06 A.  B.,  1906 

Clausen,  Sigvald  J Red  Wing Minn.  .  .1901-03 

Dahl,  Joseph Cottonwood.  .....    Minn.  .  .1901-02 

Dahl,  Sondre  N Gayville S.  D 1901-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Davick,  Albert  O Clinton Minn .  .  .  1901-05 A.  B..  1905 

Davis,  Theodore  A Audubon Minn .  .  .  1901-03 

Erickson,  Harold Hancock Minn  .  .  .  1901-02 

Erickson,  Herman Mabel Minn  .  .  .  1901-02 

Felland,  Alfred  T Macfarland Wis 1901-05 A.  B.,  1905 

Fjeldstad,  C.  Alford Wells Minn.  .  .1901-05 A.  B.,  1905 

Gjermo,  Johannes  A Voss Norway.  1901-03 

Grindeland,  Oscar Sattre la 1901-02 

Halls.  Carl  B Hills Minn  .  .  .  1901-06 A.  B.,  1906 

Halvorson,  Alfred  O Ridgeway la 1901-04,  1907-10.. A.  B.,  1910 

Halvorson,  Hans Decorah la 1901-02 

Haroldson,  Harold Davis Ill 1901-02 

*Haugen,  Clarence Decorah la 1901-08 A.  B.,  1908 

Hilleson,  Thomas  E Lee Ill 1901-04 

Hiortdahl,  Axel  H Washington D.  C...  1901-07 

Hiortdahl,  Sigurd Washington D.  C 1901-03 

Hjelle,  Carl  A Decorah la 1901-04,  1906-10.. A.  B.,  1910 

Holden,  Oscar Bode la 1901-02 

Holkesvik,  Julian  A Locust la 1901-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Hopperstad,  Gilbert Ridgeway la 1901-02 

Hovden,  Gilbert Decorah la 1901-02 

Hovden,  Olvin  K Decorah la 1901-02 

Hustvedt.  Olaf  M Decorah la 1901-05 

Iverson,  Henry Elma la 1901-08 A.  B.,  1908 

Larsen.  Henning Decorah la 1901-08 A.  B.,  1908 

Larsen,  Jakob  A.  O Decorah la 1901-08 A.  B.,  1908 

Larsen,  Lukas Mabel Minn .  .  .  1901-02 

Lieberg,  Harvey Cottonwood Minn .  .  .  1901-02 

Lommen,  GulHk  O Shindlar S.  D 1901-06 

Lundring,  Millard   M Canby Minn .  .  .  1901-02 

Moe,  Edwin  O Mcintosh Minn .  .  .  1901-06 A.  B.,  1906 

*Moe,  Lewis  L Watson Minn .  .  .  1901-04 

Monson,  Martin  J Delhi Minn.  .  .1901-08 A.  B.,  1908 

Ordal,  Albert Colton S.  D 1901-02,  1904-05 

Peterson,  Leon  C Renville Minn.  .  .1901-05 A.  B.,  1905 

Pederson,  John  A .  .Bode la 1901-03 

Rodsater,  George  I Manchester Minn .  . .  1901-06 A.  B.,  1906 

Rosholdt,  Carl  L Centergrove Minn.  .  .1901-02,  1903-06.. A.  B.,  1906 

Sandager,  Peter  E Calmar la 1901-06 

Sather,  Johannes Ulen Minn.  .  .  1901-02 

Sauer,  Adolf Glenville Minn.  .  .1901-03 

Sevareid,  Ephraim Kenyon Minn .  .  .  1901-06 

Severson,  Edwin  G Colton S.  D 1901-02,  1904-10 

Sperley,  John Lourdes la 1901-08 A.  B.,  1908 

Strand,  Herman Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1901-05 A.  B.,  190S 


238  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


♦Struxness,  Edwart Milan Minn.  .  .1901-03,  1904-06.. A.  B.,  1906 

Thorsen,  M.  Hauman New  Centerville, .  .  .  Wis 1901-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Torgerson,  Abel  G Somber la 1901-03 

Torrison.  Anker  O Manitowoc Wis 1901-04,  1906-07..  A.  B.,  1907 

Viken.  Arthur Granite  Falls Minn  .  .  .  1901-02 

Void,  J.  Godfrey Decorah la 1901-02 


1902-1903 

Aaby,  Elmer  C Hayfield Minn  .  .  .  1902-05 

Anderson,  Andrew  A Hills Minn  .  .  .  1902-05 

Bergan,  Oscar Ridgeway la 1902-04 

Berhow,  Seward Hu.xley la 1902-04 

*Borge,  Daniel  Johannes Decorah la 1902-08 A.  B.,  1908 

Brendal,  John  M Starbuck Minn.  .  .1902-04,  1905-06.. A.  B.,  1906 

*Bruland,  Peter  O Lake  Mills la 1902-06 A.  B.,  1906 

Dorrum,  Ingebret Parkland Wash.  .  .1902-04 A.  B.,   1904 

Drotning,  T.  Melvin Stoughton Wis 1902-06 A.  B.,  1906 

*Estrem,  Gustav  Rudolph Willmar Minn.  .  .1902-06 A.  B.,  1906 

Claim,  Hellek Willmar Minn.  .  .1902-03 

Gunderson,  Adolph Ossiah la 1902-03 

Gunlaugson,  G.  B Akra N.  D..  .  .1902-03 

Haatvedt,  Ole Spillville la 1902-04 

Halldorsson,  Halldor  K Park  River N.  D....  1902-03 

Hanson,  Hartvig Decorah la 1902-05 

Hanson,  Helmer  G Sioux  Rapids la 1902-03 

Hanson,  Joseph  Grant Bode la 1902-09 A    B.,  1909 

*Haugen,  Thomas  Amandus  .  .  .Mellen Wis 1902-05,  1906-09..  A.  B.,  1909 

Homstad,  Carl  N Westby Wis 1902-04 

Jenson,  Julius  H Seneca la 1902-04 

Jetley,  Hans  A Meckling S.  D 1902-03 

♦Johnson,  Joseph La  Crosse Wis 1902-06 A.  B.,  1906 

Johnson,  Peter  O.  C Glenwood Minn.  .  .1902-06 A.  B.,  1906 

Kalstad,  Julius  C Glenville Minn .  .  .  1902-04 

♦Kjorlaug,  Peter  Fredrik Luverne Minn . 

Kloster,  Lars  S Huxley la ...  . 

*Korsrud,  Albert  Clarence Decorah la.  .  .  . 

Kulaas,  Peter Minot N.  D.. 

Langeland,  John Rothsay Minn  . 

Lansing.  Lawrence  R Bode la 1902-03 

Leikvold,  Albert Waterville la 1902-03,  1904-05 

Lin,  Olav Hudson S.  D 1902-03 

Monson,  Otto  A.  M Bode la 1902-07 

*Mortenson,  Emil  E Manchester M  nn  .  .  .1902-06 .\.  B.,  1906 

Mortenson,  Ludwig  C Milwaukee Wis 1902-03 

Myklebust,  Johan Norway .  1902-03 

Naeseth,  Adolph  O Zumbrota Minn.  .  .1902-09 A.  B.,  1909 

*Naeseth,  (Ulrik)  William 

Koren Decorah la 1902-08 A.  B.,  1908 

Norgaard,  Alfred Fargo N.  D....  1902-03 

Odegaard,  G.  K Portland N.  D. .  .  ,  1902-04 

Olson,  Olaf  M Bode la 1902-03 

Opheim,  Lawrence  M Bode la 1902-05 '. 

*Ordahl,  Mathias  B Benson Minn  .  .  .  1903-05 

Rongley,  Henry  C Lenora Minn.  .  .  1902-05 

Rostad,  Carl  Norman Decorah la 1902-03,  1904-05 

Ryen,  Albert Wild  Rice N.  D. .  .  .  1902-03 

Sampson,  Arthur Decorah la 1902-03 

Snortum,  Kenneth  O Canby Minn.  .  .  1902-03 

Solsten,  Ben Decorah la 1902-04 

Story  (Storre),  Norman  H. 

(Nils  Haakon  Norman) Kensett la 1902-04 

Stub,  Ingolf  Arntz  Hovind.  . .  .St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1902-04 

*Tallakson,  Selmer  Lawrence. .  .  Willmar Minn  .  .  .  1902-06 A.  B..  1906 

Teien,  Alfred  M Benson Minn  .  .  .  1902-03 

Teslow,  Adolf  H Havward Minn  .  .  .  1902-03 

*Tingelstad.  Oscar  Adolf Silverton Ore 1902-05 A.  B.,  1905 

Tjernagel,  Gustav Story  City la 1902-03 

Tyssen,  Carl Lake  Mills la 1902-06 A.  B.,  1906 

*Ursin,  Nikolai  Berg Chicago Ill 1902 

Wall,  S.  Oscar Kensett la 1902-03,  1905-06 

Wilke,  Erich Fessenden N.  D. .  .  .  1902-05 

Wilke.  Gustav  H Fessenden N.  D. . .  .  1902-05 


1902-08 

A. 

B.. 

1908 

1902-08.  .  .  . 

A. 

B., 

190S 

1902-08.  .  .  . 

A. 

B., 

1908 

1902-07 

A. 

B., 

1907 

1902-04.  . 

ATTENDANCE  239 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


190.?- 1904 

Ansten,  Henry  Ingvald Decorah la 1903-04 

Bendickson,  Gilbert  B Scarville la 1903-06 

*Bergee,  Theodor Gilchrist Minn.  .  .1903-04.  1905-07 

Birkestrand,  Albert Cambridge la 1903-04 

Bolstad,  Oscar  K Fertile Minn  .  .  ,  1903-04 

Bredvold,  J.  Louis Belview Minn.  .  ,  1903-07 

Brendingen,  Edwin  L Lake  Park Minn  .  .  .  1903-04 

Britson,  John  E Roland la 190,3-06 

Ersland,  Arthur Roland la 1903-04 

Ferkin,  Otis  B Roland la 1903-06 

*Forde.  Gerliard  Olavus Starbuck Minn  .  .  ,  1903-07 A.  B..  1907 

♦Fretheim,  Severt  Johan Oakland Minn  .  .  .  1903-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Grinde,  Lewis  C Deerfield Wis 1903-04 

Grindstuen,  Iver  I Sutton's  Bav. Mich..  .  .1903-09 A.  B.,  1909 

Gulbrandson,  Eskild  H Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1903-04 

Gulbrandson,  Rolf  M Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1903-04 

Gunderson,  Kittil Ridgeway . la 1903-04 

Gunvordahl,  Harold Deerfield Wis 1903-04 

Guttebd.  Casper Huxley la 1903-04 

Guttebp,  Nels  H.  W Huxley la 1903-09 A.  B..  1909 

Hanson,  George  C Bode la 1903-09 A.  B  .  190') 

Hanson,  Karl Twin  Valley Minn.  .  .1903-04,  1905-08.. A.  B.,  1908 

Haugen,  Albert  E Decorah la 1903-06 

Heggen,  Henry  S Huxley la 1903-04 

Hegland,  Martin  N Roland la 1903-06 

Hegland,  Thor  O Roland la 1903-05 

Helgeson,  Alfred Graytown Wis 1903-04 

Hem,  Hans  N Fosston Minn  .  .  .  190.5-08 A.  B.,  1908 

Henderson,  Nils Cresco.    .  la 1903-04,1909-13 

Hokaasen,  Otto  T Decorah la 190.3-09 A.  B.,  1909 

Iverson,  Jonas  B Hemingford Neb  ....  1903-06 

Iverson,  Peter  J Arnegard N.  D..  .  .190.3-04,  1908-1 0...\.  B..  1'MO 

Johnson,  Arthur  R. Decorah la 190,3-05 

Kilness,  Philip  G Dell  Rapids S.  D 190.3-06 

Lade,  Sigurd Fosston Minn  .  .  .  1903-04 

Larson,  Arthur New  York N.  Y. .  .  .  1903-04 . 

Larson.  Harold New  York N.  Y. ...  190.3-04 

Lee.  Alfred  L Stoughton Wis 1903-05 

*Lillegard,  George  Oliver Bode la 1903-08 A.  B.,  1908 

*Lynne,  Justus  A Elbow  Lake Minn.  .  .1903-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Monson,  Henry Decorah la 1903-07 

Nordby,  Paul Lee Ill 1903-06 

Olsen,  Nels  A Her.scher Ill 1903-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Olsen,  Thomas  J Herscher Ill 190.3-09 

Petersen,  Bernard  (Sorose)..  .  .St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1903-06 

Preus,  Paul  A Decorah la 1903-11 A.  B.,  1911 

Quallv,  Peter  W Decorah la 1903-10 A.  B.,  1910 

Randklev,  Edward Minn  .  .  .  1903-04 

Ritland,  Simon    Roland la 1903-04 

*RoshoIdt,  Jacob  Wilhelm    ....  Centergrove Minn  .  .  .  1903-07 A.  B.,  1907 

*Smeby,  Olaf  Vilhelm Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1903-07 A.  U.,  1907 

Sorlien,  Carl Bode la 190,3-04,  1905-06, 

1907-09 " 

Sponheim,  Wm.  H Hatton N.  D. .  .  .  1903-04 

Stuve,  Selmer Whitehall Wis 1903-05 

*Sumstad,  Martin  Ovedius Ashby Minn.  .  .1903-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Teisberg,  Thomas  H Ashby Minn.  .  .1903-07 .A..  B.,  1907 

Ulen,  Edward Decorah la 1903-04 

*Vaaler,  .\rnt  Johannes Twin  Vallev    Minn.  .  .  1903-07 A.  B.,  1907 

Wevlev,  K.  A.  Mevcr Highlandvi'ilc  la 190.3-04 

Wist,  Benjamin  O Decorah la 1903-09 


1904-1905 

*Aanestad,  C.  Walther Garretson S.  D    . 

Anderson,  G.  Peter Hills Minn . 

*Backerud,  Martin  B Newman  Grove    ...  Neb .  . 

Bareness,  Martin Hartland Minn  . 

Birkelo,  Carl  C Colton S.  D .  . 

Bj0rgo,  P.  Gerhard  A Red  Wing Minn  . 

Boe,  J.  Ludvig Norway  Lake  Minn  . 

Braafladt.  Ole  ."X Belview Minn. 

Clave,  Alfred  O Ottosen la  ...  . 


1904-08 

1904-06 

1904-08 A.  B.,  1908 

1904-05 

1904-10 A.  B.,  1910 

1904-08 A.  B..   1908 

.1904-05,  1906-07 

,  1904-06 

1904-09 


240 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


Dahl.  Gerhard  H Hillsboro N.  D.. .  .  1904-08  . 

Dahl,  Henrv  C Devils  Lake N.  D 1904-07  . 

Dale,  Christian  J Decorah la 1904-12. 

Dale,  Herman  F Decorah la 1904-13. 

Ekfelt,  Odd  E Decorah la 1904-07, 

Finseth.  Carl  H Kenyon Minn  .  .  .  1904-06  . 

Forde,  Arthur  M Highlandville la 1904-07  . 


♦Fritz,  Charles  Arnold Minot N.  D. 

Fuglie,  Maitin  R Ashbv Minn  . 

Gaard,  Homer Roland la ...  . 

Gravgaard.  J.  P Belgrade Minn. 

Guttebo,  Morton  A Huxley la  . 


A.  B.,  1908 


A.  B.,  1913 

1908-10.. A.  B.,  1910 


.1904-05, 

.1904-07. 

.1904-05. 

.1904-07. 

.1904-13. 

*Haavik,  Elias  Cornelius De  Forest .  Wis 1904-06 . 

Halvorson,  Alfred  O Gary Minn  .  .  .  1904-08  . 

Hanson,  Sven  A CranfiU's  Gap Texas.    .  1904-09. 

Hellekson,  Adolph Hayfield Minn  .  .  .  1904-07  . 

Hjelle.  Sigurd Decorah ' ..  la 1904-05  . 

Hjort,  Karl  Olaf Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1904-05  . 


1907-11. .A.  B..  1911 


A.  B.,  1908 
A.  B..  1909 


LADIES'  AID  AT  COLLEGE 
(Mrs.  C.  K.  Pi-eiis  in  Fweground) 


Hoegcvoll,  Alfred  T Decorah la 1904-08 

*Holum,  James  (Jens)  Olaus .  .  .  De  Forest Wis 1904-08 

Humble,  Adolph Rushford Minn  .  .  .  1904-05 

Jenson,  Omar  H McHenry N.  D. 

*Jerdee,  Joseph  C Minneapolis Minn 

Johnson,  Henry  J Minneapolis Minn 

Juul.  Rudolph  A Brandon Minn 

*Kalvestrand,  Lars  Alfred 

Marion Viroqua Wis 1905-07 

Langcland,  Martin Highlandville la 1904-05 

Larson.  Simon  Richard Vermilion S.  D.  .  .  .  1904-05 

Lee,  Mart  n  E S.  D.  .  .  .1904-06 

I^e,  Peter  A.  G Deerfield Wis 1904-06 

I^ikvold,  Olvin  G Watervillc la 1904-05 

♦Magelsscn,  Finn '.  .    Rushford Minn.  .  .1905-09 

Martin,  Carl  Oscar Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1904-06 

Miller,  Anton  Lewis Hartland Minn .  .  .  1904-1 1 


A.  B..  1908 


1904-10 A.  B.,  1910 

1904-07,  1909-11 

1904-05 

1904-08 


A.  B.,  1909 


ATTENDANCE  241 


Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Myran,  Andres  O Decorah la 1904-05,  1906-07, 

1911-12 

Noer,  Victor  R Colfax Wis 1904-08 

Nygaard,  Olaf  S Hartland Minn  .  .  .  1904-10 

Orfield,  Didrick  J Belview Minn.  .  .1904-06 

Peterson,  Tillman Soldiers  Grove Wis 1904-08 A.  B.,  1908 

*Preus,  Herman  Amberg Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1904-10 A.  B.,  1910 

Ringoen,  Adolph  R Ridgeway la 1904-08 

Rosholdt,  Ingelbert  E Centergrove Minn.  .  .1904-08 A.  B.,  1908 

Rostad,  Martin  L Decorah la 1904-08.  .    .A.  B.,  1908 

Rud,  Carl  O Portland N.  D 1904-06 

Rygg,  Lawrence  S Decorah la 1904-06 

♦Sandager,  Christian  N Belview Minn  .  .  .  1904-10 A.  B  ,  1910 

*Sandberg,  Ivar Morris Minn.  .  .  1904-11 A.  B.,  1911 

Skaaland,  Sven  G Viroqua Wis 1904-08 A.  B.,  1908 

♦Skagen,  Johan  Angel  M(5rk .  .  .  Brooklyn N.  Y. .  .  .  1904-06 

*Skavlan  (Schavlan),  Ole  E. .  .  .  Chicago Ill 1905-06 

Skrede,  Moses  M Colton S.  D.  .  .  .1904-06 

Smedal,  Carl  A Roland la 1904-08 

Solberg,  Melvin Blooming  Prairie  .  .  .  Minn .  .  .  1904-05 

Solseth,  Leonhard  I Watson Minn  .  .  .  1904-06 

Scrum,  Gilman  Oscar  A Waukon la 1904-05,  1910-11 

Stensrud,  Edwin  J Hartland Minn  .  .  .  1904-07 

Storla,  Erick  O Decorah la 1904-07 

Teslow,  Herman  A Decorah la 1904-07,  1908-09 

Trytten,  C.  Oscar Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .  1904-09 A.  B.,  1909 

Voiding,  Carl  N Decorah la 1904-05 

Winnor,  Guy  W Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1904-06 

*Wisnaes,  John  Carlot Hickson N.  D..      1904-09 A.  B.,  1909 

1905-1906 

*Aal,  Eugene  .Tunhard Starbuck Minn.  .  .  1905-06,  1908-11.. A.  B.,  1911 

Anderson,  Earlen Cresco la 1905-06 

Andreasen,  Hans  G Denmark. .  1905-06 

Arness,  Albert Decorah la 1905-06 

Arness,  Gilbert Decorah la 1905-06 

♦Austin.  Otto  George Garret  son S.  D    .    .  1905-12 A.  B.,  1912 

Bell,  Otto  Orlow Soldiers  Grove Wis 1905-06 

Brandt,  Olaf  J Macfarland Wis 1905-08 

*Buedall  (Buttedal),  Anton  A.  .  Muskegon Mich..  .  .  1905-12 A.  B.,  1912 

Clement,  Edgar  A Decorah la 1905-06 

Dahl,  Silas  E Cottonwood Minn  .  .  .  1905-07 

Edwards,  Maurice  A Macfarland Wis 1905-06 

*Ensrud,  Joseph  Oscar  Emil.  .  .Wells Minn.  .  .1905-09 A.  B.,  1909 

Erickson,  Edward  H Hixton Wis 1905-06 

*Faye,  Christopher  Urdahl Zululand Africa..  .  1905-09 A.  B.,  1909 

Forester,  O.  I Decorah la 1905-06 

Gaarder,  Olaf Starbuck Minn.  .  .  1905-09 A.  B.,  1909 

Gilbertson,  Ginard  A Maddock N.  D..  .    1905-09 

Gilbertson,  Henrv Maddock N.  D..  ..  1905-06 

Gronna,  Thomas  A.  F Waterville la 1905-06,  1907-12 

♦Haavik,  Olai  Ludvig De  Forest Wis 1905-12 A.  B.,  1912 

Hanson,  George  T Madison S.  D ..  .  .  1905-06 

Harstad,  S.  George Parkland Wash.  .  .1905-08 A.  B..  1908 

Holien,  Joseph  O Flandreau S.  D.  .  .    1905-06 

Hope,  Martin Nerstrand Minn  .  .  .  1905-06 

♦Hoyrne,  Adolph  Helmer Hills Minn.  .  .1905-06,  1913-17 

Hustvedt,  William Decorah la 1905-06,  1907-08. 

1909-10 

Jenson,  Carl  Andrew Edgerton Wis 1905-07,  1908-10.. A.  B.,  1910 

Jerde,  Oscar Toronto S.  D.  .  .  .1905-11 A.  B.,  1911 

Jerdee,  T.  R Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1905-06 

*Johnshoy.  M.  Casper Starbuck Minn.  .  .  1905-06,  1907-09.. A.  B.,  1909 

♦Jordahl,  Edward  L Beaver  Creek Minn.  .  .1905-10 A.  B.,  1910 

Kasberg,  Alvin  H Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1905-08 

Kilness,  Oscar  B Dell  Rapids S.  D 1905-07 

Larsen,  Albert  K Decorah la 1905-06.  1908-11 

Lee,  Jacob  S Decorah la 1905-06 

Leque,  Otto Byron Minn .  .  .  1905-06 

*Lerud,  Theodore Twin  Valley Minn.  .  .1905-10 A.  B.,  1910 

Leum,  Henry  J Mayville N.  D...  .1905-09 A.  B.,  1909 

Lomen,  Ernest St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1905-07 

Markhus,  Einar Decorah la 1905-06 

Markhus,  Orrin Decorah la 1905-06 


242 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


-Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Year?  at 
leather  College    Graduation 


Neprud,  Selmer Westby Wis. . , 

Nilsestuen,  Martin Arcadia Wis. . . 

Olson,  Martin Bruce S.  D.  . 

Pederson,  Christopher  A Benson Minn  . 

Peterson,  Aslak  S Orfordville. Wis. . . 

Qualset,  Stephen Newman  Grove  ....  Neb  .  . 

Ramsland,  Sigurd Westby Wis. . . 

*Rolfsen,  Ole  O Decorali la  ...  . 

Rosholdt,  Theodore  G Centergrove Minn  . 

♦Salvesen,  Emil Alexandria Minn  . 

Shellum,  Joseph Minn  . 

Sondrescn,  Magnus  S Bricelyn Minn 

Sperati,  Carsten  E Decorah la  .  .    . 

Tenold,  W.  O Flandreau S.  D .  . 

Tjernagel,  Clarence Stanwood Wash  . 

Voiding,  Roy Decorah la  ...  . 

Wee,  Elmer  Martin Orfordville Wis. . , 

Wikesland,  Gustav  A.  M Decorah la ...  . 

Williams,  Henry  W Hazel  Run Minn  . 

♦Ylvisaker,  Nils  Walther Albert  Lea Minn 

1906-1907 

Aaby,  E.  Clarence Hayfield Minn  . 

Anderson,  Oscar  E Colfax Wis. . , 

Bakke,  Erick  Arthur Decorah la.  .  .  , 

Blegen,  Harald  Olaf Decorah la.  .  .  . 

Erickson,  Arthur  C La  Crosse Wis. . . 

Erstad,  Andrew  T Zumbrota Minn  . 

Han.^en,  Harold  Clarence Cleveland Ohio.  . 

Hansen,  Harry  J Cleveland Oliio.  . 

Haugen,  Roy  Wallace Lac  qui  Parle Minn 

Hersetli,  Adolph  A Hitterdal Minn 

Hilmen,  Alfred Crookston Minn 

Hjelle,  Bernhard  C Decorah la  ...  . 

Iverson,  Ingvald Toronto S.  D.  . 

Kilness,  Bennie  A Dell  Rapids S.  D .  . 

Losen,  Jones Decorah la  ...  . 

*Madson,  Norman  Arthur Manitowoc Wis. . . 

Mevig,  Andreas  L  M Lake  Park Minn  . 

Moe,  Leonard  A Decorah la ...  . 

Monson,  Albert Delhi Minn  . 

♦Mpller,  Gustav  Emil Tell Wis... 

♦Nesset,  .Alfred  Olevius Decorah la  ...  . 

Norgaard,  James  R Big  Grove Minn  . 

Opheim,  James  Oliver Bode la ...  . 

Overn,  Orlando  E.  A Albert  Lea Minn  . 

Peterson,  Enoch  E McHenry N.  D. . 

Peterson,  Francis  E Clarkston Idaho. 

Prescott,  Abner Deerfield Wis. . . 

Preus,  Wilhelm  C Minneapolis Minn  . 

Reishus,  Knut  P.  B Stanley Wis. . . 

Revne,  H.  Gerhard  M Locust la  ...  . 

*Rognlien,  Joseph  Bernhard  .  .    Strum Wis. . . 

Rosenqvist,  Bernhard Baldwin Wis. . . 

Sjobakken,  John  O Adams Minn  . 

Shervem,  Henry  O Parkland Wash 

Snortum,  Carl Adams Minn  . 

Sperati,  Paolo  H Decorah la ...  . 

Storre,  John  S Kensett la ...  . 

Thingvold,  Elmer Hesper. la  ...  . 

Thompson,  Julian  S Barnesville Minn  . 

Tobiason,  Carl  S Hatton N.  D. . 

*Tufte,  Olaf  Brandt Grand  Forks N.  D.. 

Tweet,  Charlie  O Sattre la ...  . 

Urness,  John  N Saude la  .  .  .•. 

♦Vaaler.  Knut  Bernhard Twin  Valley Minn  . 

Vlvisaker,  Lauritz  S St.  Paul Minn  . 


1905-08 

1905-06 

1905-06 

1905-09 A.  B..  1909 

1905-09 A.  B..  1909 

1905-06 

1905-07 

1905-06.  1908-09 

1905-09 A.  B.,  1909 

1905-09 A.  B..  1909 

1905-06 

1905-08 

1905-13 A.  B..  1913 

1905-07 

1905-06 

1905-08 

1905-06,  1907-09 

1905-08 

1905-07,  1909-11 

1905-09 A.  B.,  1909 


.  1906-07 

.  1906-07 

.1906-10 

.1906-12 

.1906-10 

.1906-10 A.  B..  1910 

1906-1,3 A.  B..  1913 

1906-12 

1 906-09 

1906-10 A.  B.,  1910 

.  1906-09 

1 906-09 

1906-07 ■.-. 

.  1906-09 

.  1906-08 

1906-11 A.  B.,  1911 

.1906-09 A.  B.,  1909 

.1906-12 A.  B.,  1912 

.1906-10 A.  B.,  1910 

.1906-08 

.  1906-13 A.  B.,  1913 

.1906-11 A.  B..  1911 

.1906-07 

.  1906-07 

.1906-12 A.  B.,  1912 

.1906-09 A.  B.,  1909 

.1906-07 

.1906-13 A.  B.,  1913 

.1906-09 A.  B.,  1909 

.1906-09 

.1906-10 A.  B.,  1910 

.1906-09 A.  B.,  1909 

.1906-08 

1906-09 A.  B..  1909 

.  1 906-07 

.1906-12,  1913-15. .A.  B.,  1915 

.  1906-07 

.  1906-07 

.  1906-07 

1 906-09 

.  1906-10 A.  B..  1910 

.1906-08 

.1906-14 A.  B.,  1914 

.1906-10 A.  B.,  1910 

.1906-10 A.  B.,  1910 


1907-1908 

Aanestad,  Otto  Herbert Garret  son S.  D    .      1907-12. 

Anderson.  Elmer Minn  .  .  .  1907-08  . 

Bersie.  Arthur  Melvin Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1907-09  . 


ATTENDANCE  243 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Bidne,  Joseph  Peder Locust la 1907-1 1 

Birkelo,  Rasmus  C Colton S.  D 1907-09,  1911-13 

Burtness,  Austin Spring  Grove Minn .  .  .  1907-08 

Christiansen,  Ole Crookston Minn.  .  .1907-09 

Dahl,  Wilhelm  P Gayville S.  D 1907-09,  1910-12. .A.  B.,  1912 

Ellison,  Edwin  Orlando Minoc N.  D 1907-09 

Espeland,  Nels  Christopher.  .  .Waterville la 1907-10 

Estenson,  Emil Menomonie Wis 1907-11 A.  B.,  1911 

Fiaskerud,  Joseph  O Decorah la 1907-10 

Fosmark,  Carl Flandreau S.  D 1907-08 

Gilbertson,  Carl  N Portland N.  D...  .1907-09 

Granseth,  Edwin Bode la 1907-12 

Grimley,  Peter  Oliver  B Portland N.  D 1907-11 A.  B.,  1911 

Gulbrandson,  Cleon  D Albert  Lea Minn...  .1907-13 A.  B.,  1913 

Hanson,  Herbert  C St.  Paul Minn  .  .  .  1907-10 

Hegg.  Elmer  Robert Blair Wis 1907-11 A.  B.,  1911 

*Henderson,  Elmer  A Lake  Mills la 1907-09 

Hoel,  Harry Canby Minn .  .  .  1907-08 

Jacobson,  Waldemar  Albert. .  .Waterville la 1907-11 

Johnson,  Harold Morris Minn  .  .  .  1907-08 

Johnsrud,  Peter  L Spring  Grove Minn .  .  .  1907-09 

Jonnson,  B.  C N.  D...  .1907-08 

Kiel,  Albert  Lauritz Calmar la 1907-12 

Kirkeby,  G.  W Decorah la 1907-08 

♦Larson,  Victor  Ferdinand Cambridge Wis 1907-11 A.  B.,  1911 

Larson,  Wallace Decorah la 1907-08 

Leikvold,  Theodore Waterville la 1907-08 

Leland,  Oscar Ontario Wis 1907-08 

*Livdahl,  Albert  N Hickson N.  D..  .  .1907-11 A.  B.,  1911 

*Losen,  Carl Decorah la 1908-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Moller,  Arnold  Henrik Tell Wis 1907-08 

Narum,  Selmer  H Waterville la 1907-13 

Neprud,  Alt" Westby Wis 1907-12 

Nestos,  Peter Minot N.  D 1907-09 

Onsgard,  Henry  A Edgerton Wis 1907-11 A.  B..  1911 

Ordahl,  Martin Colton S.  D 1907-08 

Peterson,  Elmer  A Brandt S.  D 1907-09 

Preus,  Rudolph Westby Wis 1907-08 

Preus,  Vernick Westby Wis 1907-08 

*Quill,  Martin  Bertinius Sauk  Center Minn  .  .  .  1907-1 1 A.  B.,  191 1 

Quinnell,  Johan Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1907-10 

Reishus,  George  A Minot N.  D. .  .  .  1907-09 

Reishus,  Selmer  W Minot N.  D 1907-10 

Risendal,  Ole Stillwater Minn .  .  .  1907-08 

*Risty,  Edward Sioux  Falls S.  D 1907-08 

Rossing,  Andrew  Clifford Bode la 1907-12 

Seines,  Edgar  J Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1907-09 

Simley,  Irvin  T Portland N.  D..  .  .1907-11 A.  B..  1911 

Snartemo,  Ingvald  I Canton S.  D .  .  .  .  1907-09 

Solem,  Kasper Brandt S.  D 1907-09 

Storla,  Theodore Decorah la 1907-08 

Thorpe,  Olaf  Christian Willmar Minn.  .  .1907-11 A.  B.,  1911 

Trulson,  Theodore Orfordville Wis 1907-08 

Trytten,  John  M Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1907-11 A.  B.,  1911 

*Ulvilden,  Reinhardt Sioux  Falls S.  D 1907-13 A.  B.,  1913 

Wallace,  Enok  Arnold Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1907-08 

Wennes,  Peter Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1907-09 

Wollan,  Casper  I Glenwood Minn.  .  .1907-11 A.  B.,  1911 

Wollan,  Holger  W Glenwood Minn  .  .  .  1907-09 

1908-1909 

Aaby,  Arthur  Oliver Hayfield Minn.  .  .1908-12 A.  B.,  1912 

Anderson,  Truman  C Highlandville la 1908-11 

♦Andrews,  Melvin  O Mayvillc N.  D..  .  .1908-14 A.  B.,  1914 

Birkelo,  Carl  P Ferryville Wis 1908-13,  1914-1 7.. A.  B.,  1917 

Blegen,  John  Alfred Decorah la 1908-11 

*Borlaug.  Arthur  Oliver Calmar la 1908-14 A.  B.,  1914 

Brunsdale,  C.  Norman Portland N.  D...  .1908-13 A.  B..  1913 

Brunsdale,  G.  Elmer Portland N.  D.. .  .  1908-13 A.  B.,  1913 

Burtness,  Britton Orfordville Wis 1908-13 

Carsrud,  Jens Colton S.  D 1908-09 

Clave,  Clarence  O Ottosen la 1908-10 

*Foss,  Carl  L Everett Wash.  .  .1908-12 A.  B.,  1912 

Fulsaas,  Sigurd  Martin Newman  Grove ....  Neb ....  1908-09 


244  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Gilbertson,  Albert  H Portland N.  D .  .  ..1908-09 

Gjerset,  Maurice Decorah la 1908-09,  1910-12, 

1913-15,  1919 

Gorder.  Lester  W Decorah la 1908-15 A.  B.,  1915 

Grindcland,  Ingolf  A Warren Minn.  .  .1908-10 

Grinna,  OHver  Alexander Decorah la 1908-10 

Halvorson,  Clarence  Julian.  .    St.  Olaf la 1908-10 

Halvorson,  Elmer Decorah la 1908-09 

Hansen.  Carl  M Kensett la 1908-12 A.  B.,  1912 

Hanson,  Olaf Decorah la 1908-09 

Haugen,  Donald  James Decorah la .  . 1908-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Hendricks.  Herbert  N Ferryville Wis 1908-12 

Hjelle,  Walter  G Decorah la 1908-10 

Hovde,  Brynjolf  J Wittenberg Wis 1908-10,  191 2-16.. A.  B..  1916 

Iverson,  Elmer  Oliver Decorah la 1908-12 

Jenson,  Clarence Edgerton Wis 1908-09 

♦Johnshoy,  Joseph  Walter Starbuck Minn .  .  .  1908-1 1 A.  B.,  1911 

Johnson,  Herman  Carl De  Forest Wis 1908-09 

Johnson,  Justus  Hartwick.  .  .  .De  Forest Wis 1908-10 

Josvanger,  Benjamin Decorah la 1908-09 

Korsrud,  August  O Decorah la 1908-09 

Lane.  Reinhard  A Highlandville la 1908-10 

Larson,  Einar  Roger Wausau Wis 1908-15 A.  B.,  1915 

Losen,  Philip Decorah la 1908-13 

Luros,  Floyd  T Crary N.  D.. .  .  1908-12 

Lynne,  Alfred  Norman Elbow  Lake Minn .  .  .  1908-09 

Molland,  Gerhard Wis 1908-09 

*Narum,  Hartvig  Karensius...  .Waterville la 1908-10,  1911-17. .A.  B..  1917 

Olson.  Clifford Decorah la 1908-09 

Opstad,  Iver  A Parkland Wash.  .  .1908-11 A.  B..  1911 

*Orting,  Einar  Albert  N.  Bryn  .  Decorah la 1908-09 

Paulson,  Simeon  G Forest  City la 1908-09,  1911-13 

Peterson,  Frank  Wm Bellingham Wash.  .  .1908-09 

Peterson,  Helmer Highlandville la 1908-09 

Preus,  Herman  A Decorah la 1908-16 A.  B..  1916 

Qualset,  Olaf Newman  Grove  ....  Neb 1908-09 

Reppen,  Nels  Oliver Dane Wis 1908-09 

Seines,  Edwin  Robert Decorah la 1908-16 A.  B..  1916 

Severson,  Elmer  Oliver Humboldt S.  D 1908-12 

Sorlien.  Oscar  Conrad Bode la 1908-12 

*Storaasli.  Gynther Tacoma Wash.  .  .1908-11 A.  B.,  1911 

Storstad,  Alfred  G Horace N.  D...  .1908-12 A.  B.,  1912 

Waller.  Theodore  A Spring  Valley Wis 1908-10 

nVanberg,  Richard  Theodore.  .Benson Minn.  .  .1908-14 A.  B..  1914 

Wold,  Harry St.  Olaf la 1908-09 

Wollan,  Winfred  A Glenwood Minn.  .  .1908-12 A.  B.,  1912 

1909-1910 

*Aaberg,  Theodore Parkland Wash.  .  .1909-11 A.  B..  1911 

Anderson.  Conrad  Arthur Colton S.  D 1909-17 A.  B.,  1917 

Bakke,  Orlando Decorah la 1909-12 

Brunsdale.  Kristian  Edward. ..  Portland N.  D 1909-14 A.  B.,  1914 

Bruvold.  Oscar  A Decorah la 1909-10 

Busness,  Otinus  M Waterville la 1909-12,  1913-14. 

1915-16 

Eide.  Alvin  Clyde Lee Ill 1909-10 

Erickson,  Arentz  J Bode la 1909-14 

*Forseth,  Peder  C Amherst Wis 1909-13 A.  B..  1913 

Hanson,  Claudie  B Decorah la 1909-10 

Hanson,  Marcus  Edward Decorah la 1909-13 

Henderson,  Gustav Cresco la 1909-14 

*Hexom,  Wilhelm  Theodore.  .  .Decorah la 1909-17 A.  B.,  1917 

Holter,  Arthur  M Wildrose N.  D..  .  .1909-17 A.  B..  1917 

Hope,  Carl Nerstrand Minn .  .  .  1909-10 

Johnson,  Harry  P Decorah la 1909-11 

Kjos.  Selmer  E Viroqua Wis 1909-17 

*Kjaer,  Ludvig  Peder  (Kjer)..  .  .Amherst  Jet Wis 1909-13 A.  B..  1913 

Knutson,  Carl  S Belview Minn.  .  .1909-13 A.  B.,  1913 

Larsen,  Gustav  A.  C Decorah la 1909-14 

Lee.  Arthur  O Decorah la 1909-17 A.  B..  1917 

Lillechun.  Andres Decorah la 1909-10 

♦Lono  (Lone).  Mikkel Nunda S.  D 1909-17 A.  B..  1917 

Moe.  Guy  Enoch Decorah la 1909-12 

Monson,  Herman  W Kindred N.  D.. ..  1909-11,  1912-14.. A.  B.,  1914 


ATTENDANCE  245 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Myrland,  Ingvald  R Albert  Lea Minn .  .  .  1909-1 1 

Natvig,  Arthur  S Cresco la 1909-17 A.  B.,  1917 

Nelson.  David  T Mayville N.  D...  .1909-12 A.  B.,  1912 

Olsen,  Edwin  Reuben Stillwater Minn.  .  .1909-11 

Olsen,  Ralph  Norman Stillwater Minn.. .  .1909-13 

Opheim,  Carl  VVm Bode la 1909-11 

Opsahl,  Julian  Eberhard Decorah la 1909-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Overstad,  Arthur Glenwood Minn  .  .  .  1909-12 

*Petersen,  Justin  Axel Manistique.  .  .• Mich...  .1909-13 A.  B.,  191.^ 

♦Peterson,  Henry  John Minneapolis Minn.  .  .1909-14 

*Rahn,  Grant  Ormy  Gustus..  .  .  Belview Minn.  .  .1909-13 A.  B.,  1913 

Ramsey,  Johan  Alfred Decorah la 1909-11 

Rea,  Clarence Hamilton Texas.  .  .  1909-10 

Reishus,  Fritjof  E Stanley Wis 1909-13 A.  B.,  1913 

Ringlee,  Emil Binford N    D.... 1909-12 

Ruste,  Lauritz Montrose S.  D 1909-11 

Scott,  Andrew Cresco la 1909-10 

Soland,  Enibret Decorah la 1909-12 

Stensby,  Tlieodore Valley  City N.  D 1909-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Stinson,  Clarence  Bennie Cresco la 1909-10,  1911-12 

Swensen,  Walter    J Decorah la 1909-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Thorsen,  H.  Adolph Byron Minn.  .  .1909-13 

Weeks,  Otto  W Rochelle Ill 1909-11,  1912-13 

Wennes,  Edgar  R Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .1909-10 

Wold,  John  Bertram Hesper la 1909-10 

Woldum,  Hitmen  Morris Decorah la 1909-12 

1910-1911 

Aamodt,  Oscar Barnesville Minn.  .  .  1910-12 

♦Austin,  Casper  M Colton S.  D 1910-16 

Berrum,  Gerhard  L Holmen Wis 1910-15 

Bjorgo,  Victor  B Red  Wing Minn.  .  .1910-14 

Bredesen,  Osuld  Torrison Deerfield Wis 1910-13 

Brevig,  Martin  Leo Sacred  Heart Minn.  .  .1910-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Collin,  Sam  Gilbert Sacred  Heart Minn.  .  .1910-13,  1915-16 

Digness,  Agnar  B Grand  Forlcs N.  D 1910-12 

Doely,  Sivert  Helmer Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1910-11 

Ericlcson,  Elmer Devils  Lake N.  D 1910-12 

*Gigstad,  Walter  T Valders Wis 1910-14. 

Gilbertson.  Theodore Portland N.  D...  .1910-12, 

*Grefthen,  Emil  Alexander Northwood la 1910-14 . 

*Greibrok,  Aanon Parkland Wash.  .  .1910-12. 

*Halvorson,  Elmer  Nestor Rockdale Wis 1910-14. 

♦Hansen,  Helmer  Johan Chicago Ill 1910-13 

Hanson,  John  Tillman Lignite N.  D.. ..  1910-18 A.  B.,  1918 

Helgeson,  Henry  Alfred Waukon la 1910-14,  1915-17 

Iverson,  Clarence  Tony Roland la 1910-12 

Johnson,  Joseph  M Colton S.  D .  . 

Johnson,  Paul  G Spring  Grove Minn . 

Kilness,  Gideon  Waldemar  W.Dell  Rapids S.  D.  . 

Kraabel,  Ragnar  E Clifford N.  D. . 

Kraabel,  Torger  Oswold Cliflford N.  D. , 

Kvaase,  Gustav  Johan Menomonie Wis 1910-13,  1914-15 

Kvam,  Julien  Alf   S Rice  Lake Wis 1910-15 

Larson,  Randall  J Minot N.  D 1910-11 

Levorson,  Oscar Lake  Mills la 1910-14 A.  B.,  1914 

Linjer,  Edgar  Edward Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1910-12 

♦Loftness,  George  O Gjbbon Minn.  .  .  1911-14 

Loven,  Carl  Alfred Waukon la 1910-14 

Mehl,  Oscar  Irvin Ribbing Minn .  .  .  1910-12 

Mossing,  Granville  M Beldenville Wis 1910-13 

Natvig,  Alvin  JuUus Cresco la 1910-18 A.  B.,  1918 

Nordvik,  Sigvald Alliance Neb.  .  .  .1910-11 

Olafson,  Clarence  Mandt Duluth Minn.  .  .1910-17 A.  B.,  1917 

Petersen,  Ralph  W Chicago Ill 1910-12 

Preus,  Otto  Hjort Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1910-12 

Ramsland,  Arvid Westby Wis 1910-13 

Riveness,  Joseph Bode la 1910-11 

Ronning,  Russell  E Minneapolis Minn.  .  .1910-12 

Saue,  Sam  O Montevideo Minn.  ..  1910-11 

Sauer,  Arnold  G Glenville Minn.  .  .1910-15 A.  B.,  1915 

Selland,  Casper  Roy Decorah la 1910-12 

Shefloe,  Silas Hoffman Minn.  .  .1910-11 

Stabo,  Nils  Eivind Decorah la 1910-16 


A. 

B., 

1914 

1913-16.. A. 

B., 

1916 

A. 

B., 

1914 

A. 

B., 

1912 

A. 

B., 

1914 

1910-18.  .  .  . 

A. 

B., 

1918 

1910-16.  .  .  . 

A. 

B., 

1916 

1910-16.  .  .  . 

A. 

B., 

1916 

1910-16 

A. 

B., 

1916 

1910-15.  .  .  . 

A. 

B., 

1915 

246 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


Streeter,  Elmer  Melvin La  Crosse Wis 1910-17 

Subey,  Ward  A Stoughton Wis 1910-11 

Swansen,  H.  Fred Boston Mass..  .  .  1911-14 

Swanson,  Leonard  O Clifford N.  D..  .  .1910-16 

Syvertson,  Sam Amherst Wis 1910-13 

Thoen,  Ellert  A Kensett la 1910-13 

Thollehaug,  Oscar  Kristian  .  .  .  Decorah la 1910-1 J 

Thompson,  Thomas  A Chicago Ill 1910... 

♦Thorpe,  Nordahl  Brun Willmar .• Minn.  .  .  1910-14 

Waage.  Johannes Neilsville Wis 1911-18 

*Waage.  Knud  Olav Neilsville Wis 1911-18 

Wisness,  Arthur  M Hickson N.  D..  .  .1910-14 

1911-1912 

Alfsen,  Arthur  Edwin Manitowoc Wis 1911-l.S  . 

*Baalson,  Elmer  A Brooten Minn  .  .  .  1911-15  . 

Baalson,  George  A Brooten Minn.. .1911-15. 

Bakke,  William  Arthur Gibbon Minn  ...1911-13. 

Ballestad,  Adolph  Theodore..  .Walcott N.  D..  .    1911-13. 

Bergan,  Knute  W Sacred  Heart Minn  .  .  .1911-15. 

*Blv  (Bleie),  Henry  Severin 

(Severt) Colton S.  D 1911-17. 

Borreson,  Arthur  Edwin  VictorStoughion Wis 1911-14. 

Brandt,  Walther  I Macfarland Wis 1911-15. 

Dahl,  Hilbert  Stephen Cottonwood Minn  ...1911-13. 

Edwards,  Thomas  D Callender la 1911-12  . 

Elvehjem,  Oswald  M Macfarland Wis 1911-15  . 

Erickson,  Albert Whitehall Wis 1911-15. 

Erickson,  John  Monroe River  Falls Wis 1911-14 

*Evans,  Leif  Erling Westby Wis 1911-17. 

Evanson,  Carl  J Portland N.  D..      1911-12. 

Evanson,  Chellis  N Decorah la 1911-18. 

Fjelstul,  Henry  J Ridgeway la 1911-13  . 

Flatland,  Ole  Albert Ridgeway la 1911-13. 


A.  B.,  1917 
A.  B.,  1915 
A.  B.,  1914 
A.  B.,  1916 


A.  B.,  1914 
A.  B.,  1918 
A.  B.,  1918 
A.  B.,  1914 


A.  B..  1915 
A.  B.,  1915 


A.  B.,  1915 


.A.  B.,  1915 


A.  B.,  1915 
A.  B.,  1915 


A.  B.,  1917 
!a.  B.,  1918 


Forde,  Ralph  Sigurd Starbuck Minn  . 

Hallan,  Elmer  Leander Spring  Grove Minn  . 


1911-15. 
.1911-13, 

1921-  . 
.1911-14. 

1911-17. 
.  1911-14. 
.1911-14. 
.1911-15. 
.1911-13. 


1914-15, 


Halvorson,  Alfred  Oscar Brandt S.  D.  . 

*Hansen,  Harold Chicago Ill ...  . 

Haroldson,  Carl  Abner Davis 111.  .  .  . 

Harstad,  Oliver  Bern  hard  ....  Parkland Wash  . 

Hauan,  John  Marcus Mayville N.  D. . 

Haugen,  Elmer  A Pelican  Rapids Minn  . 

Hegg,  Joseph  Gerhard Decorah la 1911-14 

Helvig,  Abel  J Roland la 1911-17 

*Hoff.  Pernell  Belford Norse Texas..  .1911-15 

Holkesvik,  Orlando  Alexander.  Decorah la 1911-13 

Hove,  Walter  G Flandreau .  .S.  D 1911-13 

Jacobson,  Theodore  G Waterville la 1911-12,  1913-15. 

*Jenson,  Canute  Thorvald Cranfill's  Gap Texas.  .  .  191 1-14 

Jorgenson,  Eugene  Ferdinand .  Bode la 1911-17 

Kinseth,  Floyd  Leslie Bode la 1911-15 

*Kraabel,  Alf  McKinley Clifford N.  D..  ..  1911-17 

Lee,  Carl  Alfonso Bellingham Wash.  .  .1911-12 

*Lee,  Clarence  Louis St.  Paul Minn  .  .  .  191 1-17 

Lee,  Hans Cambridge la 1911-15 

Lewis,  Raymond Macfarland Wis 1911-12 

Loberg,  Jesse  Dewey Nelsonville Wis., .  .  .  1911-15 

Lokensgaard,  Herbert  O Hanley  Falls Minn  .  .  .  191 1-15 

Lysne,  Henry  Oliver Amherst  Jet Wis 1911-15 

♦Mithun,  Odd  Johan Glenwood Minn.  ..1911-15 

Moen,  Gerald  Berthold Waukon la 1911-12 

Nelson,  Charles  Edward Fergus  Falls Minn  ...  1911-12 

Nilson,  Martin  Jul Litchfield Neb.  ..  .1911-17 

*Nordby,  Herman  Preus Lee Ill 191 1-14 

Ofstedahl,  John  Walter  F Wis 1911-12 

Olson,  Levi Thor la 1911-13 


A.  B.,  1917 
A.  B.,  1914 


A.  B.,  1915 


A.  B.,  1917 


A.  B..  1917 
A.  B.,  1917 


A.  B.,  1915 
A.  B.,  1915 
A.  B.,  1915 
A.  B.,  1915 


Opsahl,  Hubert  Theophile  . 


.  Decorah la. 


Ormseth,  Eddie  Cliristian Farwell Minn 

Peterson,  Axel  Glen Rutland la  .  .  . 

Peterson,  Edwin  W Astoria S.  D. 

Ramberg,  Freeman  E Whitehall Wis 1911-12,  191.?- 16.. A.  B.,  1916 

Kamberg,  Otto  Kenneth Calmar la 1911-12 


.1911-13 
1919- 

.1911-14 
1911-15 
1911-12 


,  1915-17. 

11 A.  B.,  1922 

,  1915-16 


ATTENDANCE  247 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Rholl,  Lewis Fertile la 1911-12 

*Rohne.  John  Magnus Cranfill's  Gap Texas.    .1911-12,  1913-1 7.. A.  B.,  1917 

♦Romness.  Henry  R Belgrade Minn.  .  .1911-15 A.  B.,  1915 

Ronnei,  Herman  Leonard Starbuck Minn  .  .  .  1911-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Rood,  Paul  Gerhard Waukon la 1911-12 

Rorge,  Selmer  Conrad Stoughton Wis 1911-13 

Rosby,  Thorvald Farwell Minn.  .  .1911-13 

*Rosenqvist,  Rolf Baldwin Wis 1911-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Rotto,  Martin  Artliur Farwell Minn.  .  .  1911-13 

*Rotto,  Theodore  Imar Farwell Minn.  .  .1911-17 A.  B.,  1917 

Sanden,  Austin Fertile la 1911-14 

Seebach,  Carl  Henry Red  Wing Minn.  .  .1911-15 A.  B.,  1915 

Siqueland,  Harald Chicago Ill 1911-20.  . A.  B.,  1920 

Svenningsen  (Swenumson) 

Thos.  Nikolai Lawler la 191 1-14 

Thorgrinisen,  Gudmund 

G.  C.  J Grand  Forks N.  D..    .1911-12,  1914-17. .A.  B.,  1917 

Tingelstad,  Edvin Silverton Ore 1911-17 A.  B.,  1917 

♦Topness,  Sibert  M Lanesboro Minn  .  .  .  1911-15 A.  B.,  1915 

Ylvisaker,  Herman  L Mayville N.  D...  .1911-15 A.  B..  1915 

1912-1913 

Amble,  John Lawler la 1912-13 

Anderson,  Leonard Waterville la 1912-13 

Arneson,  .•\rthur  H Chicago Ill 1912-20 A.  B.,  1920 

Askegaard,  Arthur  C Comstock Minn.  .  .1912-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Askegaard,  Arthur  D Comstock Minn.  .  .1912-15 A.  B.,  1915 

Buslee,  Clarence  Irving Balfour N.  D..  ..  1912-15,  1916-17 

eleven,  Isak Arkdale Wis 1912-13 

Dehli,  Palmer  O Harper's  Fcrrv la 1912-13 

Dohlen,  Hjalmar  Olaus Morris Minn  .  .  .  1912-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Ellison,  William  Johan Minot N.  D..      1912-13 

Faltinson,  Gilbert Marengo la 1912-13 

Fauchald,  Melvin Minot N.  D..  ..  1912-13 

Findahl,  Norman  Th Vermilion S.  D    .  .    1912-16 

Flom,  Theodore  A Garv Minn  .  .  .  1912-16 

Gaard,  Conrad Parkland Wash  ...  19]  2-13 

Halvorson,  Nelius  Ove Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .1912-16,  1917-21. .A.  B.,  1921 

Hanson,  Helmer  A Bode la 1912-14 

Haroldson,  John  R Davis Ill 1912-15 

Helle,  Ole Lake  Mills. la 1912-14 

Hildahl,  Norman Decorah la 1912-13 

Hilleboe,  Selmer  Conrad Minot N.  D..    .1912-13 

Hilleboe,  Sigur  Herbert.  Decorah la 1912-17 

Hoel,  Milnor  Omar Canbv Minn ...  1912-13 

Jacobson,  Irenus  C Wittenberg Wis 1912-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Jargo,  Rudolph  Alexander.  .      Deerfield Wis 1912-17 A.  B.,  1917 

Johnson,  Lester  J South  Amana la 1912-15 

Kloster,  Elmer  A Ossian la 1912-13 

Kvale,  Paul  Johann Orfordville Wis 1912-13,  1914-1 7.. A.  B.,  1917 

Larsen,  William  O Linn  Grove la 1912-13 

Larson,  William  John St.  Paul Minn ...  1912-15 

Lee,  Adrian  Isaac Dexter Minn.  ..  1912-17 

Lee,  Morton  A Stoughton Wis 1912-13 

Lee,  Orlando  Theobald Newhouse Minn  .  .  .  1912-17 

*Leque,  Nils  Magnus Bellingham Wash.  .1912-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Lien,  Jacob  Aall  Ottesen Portland N.  D..  .  .1912-17 A.  B.,  1917 

Linde,  Jolian  Napset Cambridge Wis 1912-15,  1916-18 

Linde,  John  Theodore Plaza N.  D.. ..  1912-17 

Lunde,  Alert    Johannes Hills Minn.  .  .1912-18,  1921  ...    A.  B.,  1918 

Lunde,  Herman  A.  P. Hills Minn.  .  .1912-18 A.  B.,  1918 

*Maakestad,  John  Walter 

Bernhard Sutton's  Bav Mich..  .    1912-15 A.  B.,  1915 

Mikkelson,  Carl  Francis Arkdale Wis 1912-15 

Miller,  Fred La  Crosse Wis 1912-16,  1918 

Nelson,  Earl  S Mayville N.  D....  1912-13 

Nelson,  Martin  Johan De  Forest Wis 1912-16 A.  B.,  1916 

Olson,  Nels Lake  Mills la 1912-13 

Opheim,  Edwin  F Bode la 1912-13 

Ostlund,  Oscar  Martin Duncombe la 1912-14 

Qualley,  Orlando  Warren Ridgeway la 1912-18,  1918 A.  B..  1918 

Rosheim,  Knut Scarville la 1912-13 

Rosholdt,  Herman  S Centergrove Minn.  .  .1912-13 A.  B.,  1913 

Scarvie,  Stanley  M Decorah la 1912-16,  1917-18 


248 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Student 


Post  Office 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


Solberg,  Carsten Portland N.  D 1912-13. 

Sperati,  Olaf  Angelo Decorah la 1912-16. 

♦Thompson,  Oscar  C Lake  Mills la 1912-14. 


Torgerson,  Thorvald  John  ....  Boston Mass.. 

Trytten,  Merriam  H Albert  Lea Minn.  . 

Twito.  Helmer Scarville la 

♦Ulvilden,  George Sioux  Kails S.  D .  .  . 

Vangsnes,  Olav Colton S.  D .  .  . 

♦Ylvisaker,  Johan  Fritjof Zumbrota Minn  .  . 

1913-1914 

Aaberg,  Joseph Parkland Wash . 

*Amundson,  Alfred  Heglund  .  .  .  Georgeville Minn. 

*Anders?n,  Andrew  Peter     .  .      R  itland la 

Anderson,  Andy Balfour N.  D.. 

Anderson,  Elvin  Walter Hills Minn . 

Clave,  James  Elmer Ottosen la ...  . 


1912-17. 
.1912-16. 
.  1912-16. 
.1912-16. 
.1912-13. 
.1912-16. 


.191.3-17. 
.1913-17. 
1913-17. 
.191.3-14. 
.1913-17, 
.191.5-14. 


A.  B..  1916 
.A.  B.,  1916 
A.  B.,  1916 


A.  B.,  1916 


.A.  B..  1917 

A.  B.,  1917 

.A.  B.,  1917 


Clave,  Ole  Leonard Ottosen la 1913-14 


FACULTY   AND  STUDENTS   AT   LUTHER   COLLEGE,    1915 


Christensen,  Adam  H La  Crosse. Wis 1913-15 

Dahl,  Ingvald  Arnold Gayville S.  D 1913-14 

Dolven,  Oswald  E Morris Minn  ...  1913-14 

Fadness,  Noel  Grant Poynette Wis 1913-17 

Fjeldstad.  Gustav  A Wells Minn.  .  .  191.5-16 

Fossuin,  Henry Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1913-14 

Gauper,  Harold  A De  Soto Wis 1913-16.  . 

Gulbrandson,  Fremont Albert  Lea. Minn  .  .  .  1913-14.  . 

Hanson,  Abel  Oliver Meridian Texas.  .  .  1913-17  .  . 

Hanson,  William Michigan N.  D..  .  .  1913 

Hegg,  Ferdinand Decorah la 1913-14.  . 

.1913-15.. 

.1913-17.  . 

.1913-19.  . 
1913-16.  . 

.191.3-16.  . 


1918-22. .A.  B.,  1922 
A.  B.,  1916 


.A.  B.,  1917 


Jacobson,  Milton  A Luverne Minn  . 

Jetson,  John  Maurice Spring  Grove Minn  . 

Johnson,  Bernhard  A Spring  Grove Minn  . 

Johnson,  Frantz  William New  York N.  Y. . 

Johnson,  John  Alfred St.  Paul Minn  . 

Johnson.  Oscar  Leslie West  Salem Wis 1913-17 A.  B.,  1917 

Jordahl,  Harald  Conrad Ridgeway la 191,3-16,  1917-20.. A.  B.,  1920 

Jorgenson,  Alph  Lorentz Montevideo Minn  .  .  .  1913-17 

Kiland,  Edwin  F Willmar Minn.  .  .1913-17 

Knutson,  Walter  M Willmar Minn  .  .  .  1913-17 

Landswerk,  Eddie Cresco la 1913-14 

Losen,  Alfred  Ryalen Decorah la 1913-15.  1918  .  .  . 

Losen,  Carl  Arthur Locust la 1913-14,  1915-16. 


A.  B.,  1919 


.A.  B.,  1917 
.A.  B.,  1917 


Lovik,  Louis  Thorval Scarville la 1913-17  .  . 


A.  B.,  1917 


ATTENDANCE 


249 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


*Moe,  Sigurd  Melvin Montevideo Minn  .  .  .  1913-17 

Nelson,  G.  Palmer Meridian Wis 1913-16 

Nelson,  Ole  Alfred Hartland Minn.  .  .1913-17 

Olsen,  Arthur Callander la 1913-14 

Olsen,  Thorbjorn  Erling Chicago Ill 1913-14 

Olson,  Tharlie  Oliver Litchfield Minn.  .  .1913-17 

Opheim,  Henry Hills Minn  .  .  .  1913-15 

Opstedahl,  Edward Ridgevifay la 1913-14 

Ottersen,  Hjalmar  Rudolph.    .West  Salem Wis 1913-15 

Preus.  (Ove)  Jacob  Hjort Minneapolis Minn.  .  .1913-17 

*Reinertson,  Tobias  Christian.  .Hazard Neb.  .  .  .1913-17 

Rossing,  Torstein  Harald Decorah la 1913-20 

Rynning,  Lars  Edgar Tacoma Wash  .  .  .1913-16 

Sampson,  Benjamin  Oliver.    .   Elbow  Lake Minn  .  .  .1913-16 

Sampson,  Samuel  Clifton Elbow  Lake Minn.  .  .1913-15 

Scarvie,  Walter  Bernard Decorah la 1913-20 

Sihler,  Ernest  George  Wm.  .  .  .Decorah la 1913-21 

SoUien,  Johannes Spring'iGrove Minn.  .  .  1913-16 

Stenstrand,  Alfred Clermont la 1913-14 

Stoen,  Charles  Gifford Locust la 1913-16, 

*Strandjord,  Selmer  HaagensonBelview Minn.  .  .  1913-14 


.A. 

B. 

1917 

A. 

B. 

1917 

.A. 

B. 

1917 

.A. 

B. 

1917 

A. 

B. 

1920 

,  1917-18 

A. 
A. 

B. 
B. 

1920 
1921 

,  1917-22. 

-A. 

B. 

1922 

FACULTY  AND  STUDENTS  AT  LUTHER  COLLEGE,  1915 


Talle,  Henry  Oscar Albert  Lea Minn  . 

Thompson,  Edson  Jennings.  .  .  Kentwood La. . .  . 

*Tolo,  Gudvin  Walther Belgrade Minn  . 

Wierson,  Andrew  Theodore  .  .  .  Roland la  ...  . 

*Ylvisaker,  Carl  Berthold St.  Paul Minn. 

1914-1915 


Albert  son,  Levi Leland la  ...  . 

Anderson,  Carl  Austin Colton S.  D .  . 

Arvesen,  Alfred  N St.  Olaf la  ...  . 

Bronstad,  Alvin  L Clifton Texas. 

Brunsdale,  Karl  Henry Portland N.  D. . 

Christopherson,  Fred Toronto S.  D.  . 

Clauson,  Herman  N Colton S.  D  .  . 

Clauson,  Olaf  L Colton S.  D.  . 

Ellertsen,  Bernt  John Hayward Minn  . 

Ferestad,  Arthur  O East  Grand  Forks.  .Minn. 

Fjelstul,  Clarence Ridgeway la ...  . 

Granner,  Walter  A Toronto S.  D.  . 

Hamre,  Adolph  Johan Granite  Falls Minn  . 

Henryson,  Ernest  Jewel Story  City la ...  . 


.1913-17. 
.1913-16. 
.1913-17. 
.1913-18. 
.1913-17. 


A.  B 

A. '  B 
A.  B 
A.  B 


1917 
1918 
1917 


.1914-17 

.1914-15,  1918-22. .A.  B.,  1922 

.1914-18 

.1914-17,  1919 A.  B.,  1919 

.1914-17 

.1914-15 

.1914-16 

.1914-16,  1919-20, 

1921-   

.1914-15 

1914-15 

1914-18,  1919-  

,1914-15 

,1914-15 

1914-16 


250  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Oflfice  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Hovden,  Edward  Selmer Decorah la 1914-    

Hove,  Oliver  Malven Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1914-15 

Jacobson,  Paul  Benjamin Decorah la 1915-22 A.  B..  1922 

Kvammen,  Elmer  John Decorah la 1914-15,  191 7-22.. A.  B.,  1922 

Larsen,  L'lrik  Laurentius Lake  Park Minn  .  .  .  1914-15 

Lee,  Gi?le  John Thompson la 1914-16,  1919-21.  ..\.  B.,  1918 

Lee,  Peter  Joseph Elbow  Lake Minn.  .  .  1914-18 A.  B..  1921 

Lee,  Ruben  H.  VV Northwood la 1914-15 

Lerdal,  Joseph Sherman S.  D   .  .  .  1914-17 

Linn,  Benj.  Harrison Hope N.  D 1914-15 

Miller.  Carl  Juel Elma la 1914-17 

Nelson,  Martin Postville la 1914-15 

Nelson,  Olaf Gayville S.  D 1914-18 A.  B.,  1918 

Nyhus,  Bernt  T Portland N.  D..  .  .  1914-15 

Olafson,  Otto  Adolph West  Duluth Minn.  .  .1914-15 

Peterson,  Arthur  H Astoria S.  D 1914-15 

Ravndal,  Christian  Magelssen. Constantinople Turkey. .  1914-20 A.  B.,  1920 

Reque,  Paul  Siegfried Morrisonville Wis 1914-17.  1918-22.. A.  B.,  1922 

Rickansrud.  Torleif  M Waukon la 1914-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Sand,  Nanfred  Johannes Ossian la 1914-17 

Sorlien,  Arne  Reidar Bode la 1914-21 A.  B.,  1921 

Sorlien.  Leon  Cornelius Bode la 1914-21 .A.  B..  1921 

Sorlien,  S.  Olvin Bode la 1914-22 A.  B..  1922 

Stalland,  Knute  D St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1914-18 A.  B.,  1918 

Stenehjem,  John  Selmer Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .1914-15 

Storla.  Alfred  Sevat Decorah la 1914-16 

*Stormo,  Carl  Alfred Philip S.  D 1914-18 A.  B.,  1918 

Tangen,  Otto Ossian la 1914-15 

Tangen,  Peder  C Ossian la 1914-15 

Tenold,  Alvin  Lorenzo Northwood la 1914-15 

Thorsen,  Olaf  Herman Rochester Minn.  .  .  1914-18 A.  B.,  1918 

Tolo,  Artliur  Johann    Belgrade Minn.  .  .  1914-18 A.  B.,  1918 

Wennes,  Nels  O Spring  Grove Minn  ...  1914-15 

1915-1916 

Aamodt,  Otis  Marvin Spring  Vallev Wis 1915-19 .\.  B.,  1919 

Aanas,  Sam  Edwin Ossian la 1915-17,  1918 

Abbey,  Aaron  LeGrande Decorah la 1915-     

Anderson,  Myron  Henry Highlandville la 1915-     

Arntzen,  Edward  Jargo Parkland Wash.  ..  1915-16 

Arvesen,  Henry  William .St.  Olaf la 1915-16 

Bakke,  Milo  Barnard Decorah la 1915-19 

Bakke,  Vernon  Lorenzo Decorah la 1915-17 

Berg,  Arthur  Hilmen Albert  I^a Minn.  .  .  1915-17 

Bergum,  Arthur  Edwin Rio Wis 1915-17,  1919-21. .A.  B.,  1921 

Berven,  George  Oscar Baltic S.  D.  ...  1915-16 

Brandt,  Christian  Frederick. .  .St.  Paul Minn  .  .  .  1915-16 

Bunde,  Lawrence  Theo Hartford S.  D 1915-17 

Buslee,  Lambert  Justine Balfour N.  D..  ..  1915-16 

Edwards,  Oliver  Johnson  .  Madison Wis 1915 

Eggebraaten,  Hans  Martinus. .  Wentworth S.  D.  .  .  .  1915-17 

Estrem,  William  Thorpe Willmar Minn  .  .  .  1915-16 

Fadness.  Crystal  Ernest Rio Wis 1915-16 

Grevstad,  Arne  Nicolay Deerfield Wis 1915-16 

Harstad,  Ingvald  T Parkland Wash.  .  .  1915-16 

Ingebretson,  Adolf  Henrik         West  De  Pere Wis 1915-17.  1919-         

Jacobson,  Isidor Wittenberg Wis 1915-16.  1918-19, 

1920-21 

Johnson,  Josepli  Severin Waukon la 1915-16 

Jordahl,  Verncr  Trvgve Ridgeway la 1915-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Jorgenson,  Victor  G Bode la 1915-21 A.  B.,  1921 

Kaupanger,  Olin  Leonard Stoughton Wis 191.5-18.1919-20.  ..\.  B..  1920 

Knutson.  Otto  Wm Radcliffe la 1915-16 

Kvale,  Ingolf  Theodore Orfordville Wis 1915-17 

Larsen,  Erling  Noer Colfax Wis 1915-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Lee,  Nels  Christol Deerfield Wis 1915-17 

Lillehaug.  Julius Woonsocket S.  D 1915-18 

Livdahl,  Vernon Bismarck N.  D..  .  .  1915-16 

Melaas,  Ira  Joseph Cresco la 1915-19 A.  B.,  1919 

Monson,  Orville  Sigurd Portland N.  D....  1915-19 A.  B..  1919 

Nelson,  Allen  Edmer Clifton Texas.  .  .  1915-19 A.  B.,  1919 

Nelson,  Carrol  Palmer Clifton Texas.  .  .  1915-18 

Odden.  Arthur  Clifford Lake  Mills la 1915-16 

Olson,  Clayton  Melbourne Bode la 1915-21 A.  B.,  1921 

Opstedahl,  Clarence  P.  K Graet linger la 1915-16 

Parsons.  Edward  Harold Valley Neb 1915-17,  1920-21. .A.  B..  1921 


ATTENDANCE  251 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Pederson,  Wilbert  Enormal  . .  .Morrisonville Wis 1915-17 

Penewell,  Stanley  Wm.  Oliver. Madison Wis 1915-16,  1917-18 

Peterson,  Harold  Rudolf Starbuck Minn.  .  .  1915-17 

Peterson,  Herman  Ernest Hayfield Minn  ...1915-16 

Peterson,  Melvin  Leonard.  .  .  .West  Union la 1915-18 

Peterson.  Tliomas  Hoffland.  .  .Mose N.  D..  .  .1915-18 

Rachie,  Oscar  Knutson Belview Minn.  .  .  1915-16 

Ravndal,  Eric Constantinople Turkey. .  1915-17,  1921- 

Ravndal,  Olaf Constantinople Turkey..  1915-20 A.  B.,  1920 

Romness,  Julius Belgrade Minn .  .  .  1915-17 

Schjeldahl,  Artliur  Oliver Highlandville la 1915 

Severson,  Marcus  Henry Stoughton Wis 1915-16 

Sliefloe,  Reuben  Eugene Hoffman Minn .  .  .  1915-16 

Strom,  Carl  Walther Watson Minn.  .  .1915-19 A.  B.,  1919 

Tallakson,  Harold  .\rthur Willmar Minn  .  .  .  1915-17 

Thompson,  Eddie  Thorvald  P.Colton S.  D 1915-17 

Thompson,  Maurice  Alfred.  .  ..Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1915-19 .-X.  B..  1919 

Tollefsrud,  Merwin  Byron.  .    .  Orfordville Wis 1915-18 .A.  B.,  1918 

V'aaler,  Torvald Twin  Valley Minn.  .  .1915-19 .A..  B.,  1919 

\'ig.  Edward  Enoch Belgrade Minn  .  .  .  1915 

1916-1917 

Brakke,  Grant  Meloy Kasson Minn  .  .  .  1916-20 

Chandler,  Fred  .•\ugustus Decorah la 1916-17 

Dolen,  Nels  Bjorn. Leland la 1916-20 .\.  B.,  1920 

Ellingson,  Abel  Rudolph Northwood la.  ...  .  .1916-20 .\.  B..  1920 

Fosniark,  Nelvin  Bernhard  .  .    Morrisonville Wis 1916-20 

*Gordon,  Henrv  Truman Thompson la 1917 

Hall,  Clarence  Gunvald Carpio N.  D...  .1916-20 

Hallum,  Augustus  Possum.  .  .  .  Redwood  Falls Minn .  .  .  1916-17 

Jensen,  Jesse  Justin Cranfills'  Gap Texas.  .  .  1916-18 

Juve,  Emil  Garfield Larsen Wis 1916-17 

Kulaas,  Harold Minot N.  D..  .  .1916- 

Larsen,  Mvron  Wilbur Whalan Minn.  .  .1916-19,  1919-20... \.  B.,  1919 

Larson,  Elmer  Robert Wausau Wis 1916-20 .\.  B.,  1920 

Maakestad,  Hans  Jacob  H. . .  .Sutton's  Bay Mich 1916-17 

Malmin,  Gunnar  Johannes. . .  .  Decorah la 1916- 

Malrain,  Olaf  Gabriel Decorah la 1916-21 .\.  B.,  1921 

Nash,  Albert Waukon la 1916-17 

Nasby,  Donald  -Asher Bode la 1916-17 

Nelson,  Sivert  A Gayville S.  D 1916-17 

Olson,  Walter  Andrew Decorah la 1916- 

Opsahl,  Alert  Mathias Decorah la 1916- 

Peterson,  Hamlet  Edwin Scarville la 1916-17,  1919-22. ..\.  B.,  1922 

Reque,  Ulrik  Hjalmar Morrisonville Wis 1916-17,  1920- 

Savre,  Harold  Kaspar Decorah la 1916-18,  1920- 

Scarvie,  Norman  George Decorah la 1916-18 

Sheel,  John  Fredrick  Karl ....  Decorah la 1916- 

Solum,  Arthur  Konrad Story  City la 1916-17 

Sorenson,  Arnold  Clearance.  .  .  Decorah la 1916-17,  1918-20 

Sorenson,  Morris  AWin Clifton Texas. .  .  1916-20 A.  B..  1920 

Sperati,  Carlo  Vittorio Decorah la 1916-17,  1919-      

Strand,  Ahlert  Korcn St.  Peter Minn.  .  .1916-17 

Swensen,  Alf  Waldemar Decorah la 1916-20 A.  B.,  1920 

Trytten,  Gilbert  Norman .Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1916-20 A.  B.,  1920 

Unseth,  Malcolm  Wulff Chicago Ill 1916-20 A.  B.,  1920 

Westrem,  Clarence  Bendik. . . .  Glenville Minn .  .  .  1916-18 

1917-1918 

Abrahamson,  Paul  Walter.  .      Lanesboro Minn.  .  .1917-18 

Beito,  Gynther  Rudolph Terrace Minn  .  .  .  1917-21 

Blegen,  Clifford  Randolph  .  .      Ryegate Mont .  .  .  1917-18 

Brandvold,  Aron  John Rembrandt la 1917    

Eddaen,  Bernet  Syvers Mauston Wis 1917-21 .A..  B.,  1921 

Eid,  Elmer  Sander Wing N.  D..  .  .1917-21 A.  B..  1921 

Gandrud,  Sam.  Garfield Kerkhoven Minn .  .  .  1917-18 

Gjerset,  Walter  Kveldulv Decorah la 1917-19 

Gjerset,  Wendell  Beethoven..    Fergus  Falls Minn.  .  .1917    

Gronlid,  Isaac  Rudolph Waterville la 1917-20 A.  B.,  1920 

Hagen,  Grant  Marcus Waterville la 1917-18,  1919- 

Haraldson,  Henry  Lloyd Rembrandt la 1917-18 

Haugelund,  E.  Johan  Stromme.Christiania Norway.  1917-18 

Hegg,  Ralph  Norman Decorah la 1917-19 

Hcrmundstad,  Emil Bricclyn Minn.  .  .1917-21 A.  B.,  1921 


252  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Iverson,  Justin  Clarence Ridgeway la 1917- 

Losen,  George  Sexton Decorah la 1917- 

Lund,  John  Arthur Harmony Minn.  .  .1917-18 

Lyng,  John  Frederick  Chilson. Minneapolis Minn.  .  .1917-21 

Maakestad,  Norvald  GjermundSutton's  Bay Mich..  .  .1917-21 A.  B.,  1921 

Martinson,  Oscar  Melvin Decorah la 1917-18 

Megordcn,  Tennis  Herbert. ..  .Waterville la 1917-20 A.  B.,  1920 

Nerison,  A. Gudmund  Norman.  Hills Minn.  .  .1917- 

Oefstedal,  Rudolph Chicago Ill 1917-21 A.  B.,  1921 

Olsen,  Henry  Erling Manistique Mich.. .  .  1917-18 

Osland,  Herbert  Berger Chicago Ill 1917-19,  1920-21 

Petersen,  Walter  John Manistique Mich.. .  .1917-18 

Qualley,  Lawrence  Edwin Ridgeway la 1917- 

Ramsev,  EUing  Eugene Decorah la 1917-20,  1921- 

Rindalil,  Opie  Selmer Ada Minn.  .  .1917-21 A.  B.,  1921 

Seehuus,  George  Knute Decorah la 1917-21 

Sevatson,  William Waukon la 1917- 

Siefken.  Carl  Hobart Rembrandt la 1917- 

Siefken,  Daymond  Julius Rembrandt la 1917-18,  1921- 

Skiveness,  Albert  O Evanston Ill 1917-18 

Sterud,  Daniel  Hilarius Volga S.  D.  ..  .1917-18 

Sterud,  Ole  Martin Volga S.  D 1917-18 

Storvick,  Alfred  Otto Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1917-21 A.  B..  1921 

Storvick,  Roy  Orlando Albert  Lea Minn.  ..1917-21 A.  B.,  1921 

Tollefsrud,  Edwin  Oswald.  .  .  .Orfordville Wis 1917-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Tolo,  Harald  Michael Locust la 1917-21 A.  B.,  1921 

Wagley,  Carl  Sylvester Orfordville Wis 1917-19 

Walhus,  Maurice Mabel Minn  ...  1917-18 

Westby,  James  Martin Peterson Minn.  .  .1917-18,  1920- 

Ylvisaker,  Johannes  Wilhelm.  .St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1917-21 A.  B.,  1921 

Ylvisaker,  Ragnvald  Sophus.  .St    Paul Minn.  .  .1917-20 A.  B.,  1920 

Ylvisaker,  Walther  Olaf Fergus  Falls Minn.  .  .1917-22 A.  B.,  1922 

1918-1919 

Anderson,  Elvin  Odin Viroqua Wis 1918 

Anderson,  Ernest  Rocksvold  .  .  Inwood la 1918-20,  1921-. 

Anderson,  George  Orlando.  .  .  .  Inwood la 1918-19 '. 

Anderson,  Oliver  Everett Durand Ill 1918 

Anfinson,  Clarence Ossian la 1918 

Baalson,  Arthur  Gustavus    .  .  .  Brooten Minn.  .  .1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Bagley,  Irving  Orville Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .1919-20 

Bakkerud,  Alfred  Ingvald  ....  Newman  Grove  ....  Neb  ....1918 

Bakkerud,  Carl  Melvin Newman  Grove.  .  .  .Neb.  .  .  .  1918 

Boleng,  Milton  Garfield Arcadia Wis 1918 

Borgen,  Emil  Lawrence Landa N.  D. ...  1918 .  : 

Borgen,  John  Emil Sioux  Falls S.  D 1918- 

Bottolfson,  Edwin  Olia Starkweather N.  D...  .1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Boyd,  Donald  Irvin Wendell Minn.  .  .1918-20 

Bungum,  Norman  Gustav  ....  Hayfield Minn  .  .  .  1918 

Busncss,  Clarence  Melvin Waterville la 1918 

Busness,  Holger  John Waterville la 1918 

Cahill.  Rufus  William Ossian la 1918 

Christenscn,  Martin Clifton Texas.    .1918 

Christianson,  Donald  Martin. .  Carpio N.  D. ...  1918 

Christiansen. LeonardThcodoreVermilion S.  D ..  .  .1918-19 

Clauson,  William  Gerhard  .  .      Spring  Grove Minn    .  .  1919-21 

Dahl,  John  Rudolph Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Daley,  Knudt  Sherman De  Forest Wis 1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Daley,  Sidney  Eugene De  Forest Wis 1918-20,  1921- 

Danielson,  Elmer Lynxville Wis 1918 

Darrington,  Willard  Joseph .  .  .  Hcsper la 1918 

Davidson,  Philip  Harris Viroqua Wis 1918 

Eimon,  Paul  Kruger  H Osseo Wis 1918-20 

Elder.  Howard  Ferdinand Calmar la 1918 

Ellickson,  Peter  Gilbert Decorah la 1918 

EUingson,  Herman  Edwin    .  .  .Ridgeway la 1918- .■    ;,■  •  :;^~~ 

Elvestrom,  Victor  A Bricelyn Minn.  .  .1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Erickson,  Alexander  Herbert .  .  Morrisonville Wis 1918- 

Erickson,  Clarence  Robert ....  Whalan Minn  ...  1918 

Evenrud,  Carl Canton Minn.  .  .1918 

Evenrud,  Christian Canton Minn.  .  .  1918 

Flatin,  Finley  Orlando Spring  Grove Minn ...  1918 

Flikki,  George  Urdahl Le  Roy Minn ...  1918 . 


Forsstrom,  Adolph  Martin. .  .  .  Hemingford Neb.  .  .  .1918-19. 


ATTENDANCE  253 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Fosmark,  Christian  Johannes.  .Morrisonville Wis 1918- 

Foss,  Ephriam  Alexander Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .  1918 

Gilbert.  Harold  Lovell Ossian la 1918 

Gilbertson,  Oscar  Helmer Clermont la 1918-21 

Grevstad.  Erling  Carolus  B.  .  .  Deerfield Wis 1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Gubrud,  Milliard  J Spring  Grove Minn ...  1918 

Gutru,  Ronald  I Newman  Grove  ....  Neb  ....1918 

Hallan,  James  Othelo Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .  1918 

Halverson,  Elmer  Julius Thompson la 1918 

Halvorson,  Victor  Diedrich.  .  .Rockdale Wis 1918-21 

Hammervold,  Lenard  M Harmony Minn .  .  .  1919-21 

Han.sen,  Sidney  Nicholie West  Union la 1918 

Haugen,  Sverre  Rasin Livingston Mont .  .  .  1918 

Helgerson,  Oliver  O Soldiers  Grove Wis 1918 

Helgeson,  Harold  Adolph Ferryville Wis 1918-20 

Heskin,  Oscar  Edward Portland N.  D. . .  .  1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Hjermstad,  Carl  Fritjof.   Jr..  .Red  Wing Minn.  .  .1918-20 

Hoel,  Bjarne Tola Wis 1918 

Hoel,  Walter  Monroe Norse Texas, .  .  1918 

Holm,  Ephriam  Augustine. .  .  .Eagle  Grove la 1918-20 

Holtan,  Sigurd  Harold Stoughton Wis 1918 

Hovden,  Clarencis  Gustin  ....  Decorah la 1918- 

Hovden.  Kenneth  Norman. . .  .Decorah la 1918 

Hundy,  George  Sherman Decorah la 1918 , 

Jacobson,  Loren  Noel MinneapoHs Minn .  .  .  1918-19 

Jenson,  Martin  Andrew Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1918-19 

Jenson,  Sylvester  Palmer Cranfill's  Gap Texas.  .  .1918 

Jetson,  Clarence  Bennett Spring  Grove Minn ...  1918 

Johnson,  Arthur Lynxville Wis 1918 

Johnson,  Clarence  Ernest Ossian la 1918-20 

Johnson,  Harold  Edward Spring  Grove Minn  ...  1918- 

John.srud,  Oliver  Neljus Spring  Grove Minn  ...1918 

Jordahl,  Nels  Ylvi.saker Ridgeway la 1918-.. .  . 

Jorgenson,  Einar  J Decorah la 1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Kinseth,  Wilford  John Bode la 1918-20 

Kirchhof,  Edgar  Herbert Thor la 1918 

Kittelson,  Charles  Clifford.  .  .    Clermont la 1918-20 

Knudson,  Connely  Cornelius.  .Cranfills'  Gap Texas.  ..1918 

Knutson,  Selmer  Alfred Adams Minn  ...  1918 

Kraabel,  Maynard  Orvis Clifford N.  D 1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Lansrud,  Vernon  Alexander.  .  .  Kensett la 1918 

Larsen,  Harold  Lawrence Decorah la 1918 

Larson,  Emil  Norton Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .1918-20 

Lien,  Erling  Waldemar 

Nasseth Portland N.  D....  1918-21 A.  B.,  1921 

Lien,  John  Laurence Postville la 1918 

Linde,  Aimer  Olaus De  Forest Wis 1918 

Lothe,  Irwin  Eugene Sun  Prairie Wis 1918-19 

Lundgren,  Oscar  Eric  Wm.  .      Clear  Lake la 1918 

Lynne,  Victor  Arnold Elbow  Lake Minn  .  .  .  1918 

Mandt,  Matthew  Cornelius    .  .Sun  Prairie Wis 1918 

Moe,  John  Melvin Glenwood Minn.  .  .1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Myrah,  Carl  Theodore Decorah la 1918-20 

Myrah,  Norton  E Spring  Grove Minn  ...  1918 

Nelson,  Bendolph  Melvin Waterville la 1918 

Odden,  Albert  Theodore Decorah la 1918-20 

Ode,  Paul  Gerhardt Calmar la 1918-21 

Olson,  Malcolm  Hartwick Ray N.  D...  .1918-22 A.  B..  1922 

Olson,  Odin  Thorvald Mountain Wis 1918 

Ostenson,  Lloyd  Austin Decorah la 1918 

Otte,  Carl  Nils  Heinrich HIabisa Zululandl918- 

Otte,  Johannes  Nicolai HIabisa Zululandl918- 

Ottesen,  Otto  Sampson Rio Wis 1918-21 

Oyloe,  Glen  Edward Ossian la 1918 

Paul.son,  Alvin  Maxwell Portland N.  D 1918- 

Peterson,  Ordin  Engebret Decorah la 1918-19 

Pflug,  Elmer  Fredrick Chicago HI 1918 

Pierson,  Oris  Emerald Norse Texas. ..  1918-20 

Quiel,  Gustav  Julius Decorah la 1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Ramberg,  Rudolph  Johannes. .  West  Prairie Wis 1918-20,  1921- 

Ramsey,  Steven Whalan Minn .  ..1918 

Ranum,  Martin  Bernhard  .  .  .  .Starbuck Minn.  .  .  1918- 

Reesing,  Jim  Ludwig Clifton Texas. . .  1918 

Roe,  Theodore  Clarence Le  Roy Minn.  .  .  1918 

Rognlie.  Ingolf  Herman  M. ..  .Franklin Minn.  ..1919-22 A.  B.,  1922 


254  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State        Luther  College    Graduation 


Rohne,  Chris.  Ludvig Cranfill's  Gap Texas.    .  1918-20 

Rovang,  Elmer  John Fergus  Falls Minn.  .  .1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Rugland.  Gerhard  Theodore..  .Carpio N.  D...  .1918-22  .\.  B.,  1922 

Rugland.  Sigvart  Luther Carpio N.  D...  .1918-22  .V.  B..  1922 

Saetveit,  Eilef  Theodore Colfax Wis 1918-20 

Scharberg,  Edwin  Oliver Hayfield Minn.  .  .1918 

Shelwick,  Jens Scarville la 1918 

SmithUng,  Gustave  Melvin Decorah la 1918-20 

Skalet.  Charles  Hannord Ulen Minn.  .  .1918-19 .\.  B.,  1919 

Soland.  Hans  Norman Decorah la 1918- 

Solie,  Rudolph  Alfred Hayfield Minn  .  ,  .  1918 

Sorenson,  Olaf  Eugene  Kennethlnwood la 1918-19 

Sorenson,  V'ernon  Silas  B Inwood la 1918-19 

Stavaas,  Martin  Orlando Fergus  Falls Minn  .  .  .  1918-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Steen,  Bennie  Christopher    .      Ortonville Minn  .  .  .  1918-19 

Stensrud,  Elmer  Gerhard Lake  Mills la 1918 

Stortroen,  Nobel Fergus  Falls Minn  ...  1918 

Stromer,  Anders  Archibald. .  .  .De  Forest Wis 1918 

Swenson,  Tom  Melvin Thompson la 1918 .... 

Teslow,  Raymond  Lincoln    .  .    Hayward Minn.  .  .  1918.  ... 

Thorstad.  John De  Forest Wis 1918 

Thorvilson,  Luther  Maurice.     Minneapolis Minn  ...  1918 

Tjugum,  Raymond  Ernest .  .      Sun  Prairie Wis 1918-19 

Treangen,  Bennie  Olai Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1918 

Troen,  Magnus  ."Mvin Glenwood Minn  .  .  .  1918 

Wahlstrom,  Carl  Adolph Minneapolis Minn  ...  1918 

Wall.  Alfred  Nordahl Holmen Wis 1918 

Ward,  Charles  Edward Ossian la 1918 

Weiser,  Horace  Spengler Decorah la 1919 

Weselmann,  Ralph  Otto Calmar la 1918 

Ylvisaker.  Paul Zumbrota Minn.  .  .1918-19,  1921- 

1919-1920 

Akre,  Roland  Ogden  Strand.    .  Hinsdale Mont .  .  .  1919- 

Anderson,  Lawrence  Howard. .  Crary N.  D..  .  .  1919-21 

Anderson,  Merle  Kenneth  ....  Durand Ill 1919- 

Anderson,  Spencer  Clement.      Ridgeway la 1919-21 

Berg,sgaard,  John Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1919-20 

Berge,  Marvin  Leslie Valders Wis 1919-21 

Bidne,  Martin  Lawrence Highlandville la 1919- 

Bjerke,  Theodore Dorchester la 1919-21 

Brown,  Elmer  Alford Mabel Minn  .  .  .  1919- 

Carlson,  Fred  Hjalmar Decorah la 1919- 

Coffeen,  Hiram  A Decorah la 1919-20 

Eidbo,  Oscar  E Delavan Minn  .  .  .  1919 

Endahl,  Alfred  Matthias Lane S.  D 1919-20 

Enga,  Leonard  Earl Ossian la 1919- , 

Evcnmoe.  Leonard  Amos Spring  Grove Minn.  .  .1919- 

Fadness,  Nels  Lewis Poynette Wis 1919-22 A.  B..  1922 

Hagen,  Paul  Isaac  Ambcrg  .  .  .  Madison Wis 1919-20 

Hawkos,  Hubert  Carroll Rio Wis 1919-21 

Hille.  John  Herwegh  O.  D         Stavanger Norway.  1919-20.  . 

Himle,  George  Harald \shby Minn.  .  .1919-20.  . 

Hoff,  Hubert  James Lawrence Wash  ...  1919-21  .  . 

Holm,  Aaron  Benjamin Eagle  Grove la 1919-22 

Hook,  Charles  Ellis Bowman N.  D...  .1919-21 

Hove,  James  Norman Hayward Minn  .  .  .  1919-21 

Indall.  Harold  Adolph  R  Ruthton Minn  .  .  .  1919-21 

Ingvoldstad,  Carsten  Willard..  Decorah la 1919- 

Iverson,  Marvin  Orlandu  Cresco la 1919-20,  1921 

Jaastad,  Lloyd  Myron Decorah la 1919- 

Jetson,  Ellsworth Mabel Minn.  .  .1919-20 

Jetson,  James  Ernest Spring  Grove Minn .  .  .  1919-21 

Johnson,  Arthur  Franklin  S. .  .  Decorah la 1919-20 

Johnson,  Emert Seneca Wis 1919 

Johnson,  Palmer  Herbert Waunakee Wis 1919-21 

Jorgenson,  Alf  William Decorah la 1919- 

Killie.  Eilert  Steven Clifford .N.  D 1919- 

Korsrud,  Walter  William Decorah la 1919- 

Lauer,  Clarence  Louie Eldorado la 1919-20 

Lawston,  Willis  Archibald.  .  .  .  Wolford N.  D.. .  .  1919-21 

Lee,  Oliver  Julien Dexter Minn.  .  .  1919-21 

Levorson,  Olaf  Lorcntz Irene S.  D.  ...  1919- 

Lind,  Joseph  Oliver Postville la 1919-21 


ATTENDANCE  255 


Years  at 
Student  Post  Office  State       Luther  College    Graduation 


Lundin,  Nicholas  A Sentinel  Butte N.  D...  .1919 

Moore,  Robert  W Decorah la 1919-21 

Naab,  Llovd  Fred Elma la 1919-20 

Narveson.  Bert  Henry Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .1919-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Nelson,  Carl  Bernhard Decorah la 1919-21 

Nelson,  Karsten  Olaf Mayville ^  .    N.  D..  .  .  1919- 

Nordgaard,  Edgar  N Mankato Minn  ...  1919- 

Olson,  Paul  Frederick Decorah la 1919- 

Orwoll,  Sylfest  Peder Sioux  Falls S.  D 1919- 

Otterness,  Merton  Edgar Poynette Wis 1919-21 

Owen,  Ernest  Melvin  ......    Ridgeway la 1919- 

Paulson,  Arthur  Christopher     Forest  City la 1919-22 A.  B.,  1922 

Peterson,  Elmer  Oliver Decorah la 1919-20 

Price,  Charles  Edward Decorah la 1919-20 

Reque,  Sigvard  Erling St.  Paul Minn  .  .  .  1919- 

Schjeldahl,  Robert  Ingvald  .       Hatton N.  D.. .  .  1919- 

Scofield,  Teddy  R Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1919-20 

Seines,  Alfred  James Mabel Minn .  .  .  1919-20 

Selstad,  Ingvald  Elias Leeds N.  D...  .1919-20 

Skaaden,  Einar  Theodore Spring  Grove Minn  .  .  .  1919-20 

Solvie,  Adolph  Julian Hancock Minn  .  .  .  1919- 

Stabo,  Trond Stabo,  Toten Norway .  1919-20 

Steen,  Ernest  Bennett Clinton Minn.  .  .  1919- 

Steen,  Sigvart  Julius Clinton Minn  ...  1919- 

Stevens,  Don  Albert Crary N.  D...  .1919-20 

Stromer,  Philip  Orlando De  Forest Wis 1919 

Svenning,  Walter  Norman    .      Glenwood Minn  .  .  .  1919- 

Sween,  Clifford  Oliver Bode la 1919-20  ..... 

Sween,  Milo  Idolph Rochester Minn  ...  1919-21 

Takle,  Leonard  Knut Dorchester Minn.  ,  .1919-21  .  .  

Talle,  Herman  Julius Starbuck Minn  .  .  .  1919-  ...  

Thompson,  Langden  Harald      Wausau Wis 1919-20.  . 

Trytten,  Edwin  Gerhardt .Albert  Lea Minn    .  .  1919- 

Turmo,  Ulrik  Andrew Clifford N.  D..  .  .  1919- 

Turmo,  Einar  Sigvald Clifford N.  D...  .1919-21 

Tvedt,  Carl  Walther Maskell Neb 1919- 

Walker,  Harry  Palmer Mt.  Sterling Wis 1919- 

Wick.  Gunder  Olaus Mt.  Horeb Wis 1919-20 

Wierson,  Leonard  Irving Roland la 1919- 

Woldum,  Grant  Horace Decorah la 1919- 

1920-1921 

Akre,  Walter  Eugene Highlandville la 1920-21 

Anderson,  Russell  Ellsworth. .  .  La  Crosse Wis 1920- 

Barsness,  Olger  Magnus Starbuck Minn  .  .  .  1920- 

Bergan,  Clarence  Alfred Wendell Minn  .  .  .  1920- 

Birke.strand,  Harold  Ole  S Cambridge la 1920-21 

Bosben,  Eugene  Ezra Madison Wis 1920-21 

Brakke,  Leander  Bernhard. .  .    Kasson Minn  .  .  .  1920- 

Brandt,  Rolf  Didrik St.  Paul Minn.  .  .1920- . 

Brudvig,  Nels  Andreas Colton S.  D 1920- 

Carlson,  Elmer  Cornelius Appleton Minn .  .  .  1920- 

Christensen,  Clifford  Neal    ...  Kasson Minn.  .  .  1920- 

Clauson,  Melvin  Joseph Colton S.  D .  .  .  .  1920- 

Dahl,  Maurice  Sanford Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1920- 

Delaney.  Roger  Daniel Decorah la 1920- 

Dotseth,  Carl Decorah la 1920-21 

Duckstad,  John  Herman Fertile Minn  .  .  .  1920- 

Eittreim,  Alvin  Kingsley Decorah la 1920- 

Ellingson,  Edson  Arnold Wendell Minn  .  .  .  1920- 

Ellingson,  Lourn  Morgan Wendell Minn.  .  .  1920- 

Engebretson,  Alfred  Julius. .  .    Starbuck Minn.  .  .  1920-21 ... 

Engebretson,  Oscar  Melvin  .  .  .  Starbuck Minn .  .  .  1920- 

Engrav,  Walter  Alfred Peterson Minn  .  .  .  1920-21 

Erickson,  Silas  Victor  N Burr  Oak la 1920-21 

Evensen,  Carl  Milo Sheyenne N.  D.. .  .1920- 

Fadness,  Andrew  C Rio Wis 1920- 

Fardal,  Harold  Eugean Stanhope la 1920-21 

Fardal,  Sigurd  Julius Stanhope la 1920.  .  .- 

Fjelstul,  Casper  Theodore  ....  Ridgeway la 1920- 

Fosmark,  Sylvester  S Morrisonville Wis 1920- 

Foss,  Ralph  Norman Spring  Grove Minn .  .  .  1920-2 1 

Garness,  Oscar Mabel Minn  .  .  .  1920- 

Grinder,  Arthur  Norman Wendell Minn.  .  .  1920- . 


256  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Years  at 

Student 

Post  Office 

State 

Luther  College    Graduation 

Grinley,  Burton  Alexander. . . 

.  Portland 

N.  D... 

.1920-21 

Gunderson,  John  Gerhard  M. 

Mt.  Horeb 

Wis.... 

.1920-21 

Haaland,  Osuld  Terriesen. . .  . 

.  Bricelyn 

.  Minn  .  . 

.1920- 

Hansen,  Joseph  Theodore. . .  . 

.Canton 

S.  D... 

.1920-21 

Haslip,  Leo  Leaman 

.  Decorah 

.la 

.1920- 

Hasvold,  Morris 

.  Flandreau 

S.  D.  .. 

.1920- 

Haugom,  Eddie  Wallace 

.  Portland 

.N.  D... 

.1920- 

Hegg,  Lester  Raymond 

.  Harmony 

.  Minn.  . 

.1920- 

Hellickson,  Arnold  Raymond. 

.Ostrander 

.  Minn .  . 

.1920-21 

Henriksen,  George  C,  Jr.  .  . 

Silverton 

.Ore 

.1920- 

Herum,  Maurice  S.  H 

.  River  Falls 

.Wis.... 

.1920-21 

.1920-    .  .             

Hjelle,  Albert  Edward 

.  Decorah 

.  Calmar 

.la 

.la 

1920- 

Hopperstad,  Anbert  Niels    .  . 

.1920- 

.St.  Pa<*l 

.  Decorah 

.  Minn .  . 
.la 

.1920- 

Hovey,  Clarence  John 

.1920- 

Hutchinson,  Joseph  Cyril. . 

.  Decorah 

.la 

.1920- 

Ingvoldstad.  Lester  Raymond. Decorah 

.la 

.1920- 

Jacobson,  Thurlow  R.  A 

.  Wittenberg 

.Wis.... 

.1920- 

Jerdeman,  Casper  Marion  .  .  . 

•  Jewell 

.la 

.1920- 

Jewell,  Charles  Wallace 

.  Decorah 

.la 

.1920-21 

Johnson,  Alfred  Lawrence  .  .  . 

.Portland 

.N.  D.  . 

.1920- 

Johnson,  Ruben  Oliver 

.  Park  River 

N.  D... 

.1920- 

Kjome,  Norton  Hamilton. . . 

.  Decorah 

.la 

.1920- 

Knutson,  Sever  Raymond.  .  . 

.Albert  Lea 

.  Minn .  . 

.1920- 

Kvale,  Theodore  Alvin.  .  . 

.  Fall  River 

.  La  Crosse 

Wis.... 
.Wis.... 

.1920-21     

Lambert,  Joseph  George 

.1920-21 

Lande,  Milton  Ole 

.  Galesburg 

N.  D... 

.1920- 

Landsverk,  Ole 

.  Whalan 

.  Minn  .  . 

.1920- 

Lucky,  Carl  E.  L 

.  Tacoma 

.Wash.  . 

.1920- 

Lund,  Louis  Vivian 

.  Farwell 

.  Minn .  . 

.1920- 

Maakestad,  Benj.  Sjurolf. 

.  Norge 

.Va 

.1920- 

Moackrud,  Arthur  B 

.  Galesburg 

N.  D.. 

..1920 

Moe,  Valdorf  Tjerold 

.  Decorah 

.la 

.1920- 

Mork,  Arthur  Oscar 

.  Dawson 

.  Minn  .  . 

.1920- 

Narveson,  Percival 

Spring  Grove 

.CHfford 

.  Brooten 

.  Decorah 

.  Minn  .  . 
.N.  D... 
.  Minn .  . 
.la 

.1920-21 

.1920-21 

Nelson,  Noel  Elvin 

.1920- 

Norlie,  Joseph  Sigurd 

.1920- 

Norlie,  Kenneth  Luther 

.  Decorah 

.la 

. 1920- 

Olson.  Maxwell  Julien 

Clear  Lake 

.la 

.1921-22 

Peterson,  Clifford  Philman... 

.Clifford 

N.  D... 

.1920- 

Peterson,  Emil  Edgar 

.  Decorah 

.  Decorah 

.  Decorah 

.  Spring  Grove 

.la 

.la 

.la 

.  Minn .  . 

.1920-21 

.1920- 

Peterson,  Herbert  Crommett 

1920-      

Peterson,  Myron  Willard.  .  .  . 

.1920-21 

Preus,  Christian  Kcyser,  Jr.  . 

.Calmar 

.la 

.1920- 

Qualley,  Albert  Olaf 

.  Decorah 

.Cyrus 

.la 

.  Minn.  . 

1920- 

Quammen,  Hilmen  Nils 

.1920- 

Reini,  Gunleik  Harold 

.  Denver 

.  Colo .  .  . 

.1920-21 

Rem,  Oscar 

.  Milaca 

.  Brooklyn 

.  Minn .  . 
N.  Y... 

.1920- 

Reque,  Peer  Eugene 

.1920- 

Roe,  Kelnier  S.  N 

.  Canton 

S.  D    .. 

.1920- 

Sandsmark,  Lawrence 

.  Coon  Valley 

.Wis.... 

.1920-21 

Sandsmark,  Moran 

.  Coon  Valley 

Wis.... 

.1920-21 

Scharberg,  Arthur 

.  Byron 

.  Minn .  . 

.1920-21 

Steen,  Joseph  Bernhard 

Ortonville 

.  Harmony 

.  Minn  .  . 
.  Minn  .  . 

1920-                       

Steffansrud,  Thurman  Orval 

.1920-21 

Stortroen,  Marvil 

Dalton 

.  Minn.  . 

.1920- 

Strandjord,  Edphil  Nils 

.  Belview 

.Minn .  . 

.1920- 

Strom,  Oscar  Jacobson 

Cleveland 

.Ohio..  . 

.1920- 

Thompson,  Elmer  Oberi 

.  Decorah 

.la 

.1920-21 

Tobiasen,  Stanley 

.Canton 

.S.  D   .  . 

.1920-21 

Torrison,  Orrin  Thomas    .    .  . 

.  Decorah 

Detroit 

.la 

.  Minn .  . 

1920- 

Tveten,  Tuko  Darwin 

.1920- 

Walhus,  Alfred  Leander 

.  Dorchester 

.la 

.1920-21 

Westgor,  Osmond  Gerald .... 

.  Manitowoc 

1921-1922 

.Wis.... 

.1920- 

Amland,  Harold  John 

St.  Paul Minn.  . 

.  Iceland la 

.Untunjambili, Natal. Africa. . 
.  Decorah la 

.1921- 

Arnevik,  Thor 

.1921- 

Astrup,  Hjalmar  Leonard  N.. 

.1921- 

Bakke,  Ole  Ernest 

.1921- 

ATTENDANCE 


257 


Student 


Post  Office 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


Hexom,  Otto  Lester  Daniel 
Hoverson,  Eniil  Theodore  ,  . 


,1921-. 
.1921- 
,1921-. 
,1921- 
,1921  , 


Bakken,  Robert Decorah la 1921- . 

Bernatz,  Carl Decorah la 192 1- . 

Bestul.  Harald  Brandt Ettrick Wis 1921- . 

Beylegaard,  Reidar  George..      Greenville  Center..  .N.  Y 1921- . 

Bolger,  Chester  Arthur Decorah la 1921- . 

Bolger,  Louis  Jaeger Decorah la 1921-  . 

Bolstad,  William  Larson Detroit Minn.  .  .  1921- . 

Brendsel,  Ingebrigt  Olai Baltic S.  D 1921- . 

Collins,  Harry  John Ossian la 1921- . 

Crooks,  John  Jacob Hankinson N.  D.. .  .  1921-  . 

Cutting,  Carroll  Elmer Decorah la 1921- . 

Ellingson,  John  Olaf  M Valley  City N.  D..  .  .  1921  . 

Engebretson,  Manley  Harlow.. Durand Ill 1922- , 

Engeseth,  Henry  Bernard Nerstrand Minn.  .  .  1921- 

Esse,  John  Colonel DeForest Wis 1921- . 

Ethun,  Rudolph  Lyall De  Forest Wis 1922- 

Evers,  Howard  Barney Minneapolis Minn.  .  .  1921- . 

Fo  s,  Arnold  Melanchthon. .    .  Franklin Minn  .  .  .  1921- 

Hamre,  Osmund Decorah la 1921-  . 

Harsjn,  Stanley  Alexander    .  .  Brandt S.  D.  .  .  .  1921- . 

Haugen,  Gerhard  Benjamin. .  .  Maddock N.  D..  .  .  1921- . 

Haugen,  John  Amberg Minneapolis Minn  .  .  .  1921- . 

Decorah la 1921- 

.  Bricelyn Minn  ...  192 1- . 

Iverson,  Arnold  Vernon Ridgeway la 1921- 

Jensen,  Alfred  Ferdinand Franklin Minn .  .  .  1922- . 

Jenson,  Martin  Thomas CranfiU's  Gap Texas. .  .  1921- 

Johnson,  Arniin  Moldstad    .  .  .Capron Ill 1921-  . 

Johnson,  Christian  Orlando.  .  .  Dane Wis 1921- 

Johnson,  Joseph  Eli Devils  Lake N.  D.. .  .  1921- 

Jordahl,  Olaf  Melvin Fertile Minn.  .  .  1921- 

Jordahl,  Oscar  Alfred Fertile Minn .  .  .  1921- 

Jorgenson,  Rudolph  Claude.  .  .  Decorah la 1921. 

Kaasa,  Erling  Sigfried Red  Wing Minn  .  .  .  1921- 

Knudson,  Jesse  Pernell Clifton Texas.  .  .  1921- . 

Kvale,  Edward  C Fargo N.  D. . . 

Leidahl,  Herbert  Goodwin    ...  Locust la 

Liquin,  Fritchof  Sigvald Locust la 

Lucken,  Henrick  Bernhard ....  Portland N.  D. . . 

Maas,  Charles  Allison Decorah la 

Melaas,  Harrv  Eugene Decorah la 1921- 

Nedberg,  Carl  J Detroit Minn.  .  .1921- 

Nelson,  George  Oscar Albert  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1921- 

Nelson,  Joel  Edmund Clifton Texas..  .1921-. 

Nervig,  Casper  Bernard Wells Minn.  .  .1921- 

Nordgaard,  Carl  Hjalmar Mankato Minn.  .  .  1921- . 

Nystuen,  Walter Northwood la 1921- 

Ode,  Carsten  Linnevold Decorah la 1921- 

Oien,  Paul  Oberlin Decorah la 1922- 

Olsen,  Olaf  Bernhard  M.  .      .  .  Galveston Texas.  .  .  1921- 

Olsen,  Willielm  Ferdinand  .  .  ,  ,  Sand  Creek Wis 1921 . 

Olson,  Edwin  Marinius  C Madison Minn  .  .  .  1921- 

Olson,  Robert  Bernhardt Decorah la 1921- 

Opheim,  Julius  William Thor la 1921- 

Opsahl,  Eugene  Gerhard Decorah la 1921- 

Ordal,  Erling  Joseph River  Falls Wis 1921- 

Orwoll,  Oswald  Christian Maddock N.  D...  .1921-. 

Ostrem,  Harold  Manly Decorah la 1921- . 

Overgaard,  Raymond  Oren  .  .  .  Albert  Lea Minn.  .  .  1921-  . 

Peterson,  Jeffrey  Arnold Roland la 1921-  . 

Peterson,  George  Raymond .  .  .  Mankato Minn .  .  .  1922- . 

Reishus,  Harald  Tidemann..  .  .Stanley Wis 1921- . 

Rindahl,  Willie  Oscar Ettrick Wis 1921- , 

Ronan,  Leo  Patrick Decorah la 1921- . 

Ronan,  William  Patrick Decorah la 1921- . 

Rotto,  Isaac  Melvin Kensington Minn.  .  .1921-. 

Ruen,  Olger  Cornelius Waukon la 1921-  . 

Sampson,  Harold  Myron  L.  .  .  Decorah la 1921-  . 

Scharberg,  Norman  Rudolf.  .  .  Hayfield Minn.  .  .1921- . 

Schultheiiss,  Lorenz Elma la 1922-  . 

Sheel,  Sigurd  Walter Decorah la 1921- . 

Sorensen,  Arthur  Waldemar. .  .  Shevlin Minn .  .  .  1921- . 

Sorenson,  Garfield  Olaf Bagley Minn  .  .  .  1921- . 

Sperati,  Sigvald  Robert Decorah la 1921- . 

Stoskopf,  Roger  Orlando Decorah la 1921-  . 


258 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Student 


Post  Office 


State 


Years  at 
Luther  College    Graduation 


Syverson,  LeRoy  Elstrom  ....  Brooten Minn  .  .  .  1921- 

Thomas,  George  Franklin Decorah la 1921 

Thorgrimsen,  Hans  A.  Stub. .  .Grand  Forks N.  D..  .  .  1921- 

Topliff.  Lyle  Ray Decorah la 1921- 

Torrison,  John  \Villiam Decorah la 1921- 

Torrison,  Osuld  Romund Evanston Ill 1922- 

Trytten,  Olaf  Benjamin Albcri  Lea Minn  .  .  .  1921- 

Urberg,  Konrad  Morbcck Blair Wis 1921- 

VValker,  Emil  Orin Mt.  Sterling Wis 1921- 

Wolding,  .\aron  Thomas Rosholt Wis 1921- 

Woldum,  Lester  Howard Decorah la 1921- 


TABLE  OF  NEW  STUDENTS 


No.  of 

Later 

Later 

No.  of 

Later 

Later 

School 

New 

Graduating 

Ordained 

School 

New 

Grad 

Liating 

Ordained 

Year 

Stu- 
dents 

Year 

Stu- 
dents 

No. 

% 

No. 

% 

No. 

% 

No. 

% 

1861-62 

16 

4 

25.0 

4 

25.0 

1891-92 

79 

9 

11.4 

7 

8.9 

1862-63 

26 

4 

15.4 

9 

34.6 

1892-93 

63 

11 

17.5 

8 

12.7 

1863-64 

29 

5 

17.2 

5 

17.2 

1893-94 

59 

19 

32.2 

13 

22.0 

1864-65 

26 

3 

11.5 

6 

23.1 

1894-95 

59 

12 

20.3 

11 

18.6 

1865-66 

45 

11 

24.4 

12 

26.7 

1895-96 

81 

28 

34.6 

15 

18.5 

1866-67 

42 

3 

7.1 

8 

19.0 

1896-97 

52 

18 

34.6 

14 

26.9 

1867-68 

27 

4 

14.8 

7 

25.9 

1897-98 

55 

10 

18.2 

4 

7.3 

1868-69 

53 

3 

5.7 

3 

5.7 

1898-99 

60 

19 

31.7 

8 

13.3 

1869-70 

51 

10 

19.6 

19 

37.3 

1899-00 

66 

25 

37.9 

14 

21.2 

1870-71 

62 

6 

9.7 

14 

22.6 

1900-01 

72 

20 

27.8 

7 

9.7 

1861-71 

377 

53 

14.1 

87 

23.1 

1891-01 

646 

171 

26.5 

101 

15.6 

1871-72 

56 

14 

25.0 

16 

28.6 

1901-02 

61 

26 

42.6 

6 

9.8 

1872-73 

61 

11 

18.0 

12 

19.7 

1902-03 

62 

20 

32.3 

13 

21.0 

1873-74 

84 

16 

19.0 

16 

19.0 

1903-04 

60 

19 

31.7 

9 

15.0 

1874-75 

100 

18 

18.0 

22 

22.0 

1904-05 

71 

21 

29.6 

14 

19.7 

1875-76 

78 

13 

16.7 

9 

11.5 

190.5-06 

62 

20 

31.. i 

13 

21.0 

1876-77 

46 

12 

26.1 

17 

37.0 

1906-07 

45 

21 

46.7 

6 

13  3 

1877-78 

49 

14 

26.8 

6 

12.2 

1907-08 

62 

16 

25.8 

7 

11.3 

1878-79 

58 

11 

19.0 

8 

13.8 

1908-09 

58 

21 

36.2 

8 

13.8 

1879-80 

40 

9 

22.5 

9 

22.5 

1909-10 

51 

19 

37.3 

8 

15.7 

1880-81 

55 

12 

21.8 

6 

10.9 

1910-11 

58 

24 

41.4 

9 

15.5 

1871-81 

627 

130 

20.7 

121 

19.3 

1901-11 

590 

207 

35.1 

93 

15.8 

1881-82 

41 

12 

29.3 

12 

29.3 

1911-12 

75 

31 

41.3 

15 

20.0 

1882-83 

47 

14 

29,8 

16 

34.0 

1912-13 

60 

20 

3.^ .  3 

(5) 

* 

1883-84 

73 

10 

13.7 

13 

17.8 

191.5-14 

58 

24 

41.4 

(7) 

* 

1884-85 

42 

12 

28.6 

15 

35.7 

1914-15 

47 

(17) 

* 

(1) 

* 

1885-86 

37 

9 

24.3 

9 

24.3 

1915-16 

60 

(16) 

* 

(0) 

* 

1886-87 

51 

11 

21.6 

13 

25.5 

1916-17 

35 

(10) 

* 

(1) 

♦ 

1887-88 

32 

5 

15.6 

2 

6.2 

1917-18 

47 

(15) 

* 

(0) 

« 

1888-89 

47 

12 

25.5 

11 

23.4 

1918-1<) 

145 

(19) 

* 

(0) 

* 

1889-90 

54 

11 

20.4 

12 

22.2 

1919-20 

81 

(3) 

* 

(0) 

* 

1890-91 

93 

23 

24.7 

17 

18.3 

1920-21 

99 

(0) 

* 

(0) 

* 

1881-91 

517 

119 

23.0 

120 

23.2 

1911-21 

707 

(155) 

* 

(29) 

* 

♦Some  of  the  students  who  first  entered  Luther  College  in  1912-13  have  not  yet  completed 
their  study  of  theology;  the  same  is  the  case  for  the  following  years;  it  is  tlius  too  early  to 
calculate  tlie  percentage  of  ordinations  for  these  years.  For  a  similar  reason  the  percentage 
of  graduates  cannot  yet  be  computed  for  the  years  after  1913-14.  The  members  of  the  Senior 
Class  of  1921-22  are  counted  as  graduates  in  the  above  table. 


CHAPTER  TWELVE 

ORGANIZATION 

L.  A.  MoE 
I.  The  Educational  Setting 
1.  Denominational   Colleges 

BROADLY  speaking,  there  exist  in  the  American  education- 
al system  of  to-day  three  distinct  types  of  tlie  American 
college:  the  college  that  depends  upon  the  church  for  support; 
the  college  that  depends  upon  the  state  for  support;  and  the 
college  that  depends  upon  the  individual  or  the  general  commun- 
ity for  support.  The  first  type  is  the  purely  denominational  col- 
lege. It  represents  the  intimacy  of  the  relation  existing  between 
religion  and  learning,  a  relation  historic  and  vital.  The  second 
type  is  that  of  the  state  university.  This  type  embodies  the  idea 
that  the  whole  body  of  the  people  is  concerned  in  the  securing 
of  a  sufficient  number  of  well  trained  citizens  to  insure  the  effici- 
ency and  perpetuity  of  the  state.  The  third  type  is  the  endowed, 
non-sectarian  college,  such  as  Columbia  or  Harvard,  which  stands 
for  independence,  a  most  precious  condition  for  the  promotion  of 
scholarship  and  for  the  development  of  character.  It  is  to  the 
first  of  these  types  that  Luther  College  belongs. 

Tlie  score  or  more  of  denominational  colleges  which  exist  in 
some  western  states  were  founded  by  the  cliurches  in  the  pioneer 
days  as  instruments  for  denominational  upbuilding.  The  estab- 
lishment of  state-supported  and  state-controlled  universities  in 
the  commonwealths  organized  after  the  close  of  tlie  eighteenth 
century  by  no  means  put  an  end  to  the  establishment  of  colleges 
upon  religious  foundations.  Denominational  zeal  was  very  strong 
in  tlie  decades  preceding  the  Civil  War,  and  the  church  was  tlie 
center  of  community  life  in  the  newly  settled  regions.  For  long 
years  the  small  sectarian  colleges  were  the  only  scliools  with  any 
pretense  to  advanced  grade  in  the  West,  but  with  the  passing  of 
time  and  the  current  growing  ever  stronger  against  sectarianism, 
many  of  these  small  colleges  were  forced  to  close  their  doors.  A 
few  of  the  best  types  were  able  to  adjust  tliemselves  to  the  new 
conditions,  and  this  only  by  the  most  conservative  polic}-,  and  the 
gathering  of  endowments. 


ORGANIZATION 


261 


WILLIAM  JENNINGS  BRYAN 
in     Decorah 
(Dr.   Larsen   in   the  back- 
ground) 


Luther  College  was  founded  just  as 
the  feeling  against  denominational  schools 
began  to  show  itself.  The  contest  was 
wide-spread  and  often  exceedingly  bitter, 
but  Luther  College  remained  aloof  and 
took  no  part  whatsoever  in  these  perplex- 
ing debates.  And  it  was  well  that  it  held 
aloof.  A  unified  course  of  study  with  a 
narrow  range  of  electives  introduced  in 
later  years  made  it  possible  for  the  Col- 
lege to  do  its  work  thoroughly  and  well. 
Had  the  institution  broadened  its  courses, 
introduced  a  wide  range  of  electives,  and 
thus  popularized  its  offerings,  there  would 
liave  been  danger  of  its  elimination,  even 
tliough  for  a  time  it  might  have  presented 
a  more  imposing  front.  But  Luther  Col- 
lege never  for  a  moment  faltered  in  its 
purpose.  Its  conservatism  has  been  its 
salvation. 


2.    The  State  System 

The  establishment  of  a  universal  system  of  education  was  in- 
evitable. The  advance  of  the  Republic  created  a  need,  and  the 
breaking  open  of  the  great  West  opened  the  way  for  a  new  educa- 
tional order  of  things.  The  great  influx  of  immigrants  from  Eur- 
ope, beginning  in  the  later  forties,  made  necessary  an  extremely 
democratic  system  of  schools,  wholly  free  from  partisanship  or 
sectarianism. 

The  federal  Constitution  contains  no  mention  of  schools.  The 
United  States  has  been  and  is  powerless  to  control  and  does  not 
assume  to  manage  the  educational  interests  of  the  people ;  the 
states  have  full  authority  to  do  so.  Matters  educational  have 
been  left  strictly  in  the  hands  of  the  states.  The  federal  govern- 
ment, it  is  true,  by  land  grants  and  otherwise  has  encouraged  the 
establishment  of  institutions  of  learning,  and  maintains  a  Bureau 
of  Education  with  a  commissioner  at  its  head  to  make  surveys  and 
annual  reports  to  the  various  educational  organizations  through- 
out the  country. 

In  the  absence  of  any  federal  authority,  the  states  began  early 
in  the  nineteenth  century  to  provide  for  a  general  system  of  educa- 
tion,  ascending  in   regular  gradation   from   township   schools   to   a 


262  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

state  univtrsity.  Tlu-  collc^i'S  ami  ac  atlcniirs  wire  .sui)portc'd  by 
tuition.  Tuition  was  to  be  gratis  in  tbe  state  scliools,  which  were 
to  be  supported  by  taxation. 

The  university  fixes  the  plane  of  the  liigh  scliool,  and  tlie 
higli  school  in  turn,  determines  the  character  of  the  elementary 
schools.  The  university  has  also  developed  graduate  and  profes- 
sional courses  to  provide  for  research  work  in  every  field.  Thus 
the  strength  of  the  state  system  of  schools  is  in  its  continuity,  and 
in  the  gradual  spread  of  its  courses  of  study  to  accommodate  the 
needs  of  the  many  in  preparing  for  the  professions.  Allowing 
eight  years  for  the  elementary  school,  four  for  the  secondary 
schools,  four  for  the  college  course,  and  four  for  the  professional 
course,  the  child  who  entered  school  at  the  age  of  six  will  com- 
plete his  professional  education  at  the  age  of  twenty-six. 

3.  Relation  of  the  Denominational  Colleges   to   the  State 

The  changes  that  have  been  taking  place  from  time  to  time 
in  the  state  system  will  sooner  or  later  affect  the  colleges.  The 
colleges  have  for  some  time  felt  the  weakness  of  the  church  sys- 
tem in  not  being ,  able  to  establish  and  develop  parochial  schools 
and  academies,  so  as  to  give  the  system  continuit}'.  Not  being  able 
to  maintain  such  parochial  schools  and  academies,  on  a  large  scale, 
the  denominational  college  must  lean  on  tlie  state  high  schools 
for  support  in  the  way  of  attracting  students.  The  necessity  of 
connecting  up  with  the  high  schools  from  below  has  a  tendency  to 
bring  the  denominational  college  into  close  contact  with  the  state 
system.  Luther  College  has  been  awake  to  this  situation,  and  as 
early  as  1881  began  a  lengthening  of  the  preparatory  course  down- 
ward so  as  to  connect  up  with  the  elementary  schools.  At  the 
same  time  the  college  has  developed  a  liberal  arts  course,  the  equal 
of  the  arts  course  of  our  foremost  universities  with  the  added 
advantage  of  religious  instruction.  Upon  the  completion  of  the 
college  course,  the  student  receives  the  degree  of  bachelor  of  arts. 

The  tendency  of  the  state  system  at  the  present  day  is  toward 
the  establishment  of  the  junior  high  school  and  the  junior  college, 
a  plan  which  aims  primarily  at  the  shortening  in  years  of  the 
entire  system  to  enable  capable  students  with  iniative  to  enter 
the  professions  earlier  than  is  possible  under  the  present  plan. 
The  junior  college  movement  is  especially  popular,  and  bids  fair 
to  spread  in  this  day  and  age  when  education  is  advancing  by 
leaps  and  bounds.  Tlie  tendency  of  the  high  schools  to  reach  up 
and  do  two  years  of  college  work,  and  of  the  universities  to  con- 
nect up  with  the  junior  colleges  endangers  the  future  of  the  pres- 


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263 


ent-day  small  college.  Although  Luther  College  occupies  a  unique 
position  among  the  schools  of  the  Church,  and  stands  high  in  the 
estimation  of  tlie  educational  circles  of  tlie  day,  still  it  is  of  the 
utmost  importance  that  a  careful  study  be  made  by  those  who  have 
the  welfare  of  the  institution  at  heart  of  the  conditions  which 
sooner  or  later  may  threaten  the  continuance  of  the  institution. 
The  relation  of  the  denominational  college  to  tlie  state  system 
has  not  been  wholly  solved. 


SENATORS  KNTTH  NELSON   AND  W.  B.  ALLISON  AT  LUTHER  COLLEGE 


II.  Organization  of  Luther  College  Within  the 
Church 

Luther  College  was  incorporated  under  the  law  of  the  vState 
of  Iowa,  February  1,  1865.  The  articles  of  incorporation,  as  re- 
vised in  1917,  placed  the  institution  under  the  direct  control  of 
the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  America.  Tlie  articles  provide 
that  the  Cliurch  Council  shall  constitute  a  Board  of  Visitors,  who 
are  to  visit  the  College  and  report  the  results  of  their  observation 
to  each  annual  meeting  of  tlie  corporation.  The  articles  of  in- 
corporation also  provide  for  a  Board  of  Trustees,  eight  in  num- 
ber, whose  principal  duty  is  to  look  after  the  buildings  and  other 


264  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

property  of  the  College.  The  members  of  the  corporation  are  the 
pastors  of  the  congregations  connected  with  the  Norwegian  Lu- 
theran Church  of  America  and  the  representatives  of  said  con- 
gregations at  the  triennial  meetings  of  said  Cliurch.  The  presi- 
dent, secretary,  treasurer,  and  Board  of  Trustees  shall  be  elected 
triennially  at  such  time  and  place  as  said  Church  shall  hold  its 
regular  meeting.  The  regular  meeting  of  the  corporation  is  to  be 
held  at  the  same  time  and  place.  The  president  of  the  corpora- 
tion is  ex-officio  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  of  the 
College. 

In  1917  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  America  created 
a  special  department  of  education.  The  Board  of  Education  acts 
for  the  church-body  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  educational 
institutions  of  the  Church.  The  Board  of  Trustees  of  Luther  Col- 
lege, accordingly,  is  subject  to  the  Board  of  Education,  which  in 
turn  serves  as  a  Board  of  Visitors,  and  is  responsible  to  the  church- 
body  for  the  conduct  of  the  church  schools. 

III.   Organisation  of  Luther  College  Within  Itself 
1.  President  and  Faculty 

The  College  as  organized  locally  is  headed  by  the  president 
and  the  college  faculty.  In  early  years  the  entire  burden  of  ad- 
ministration fell  upon  the  shoulders  of  the  president,  who  in  ad- 
dition to  his  work  as  administrator  also  carried  a  heavy  teaching 
load.  To  a  certain  extent  the  same  holds  true  today,  but  with  the 
growth  of  the  College  must  come  a  redistribution  of  the  burden 
of  administration.  The  heaviest  burden  carried  by  the  president 
in  past  years  has  been  that  of  finances.  With  the  advent  of  the 
financial  secretary,  the  president  will  be  in  a  position  to  utilize 
the  time  he  formerly  needed  for  raising  of  funds  in  the  administ- 
ering of  funds.  The  appointment  of  such  a  secretary  is  of  great 
importance  to  the  College. 

Up  to  the  present  time  faculty  members  have  played  a  com- 
paratively small  part  in  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the 
institution  outside  of  carrying  on  the  regular  instruction  of  classes. 
The  college  registrar's  office  stands  next  to  the  office  of  the  pres- 
ident in  importance,  matters  relating  to  courses  and  scholarship 
being  referred  to  this  office.  The  college  treasurer  works  in  con- 
junction with  the  registrar.  The  college  librarian  assumes  the  re- 
sponsibility of  developing  the  library.  A  curator  has  been  ap- 
pointed for  the  museum.  A  special  publicity  committee  has  charge 
of  publicity  and  advertising.  Departmentalization  is  becoming 
more   defined,    and    each    department    head    is    responsible    for    the 


ORGANIZATION  265 

development  of  that  particular  department.  The  dean  of  men  and 
the  principal  of  the  Preparatory  Department  under  the  president 
control  disciplinary  matters.  A  special  nurse  is  in  charge  of  the 
college  hospital.  Student  organizations  flourish  under  student 
management^  and  where  necessary 'faculty  advisers  have  been  ap- 
pointed by  the  president.  Regular  weekly  faculty  meetings  are 
held  for  consultation  purposes,  the  president  in  charge  together 
with  the  secretary  of  the  faculty.  Scholarship  and  disciplinary' 
matters  are  taken  up  for  discussion,  and  generally  the  president, 
acts  on  the  recommendations  made  by  the  faculty.     There  is  under 


PKESIDENT'S   RESIDENCE,   1920 

way  at  present  a  plan  to  inauguarate  the  committee  system  within 
the  faculty  and  a  committee  was  elected  by  the  faculty  in  1921  to 
make  the  proper  recommendations.  Such  a  system  will  make  for 
added  efficiency  in  the  management  of  the  many-sided  activities 
of  the  College.  From  this  it  will  be  readily  seen  that  the  presid- 
ent is  receiving  more  and  more  assistance  in  administering  the  af- 
fairs of  the  College. 

2.   Students 

The  individual  student  is  the  unit  of  organization,  and  it  is 
around  and  about  the  student  that  all  the  activities  of  the  institu- 
tion turn  in  the  never  ending  cycle  of  college  life.  The  institu- 
tion was  founded  for  him,  the  faculty  secured  to  assist  and  guide 
him,   the    physical    properties    of    the    College    to    make    his    work 


266  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

iiiort'  pleasant  and  })ro(luctive  of  results,  the  Alumni  Association 
and  Luther  College  Clubs,  of  which  he  is  later  to  become  a  mem- 
ber, to  father  him  in  his  educational  career. 

And  it  is  first  and  foremost  the  student  who  is  preparing  him- 
self for  the  study  of  theology  and  the  service  of  the  church  that 
must  be  regarded  as  the  unit  in  this  particular  scliool  organiza- 
tion. It  is  primarily  for  this  particular  type  of  student  that  the 
curriculum  is  built  along  its  present  lines.  Indirectly,  the  cur- 
riculum, consisting  as  it  does  of  the  very  best  in  educational 
})ractiee,  ap})eals  to  three  additional  types  of  students:  the  student 
preparing  for  the  profession  of  teaching;  the  student  desiring  a 
liberal  education;  and  the  student  desiring  a  broad  foundation 
preparatory  to  graduate  and  professional  study.  The  Preparat- 
ory Department,  in  addition  to  serving  as  a  course  preparatory  to 
college  entrance,  is  complete  in  itself  as  a  secondary  school  pre- 
paring for  life  in  a  practical  way.  Thus  while  Luther  College  is 
the  ideal  small  college  for  students  who  desire  that  personal 
touch  which  the  larger  institutions  cannot  give,  and  who  do  not 
intend  to  enter  the  ministry,  and  while  the  College  serves  this 
type  in  a  large  way,  still  it  is  not  for  this  type  that  the  institution 
primarily  exists. 

Measuring  the  status  of  the  school  by  the  theological  type  of 
student,  one  has  only  to  take  cognizance  of  the  fact  that  556  Lu- 
ther College  students  have  entered  the  ministry  as  compared  with 
a  total  number  of  801  graduates.  Of  this  number  of  ministers, 
362  are  graduates  of  the  College  Department,  194  are  not.  This 
number  will  grow  consistently  M'ith  the  years,  provided  only  the 
patrons  of  Luther  College  realize  the  great  need  of  the  church 
for  young  men  who  are  willing  to  serve.  The  curriculum  remains 
essentially  the  same  as  at  the  time  of  the  founding  of  the  institu- 
tion— a  rich  classical  foundation,  sufficiently  modernized  to  parallel 
only  the  best  in  subject  matter  that  the  universities  have  to  offer. 

The  daily  routine  of  class  instruction  and  chapel  exercises  as 
well  as  the  disciplinary  training  tend  to  develop  the  spiritual  side 
of  one's  nature  and  point  out  the  way  of  life  in  the  direction  of 
service  to  the  church. 

3.   KxpanNion  of  Course 

The  full  six-year  course,  offered  for  the  first  time  in  1865-1866, 
was  patterned  after  the  last  six  years  of  the  Euro})ean  Gymnasium, 
which  gave  great  prominence  to  Latin  and  Greek,  and  was  de- 
signed to  prepare  students  for  the  university  and  the  professions. 
The  Gymnasium  extends  through  nine  years,  being  the  European 


ORGANIZATION  267 

substitute  for  the  nine  years  in  tlie  American  system  beginning 
with  grade  eight  of  tlie  elementary  school  and  continuing  through 
the  senior  college  year.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  even  in  that 
early  day,  men  of  vision  prophesied  the  changing  of  conditions 
which  must  take  place  with  the  flight  of  time.  They  anticipated 
the  needs  of  their  people  in  this  new  country  many  years  in  ad- 
vance. In  preparing  the  course  of  study  for  this  institution,  the 
fact  that  it  was  to  be  an  American  school  was  not  overlooked. 
Though  the  school  was  founded  by  a  Scandinavian  people,  still 
it  was  given  the  indelible  stamp  of  an  American  school  from  the 
start,  at  the  same  time  involving  in  its  make-up  all  that  was  cher- 
ished in  the  old  "Latinskole".  This  retaining  in  the  early  years  of 
all  that  was  near  and  dear  to  our  people  from  the  home  land, 
gave  the  school  its  strength  and  solidity. 

The  six-year  gymnasium  course  continued  with  minor  changes 
for  twenty-two  years,  1861-1883.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Synod 
held  in  June,  1881,  a  resolution  was  passed  to  the  effect  that  the 
course  offered  at  the  College  should  be  extended  from  six  to  seven 
years;  the  whole  course  to  be  divided  into  a  Preparatory  Depart- 
ment of  three  years  and  a  collegiate  of  four.  In  order,  however, 
not  to  be  unfair  to  those  students  who  had  previously  entered  the 
College  with  a  view  of  completing  the  course  in  six  years,  it  was 
resolved  that  this  change  should  not  affect  the  students  that  had 
alread}'  entered  the  school,  but  only  those  that  should  be  admitted 
in  the  future.  In  the  next  academic  year  there  were  three  classes 
conducted  on  the  new  plan.  These  and  all  subsequent  classes  fin- 
ished a  seven  years'  course  before  graduation.  The  lengthening 
of  the  preparatory  course  downward  by  one  j-ear  was  a  necessary 
step  to  bring  the  College  closer  in  touch  with  the  state  secondary 
schools.  The  necessity  of  keeping  in  touch  with  the  state  systems 
was  at  no  time  lost  sight  of,  and  more  and  more  stress  was  placed 
on  instruction  in  English. 

In  1905  a  fourth  year  was  added  to  the  preparatory  course, 
with  a  gradual  introduction  of  new  subject  matter  in  the  lower 
years,  and  by  the  school  year  1906-1907  the  College  was  operat- 
ing on  an  eight-year  basis,  four-year  collegiate  and  four-year 
])reparatory.  In  1907-08  a  literary  course  was  introduced  in  the 
College  Department  to  run  parallel  with  the  classical  course,  and 
a  system  of  electives  for  the  Junior  and  Senior  classes  was  ar- 
ranged for  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  institution. 

The  elective  system  was  not  introduced  into  the  preparatory 
course  of  study  until  the  school  year  1918-1919,  when  still  an- 
other year  was  added  as  a  result  of  the  junior  high  school  move- 


268  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

ment.  The  College  as  it  is  organized  today  offers  a  junior  high 
school  course,  covering  work  equivalent  to  that  of  the  eighth 
grade  and  the  first  year  high  school;  a  senior  high  school  course 
covering  the  work  of  the  sophomore,  junior,  and  senior  years  of 
the  high  school;  and  a  four-year  collegiate  course,  a  total  of  nine 
years.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  this  nine-year  curriculum 
strongly  resembles  that  of  the  nine-year  European  Gymnasium,  not 
particularly  in  subject  matter,  although  here  too  there  is  a  simil- 
arity, but  in  general  plan  and  purpose.  Luther  College  is  unique 
in  this  respect,  that  it  is  the  only  school  within  the  Church  offer- 
ing at  the  same  time  part  elementary,  secondary,  and  college  work 
in  direct  sequence  so  as  to  enable  a  young  man  desiring  an  educa- 
tion within  the  Church  to  secure  such  training  beginning  with 
the  seventh  or  eighth  grade  of  the  elementary  course.  In  other 
words,  Luther  College  has  solved  the  problem  of  continuity  of 
courses  as  well  as  it  can  be  solved  within  the  Church  to-day. 

4.    The  Normal  Department,  1865-1886 

The  organization  of  a  special  department  for  the  training  of 
teachers  was  under  way  within  a  few  years  after  the  establishment 
of  the  school.  It  had  been  the  intention  to  provide  for  this  train- 
ing from  the  very  first,  but  crowded  and  unsettled  quarters  and  an 
overworked  faculty  prevented  action  in  this  direction  until  the 
school  year  1864-1865. 

Under  the  European  system,  special  schools  were  maintained 
for  the  training  of  teachers,  and  no  attempt  had  been  made  to 
carry  on  this  work  at  the  higher  institutions  of  learning.  A  course 
of  two  years  corresponding  to  the  junior  and  senior  years  of  our 
high  schools  of  today  comprised  the  European  teachers'  training 
school  for  common  school  teachers.  Consequently  to  combine  such 
a  course  with  the  regular  courses  of  the  Latin  school  offered  dif- 
ficulties, as  it  meant  a  breaking  away  from  an  established  prece- 
dent. 

But  the  great  need  of  a  training  school  to  provide  parochial 
and  common  school  teachers  made  it  absolutely  necessary  either  to 
establish  a  special  school  for  this  purpose,  or  offer  the  necessary 
courses  at  one  of  the  then  existing  institutions.  The  latter  seem- 
ed to  be  the  most  logical  course  of  procedure,  and  it  was  finally 
decided  to  offer  a  special  normal  course  within  the  regular  Latin 
school,  and  place  an  instructor  in  charge  of  this  department. 

The  normal  course  was  accordingly  made  to  coincide,  1864- 
1868,  with  the  two  lowest  years  of  the  I>atin  school.  Preparation 
for  teaching  in  the  parochial  schools  of  the   Church   was   the  de- 


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termining  factor  in  the  arrangement  of  subject  matter.  No  effort 
was  put  forth  to  begin  with  to  train  teachers  for  work  in  the 
common  schools,  and  it  was  not  until  1868  that,  in  response  to  the 
demand  for  common  school  teachers,  a  third  year's  work  was  of- 
fered in  this  department,  stressing  mainly  training  in  English. 
The  work  of  this  department  now  covered  the  three  lowest  years 
of  the  six-year  Latin  course.  In  classes  where  the  same  subjects 
were  involved,  the  normal  students  and  the  regular  students  were 
to  recite  together.  Normal  students  were  not  required  to  take 
Latin  or  Greek,  but  in  their  stead  enrolled  in  subjects  especially 
fitting  them  for  the  work  of  teaching. 

As  a  result  of  the  extension  of  the  regular  course  from  six  to 
seven  years  in  the  year  1883,  the  normal  course  was  not  offered  in 
1882-83.  In  1883  all  the  normal  work  was  shifted  into  the  three 
preparatory  years,  the  first  year  being  identical  with  the  prepar- 
atory course,  the  second  and  third  years  offering  special  instruc- 
tion in  the  following  branches  in  addition  to  the  regular  prepara- 
tory courses:  catechism  3  hrs.,  Bible  readings  3,  English  3,  U.  S. 
history  2,  didactics  4.  In  English  and  Norwegian,  arithmetic,  al- 
gebra, geography,  general  history,  history  of  Norway,  and  Biblical 
history,  the  last  two  years  were  combined  with  the  regular  courses 
as  stated. 

In  1872,  the  first  normal  class  was  graduated.  The  complete 
normal  course  offered  in  1872  is  given  here.  On  February  1st, 
1886,  the  Normal  Department  was  discontinued.  The  Church 
established  Lutheran  Normal  School  at  Sioux  Falls,  S.  Dak.,  in- 
stead. 

NORMAL   COURSE   AS   OFFERED    IN    1872 

(Model)                                                      (Quinta)  (Sexta)    (Septima  ) 

3rd  yr.  2nd  yr.  1st  yr. 

Explanation  of  Luther's  Catechism 3  2  2 

Bible  History 2  2 

Symbolical  Books .  2  2 

Explanation  of  Bible  and  Catechetics 4  2  2 

German 2  3 

English 8  6  7 

Norwegian 2  2  4 

History,  U.  S.,  General 2  2 

Geography .  2  2 

Natural  History    (Zoology  and  Botany) .  3 

Mathematics  (Arithmetic,  Algebra,  Geometry) 2  2  2 

Music 2  2  2 

Penmanship .  1  2 

Total  (figures  refer  to  number  hours  per  week) 25  29  29 

5.  Students'  Army  Training  Corps  (S.  A.  T.  C.) 

On  account  of  the  war,  many  changes  were  made  at  Luther 
College  in  the  college  year  1918-1919.  Most  of  the  students  in 
the  College  Department  were  members  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  They 
were  young  men  who  had  registered  for  military  service  under  the 


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provisions  of  the  selective  draft  law  and  had  ])assed  the  physical 
examination^  hut  who  were  ])erinitted  to  enter  the  S.  A.  T.  C,  an 
organization  established  by  the  War  Department  at  most  colleges 
and  universities  in  the  country.  The  S.  A.  T.  C,  was  under  the 
control  of  the  War  Department,  which  prescribed  the  subjects  to 
be  pursued,  the  number  of  liours  i)er  week  to  be  devoted  to  military 
training,  and  all  disciplinary  regulations,  which  were  on  a  strictly 
military  basis.  Lieutenant  H.  H.  P'isher  Avas  the  commanding 
officer  and  Second  Lieutenant  Allen  C.  Grundy  was  the  personnel 
adjutant.     The  corps  was  demobilized  December  11,  1918. 


CLUB  ROOM 
E(iuipped  for  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  by  the  Lutheran  Biotherhootl  of  America,   WHS 


All  physically  fit  students  not  members  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C, 
were  members  of  the  Luther  College  Cadet  Corps.  They  were 
not  under  government  control  and  furnished  their  own  uniforms 
and  otherwise  paid  their  own  expenses.  But  they  drilled  at  the 
same  time  and  in  the  same  manner  as  the  members  of  the  S.  A.  T. 
C,  and  were  subject  to  the  same  regulations. 

Military  drill  was  required  of  all  ])liysi(ally  fit  students  at 
Luther  College  excc|)t  .Juniors  and  Seniors,  and  as  the  Reserve  Of- 
ficers' Training  Corps  oft'ered  tlie  same  kind  and  amount  of  mil- 
itary training  as  was  required  at  Luther  College,  it  was  decided, 
when  the  S.  A.  T.  C,  was  demobilized,  to  apply  to  the  War  De- 
partment for  a  unit  of  the  R.  O.  T.  C.  The  unit  was  established  in 
January,    1919,    and    Coiiiiiiaiuliiig    OHiecr,    I.ituteiiaut    Harold    II. 


ORGANIZATION  271 

Fisher,  was  retained  at  the  request  of  the  faculty.  The  unit  was 
divided  into  two  courses:  the  basic  course  and  the  advanced  course. 
The  basic  course  included  all  students  below  the  Junior  class,  as 
well  as  the  Junior  and  Senior  classes  of  the  Preparatory  Depart- 
ment. Members  of  this  course  were  furnished  with  uniforms  and 
equipment  by  the  government.  Membership  in  the  advanced 
course  was  not  compulsory,  and  was  open  to  Juniors  and  Seniors 
of  both  departments  who  had  completed  the  basic  course.  Those 
enrolling  in  the  advanced  course  received  free  subsistence,  and 
training  at  a  summer  camp  at  government  expense. 

6.   Typical   Courses 

Courses  have  been  built  systematically  from  the  top  down  to- 
ward the  elementary  system  in  an  effort  to  connect  up  as  soon  as 
possible  with  the  state  system. 

Typical  courses  in  typical  years  are  here  presented  so  as  to 
give  the  reader  a  general  idea  of  the  main  changes  that  have  oc- 
curred. More  detailed  information  as  to  subject  matter  follows 
later  in  this  volume.  For  the  sake  of  convenience  the  Roman 
numerals  will  be  used  here  to  designate  classes  as  follows — Prima- 
I,  Secunda-II,  Tertia-III,  Quarta-IV,  Quinta-V,  Sexta-VI,  Sep- 
tima-VII,  Octava-VIII,  Sub-Freshman-IX.  Figures  denote  num- 
ber of  hours  per  week  in  each  subject. 

1872 
MODEL   SIX-YEAR   COURSE    1861-1883 

Class  in  which  Subject  is  Offered 

Subject  

I  II  III  IV  V           VI 

Explanation  of  Luther's  Catechism 2  2  3  3  2             2 

Bible  History .  .  .  2              2 

Latin 6  6  6  6  6             6 

Greek 4  4  4  4 

Hebrew 4 

German 2  2  2  2  3 

English 2  2  2  2  3              4 

Norwegian 2  2  2  2  2              4 

Logic 1  1 

General  History 2  2  2  2  .              2 

Geography .  .  .  2              2 

Natural  History  (Zoology  and  Botany) .  .  .  3 

Mathematics(Arithmetic,  Algebra,  Geometry)  3  2  2  2              2 

Music 2  2  2  2  2              2 

Penmanship .  .  .  1              2 

Totals 27  26  26  26  28  28 

1883 
MODEL    SEVEN-YEAR    COURSE    1883-1905 

Class  in  which  Subject  is  Offered 
Subject 


I  II  III  IV  V  VI         VII 

Dietrich's  Explanation 2  2  2  2              2 

Bible  History .  .  .                             3             3 

Latin 6  6  6  6  5              5 

Greek 6  6  6  5 

Hebrew 4  .....  . 

German 3  2  2  3  4 

English 3  4  3  3  3              3             6 

Norwegian 2  2  2  3  3              3             4 


274  LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

the  semester  plan  of  division  of  the  school  year  into  two  equal 
periods  was  introduced  for  a  period  of  eight  years.  Only 
a  temporary  arrangement  was  made  to  accommodate  the  S.  A.  T. 
C.  plan  1918-1919,  the  college  year  being  divided  into  four  quart- 
ers of  three  months  each,  the  preparatory  year  into  six  terms  of 
six  weeks  each.  The  summer  quarter  of  the  college  year  1919 
was  not  offered,  and  the  semester  plan  again  took  effect  in  both 
departments  1919-1920,  each  semester  in  the  College  Department 
consisting  of  eighteen  weeks,  in  the  Preparatory  Department  be- 
ing sub-divided  into  quarters  of  nine  weeks  each.  This  arrange- 
ment seems  to  be  most  desirable  as  it  accommodates  part-time 
students. 

In  the  year  1879  class  recitation  periods  were  reduced  from 
sixty  minutes  in  length  to  forty-five  minutes,  in  1913  increased 
to  fifty-five  minutes,  and  later,  in  1916,  reduced  to  fifty  minutes. 
The  length  of  recitation  periods  in  the  two  departments  has  al- 
ways been  the  same,  although  accrediting  standards  require  only 
fort}'-five  minute  periods  in  the  Preparatory  Department. 

The  system  of  reckoning  by  units  and  semester  hours  was  in- 
troduced in  1912.  Standards  of  scholarship  have  been  raised  as 
a  result  of  limiting  the  amount  of  work  which  individual  students 
may  carry,  and  the  posting  of  quantity  and  quality  bulletins. 

The  arrangement  of  work  within  the  school  year  has  under- 
gone some  minor  changes  from  time  to  time.  The  daily  schedule 
from  early  years  reads:  a.  m.  Rising  bell  5:30,  Chapel  6:00, 
Breakfast  6:30,  Study  hour  7:00,  Cleaning  of  rooms  8:30,  Classes 
9:  00,  Dinner  12:  00,  p.  m.  Free  period  1 :  00,  Classes  2 :  00,  Free 
period  5:00,  Supper  5:30,  Evening  study  hours  7:00,  Chapel 
8:30,  Lights  10:00;  as  compared  with  the  schedule  in  operation 
to-day:  a.  m.  Rising  bell  6:30,  Breakfast  7:00,  Classes  7:30, 
Chapel  10:00,  Classes  10:30,  Dinner  12:10,  p.  m.  Classes  1:00, 
Free  period  4:20,  Supper  6:00,  Evening  study  hours  7:30,  Chapel 
9:4-5,  Eights  10:15. 


CHAPTER  THIRTEEN 

INSTRUCTION 

A.   M.   R0VEL8TAD 
I.   Policy    of    Curriculum 

THE  curriculum  of  Luther  College,  as  of  any  other  educational 
institution,  is  one  of  the  clearest  expressions  of  her  aims  and 
ideals.* 

The  purpose  and  aspirations  of  Luther  College  during  the 
past  sixty  years  have  been  set  forth  clearly  and  fittingly  on  many 
occasions.  Of  the  many  excellent  articles  devoted  to  this  subject, 
only  four  are  cited  in  this  chapter,  because  they  illustrate  suf- 
ficiently the  fact  that  the  ideal  has  essentially  not  changed  from 
the  foundation  of  the  College  to  the  sixtieth  anniversary  of  that 
foundation.**  According  to  the  anniversary  article  by  Profes- 
sor Tingelstad,  the  definite  educational  ideal  adopted  in  the  be- 
ginning and  successfully  established  and  consistently  maintained 
in  ever-widening  circles  is:  "A  Christian  education  for  useful 
service  in  Christ's  cause." 

Such  service  is  rendered  most  directly  and  definitely  through 
the  Christian  ministry — the  noblest  of  all  callings.  The  pastor 
has  unique  opportunities  for  coming  into  contact  with  the  many 
phases  and  problems  of  human  life,  to  act  as  temporal  and  spirit- 
ual adviser  and  comforter  to  all  social  classes.  This  wonderful 
privilege  and  responsibility  requires,  first  of  all,  a  sympathy  born 
of  true  spiritual  consecration.     Yet  the  effectiveness  of  this  spir- 


*Cf.  "College  Aims.  Past  and  Present",  by  L.  V.  Koos  and  C.  C.  Crawford, 
in   "School  and  Society",   Dec.   1.3,   l!t21,   pp.   499-309. 

**Cf.  Luther  College  Catalog  for  1872-73,  pp.  18-28,  article  on  the  college 
curriculum   hv  President   Laur.   Larsen.     This   is   the   first  catalog  printed. 

Cf.  "College  Chips"  for  Oct.,  1921,  pp.  266-275,  the  article,  "What  Luther 
College  Has  Done  for  Education",  bv  Prof.  O.  A.  Tingelstad;  also  pp.  276-28,'5, 
the  article,  "What  Luther  College  Has  Done  for  the  Church",  by  Dr.  O.  M. 
Norlie. 

Cf.  "Luther  College  Bulletin"  for  Jan.,  1922,  the  title  of  which  is  "Looking 
Forward  after  Sixty  Years",  by  President  Oscar  L.  Olson.  It  is  appropriate  in 
this  connection  to  refer  the  reader  to  the  many  articles  and  addresses  which 
were  prepared  from  time  to  time  during  the  more  recent  days  of  the  reconstruc- 
tion of  the  curriculum  at  Lutlier  College  by  President  C.  K.  Preus,  whose  un- 
timely death  on  May  28,  1921,  prevented  him  from  witnessing  the  significant 
anniversary  for  which  he  had  planned  and  labored  so  faithfully.  During  his 
administration,   too,   the   early   ideals   were   carefully   preserved. 


274  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

the  .SL-nicsttT  plan  oi'  di\  ision  of  the  sehool  year  into  two  equal 
periods  was  introduced  tor  a  period  of  eight  years.  Only 
a  temporary  arrangement  was  made  to  aeeomniodate  the  S.  A.  T. 
C.  plan  1918-1919,  the  college  year  being  divided  into  four  quart- 
ers of  three  months  each,  the  preparatory  year  into  six  terms  of 
six  weeks  each.  The  summer  quarter  of  the  college  year  1919 
was  not  offered,  and  the  semester  plan  again  took  effect  in  both 
departments  1919-1920,  eacli  semester  in  the  College  Department 
consisting  of  eighteen  weeks,  in  the  Preiiaratory  Department  be- 
ing sub-divided  into  quarters  of  nine  weeks  eacli.  This  arrange- 
ment seems  to  be  most  desirable  as  it  accommodates  part-time 
students. 

In  the  year  1879  class  recitation  periods  were  reduced  from 
sixty  minutes  in  length  to  forty-five  minutes,  in  1913  increased 
to  fifty-five  minutes,  and  later,  in  1916,  reduced  to  fifty  minutes. 
The  length  of  recitation  periods  in  the  two  departments  has  al- 
ways been  the  same,  although  accrediting  standards  require  only 
forty-five  minute  periods  in  the  Preparatory  Department. 

The  system  of  reckoning  by  units  and  semester  hours  was  in- 
troduced in  1912.  Standards  of  scholarship  have  been  raised  as 
a  result  of  limiting  the  amount  of  work  which  individual  students 
may  carry,  and  the  posting  of  quantity  and  quality  bulletins. 

The  arrangement  of  work  within  the  school  year  has  under- 
gone some  minor  changes  from  time  to  time.  The  daily  schedule 
from  early  years  reads:  a.  m.  Rising  bell  5:30,  Chapel  6:00, 
Breakfast  6:30,  Study  hour  7:00,  Cleaning  of  rooms  8:30,  Classes 
9:  00,  Dinner  12:  00,  p.  m.  Free  period  1  :  00,  Classes  2:  00,  Free 
period  5:00,  Supper  5:30,  Evening  study  hours  7:00,  Chapel 
8:30,  Lights  10:00;  as  compared  with  the  schedule  in  operation 
to-day:  a.  m.  Rising  bell  6:30,  Breakfast  7:00,  Classes  7:30, 
Chapel  10:00,  Classes  10:30,  Dinner  12:10,  p.  m.  Classes  1:00, 
Free  period  4:20,  Supper  6:00,  Evening  study  hours  7:30,  Chapel 
9:45,  Eights  10:15. 


CHAPTER  THIRTEEN 

INSTRUCTION 

A.     M.     ROVELSTAD 

I.   Policy    of    Curriculum 

THE  curriculum  of  Luther  College,  as  of  any  other  educational 
institution,  is  one  of  the  clearest  expressions  of  her  aims  and 
ideals.* 

The  purpose  and  aspirations  of  Luther  College  during  the 
past  sixty  years  have  been  set  forth  clearly  and  fittingly  on  many 
occasions.  Of  the  many  excellent  articles  devoted  to  tliis  subject, 
only  four  are  cited  in  this  chapter,  because  they  illustrate  suf- 
ficiently the  fact  that  the  ideal  has  essentially  not  changed  from 
the  foundation  of  tlie  College  to  the  sixtieth  anniversary  of  that 
foundation.**  According  to  the  anniversary  article  by  Profes- 
sor Tingelstad,  the  definite  educational  ideal  adopted  in  the  be- 
ginning and  successfully  established  and  consistently  maintained 
in  ever-widening  circles  is :  "A  Christian  education  for  useful 
service  in  Christ's  cause." 

Such  service  is  rendered  most  directly  and  definitely  through 
the  Christian  ministry- — the  noblest  of  all  callings.  The  pastor 
has  unique  opportunities  for  coming  into  contact  with  the  many 
phases  and  problems  of  human  life,  to  act  as  temporal  and  spirit- 
ual adviser  and  comforter  to  all  social  classes.  This  wonderful 
privilege  and  responsibility  requires,  first  of  all,  a  sympathy  born 
of  true  spiritual  consecration.      Yet  the  effectiveness  of  this   spir- 


*Cf.  "College  Aims.  Past  and  rresent",  by  L.  V.  Koos  and  C.  C.  Crawford, 
in   '-School   and  Society",   Dec.    13,   lii21,   pp.    l99-5n<i. 

*'Cf.  Luther  Colleg:e  Catalog  for  1^72-73,  pp.  18-28,  article  on  the  college 
curriculum   by  President   Laur.   Larsen.     This   is   the   finst  catalog  printed. 

Cf.  "College  Chips"  for  Oct.,  1921,  pp.  266-275,  the  article,  "What  Luther 
College  Has  Done  for  Education",  by  Prof.  O.  A.  Tingelstad;  also  pp.  276-28.T, 
the  article,  "What  Luther  College  Has  Done  for  the  Church",  by  Dr.  O.  M. 
Norlie. 

Cf.  "Luther  College  Bulletin"  for  Jan.,  1922,  the  title  of  which  is  "Looking 
Forward  after  Sixty  Years",  by  President  Oscar  L.  Olson.  It  is  appropriate  in 
this  connection  to  refer  the  reader  to  the  many  articles  and  addresses  which 
were  prepared  from  time  to  time  during  the  more  recent  days  of  the  reconstruc- 
tion of  the  curriculum  at  Luther  College  by  President  C.  K.  Preus,  whose  un- 
timely death  on  May  28,  1921,  prevented  liim  from  witnessing  the  significant 
anniversary  for  which  he  had  planned  and  labored  so  faithfully.  During  his 
administration,   too,  the   early   ideals  were  carefully  preserved. 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


itual  endowment  is  strengthened  and  stabilized  by  a  harmonious 
develojjment  of  the  mental  faeulties  and  b}'  an  aequisition  of  a 
broad  and  sound  knowledge  of  man's  physical,  intellectual,  and 
spiritual  development  down  through  the  ages. 

It  was  this  broad  educational  outlook  which  influenced  the 
founders  of  Luther  College  in  selecting  and  administering  their 
curriculum.  None  of  us  appreciate  fully  their  self-sacrifice,  solid- 
ity, foresight,  and  idealism.  For,  in  spite  of  the  immediate  need 
for  a  large  number  of  pastors  in  the  growing  communities  of  the 
Middle  West,  the}'  resisted  the  temptation  to  shorten  and  hurry 
the  preparation  of  the  candidates  for  the  ministry ;  and  they  de- 
veloped a  remarkable  combination  of  intellectual  training  and 
spiritual  consecration. 

In   realizing   this   ideal    of  preparation    for   tlie    Christian    min 


STLUKNTS'    ROOM 

istry,  the  elements  of  the  curriculum  from  that  time  down  to  the 
present  have  been  chosen  with  special  care  and  a  definite  aim. 
This  is  utilitarianism  and  pre-vocationalism  in  the  best  and  nobl- 
est sense.  The  reason  for  the  presence  of  religion  in  the  cur- 
riculum is  self-evident.  The  practical  value  and  broadening  in- 
fluence of  the  English  language  and  literature  on  a  pastor  require 
no  demonstration.  The  pastor's  need  of  a  knowledge  of  the  Nor- 
wegian language  and  literature  is  still  imperative  in  many  com- 
munities. Apart  from  the  great  imi:)ortance  of  German  secular 
literature,  the  very  history  of  Lutheranism  proves  the  value  of  an 
ability  to  read  in  the  original  the  great  German  works  on  theology. 
French,  though  an  elective  study,  has  some  importance  for  the 
theologian  as  an  introduction  to  French  thought,  as  well  as  to  an 
understanding  of  a  large  part  of  the  English  language. 

In  addition  to  these  modern  languages,  the  prospective  pastor 
finds  other  subjects  of  great  interest  and  value.     It  is  hardly  neces- 


INSTRUCTION  277 

sary  to  call  attention  to  the  enliglitening,  instructive,  broadening, 
and  steadying  influence  of  the  study  of  history  and  the  use  of  the 
historical  method.  The  social  sciences,  such  as  sociology,  econom- 
ics, statistics,  psychology,  education,  philosophy,  have  been  given 
sucli  prominence  in  recent  years  and  have  undergone  such  a  mark- 
ed development  that  the  pastor  w^ho  has  not  received  an  introduc- 
tion to  them  has  lost  an  opportunity  to  obtain  a  more  intimate  con- 
tact with  the  fundamental  social  and  economic  problems  of  his 
parishioners  and  to  gain  a  knowledge  of  the  modern  methods  of 
understanding,  training,  and  instructing  the  minds  of  his  people. 
Higher  mathematics  furnishes,  in  addition  to  certain  practical 
formulae  and  methods,  a  type  of  mental  discipline  which  is  gained 
in  no  other  field. 

Upon  the  foregoing  subjects — in  fact,  upon  every  sphere  of 
modern  life — a  great  influence  is  being  exerted  by  current  scien- 
tific thought  and  method.  Science  not  only  represents  objective 
investigation  and  classification  of  specific  data,  but  also  has  de- 
veloped into  a  system  of  speculative  philosophy  based  on  more  or 
less  definite  premises.  Nearly  every  congregation  is  to  some  ex- 
tent affected  by  such  an  atmosphere  and  the  pastor  cannot  escape 
it,  even  if  he  will.  Therefore,  it  is  self-evident  that  his  pastoral 
work  will  be  carried  on  with  greater  confidence  and  power  if  his 
preliminary  course  of  training  contains  such  subjects  as  physics, 
chemistry,  biology,  and  other  related  branches,  studied  under  the 
guidance  of  competent  Christian  teachers.  This  important  guid- 
ance is  received  by  students  attending  Luther  College. 

In  this  age  of  scientific  and  historical  methods,  the  importance 
of  "sources"  is  constantly  stressed.  The  ability  to  use  sources 
not  only  should  give  intellectual  power,  confidence,  and  accuracj', 
but  also  should  serve  as  a  ballast  in  the  sea  of  conflicting  doubts, 
prejudices,  and  emotions,  if  coupled  with  other  essential  qualities. 

For  the  pastor  the  most  important  "sources"  are  the  Hebrew 
Old  Testament,  the  Greek  New  Testament,  the  Greek  and  Latin 
Church  Fathers  of  the  early  days,  and  the  Latin  commentaries 
of  the  later  theologians.  In  addition  to  this  practical  value,  the 
study  of  the  Greek  and  Latin  languages,  literatures,  and  civil- 
izations gives  him  a  better  understanding  of  the  etymology,  spell- 
ing, and  meaning  of  the  English  language,  two-thirds  of  which 
is  of  Latin  and  Greek  origin.  Furthermore,  the  student  of  these 
languages  gains  a  more  intimate  knowledge  of  literary  English, 
a  good  foundation  for  the  study  of  Romance  languages,  an  excel- 
lent mental   discipline,   a  closer   contact  with   the  best   models   of 


278 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


art  and  arcliitccture,  a  broad  basis  for  an  understanding  of  medi- 
e\al   and  modern  civilization. 

Though  a  course  of  study  dealing  with  so  many  fields  re- 
quires much  time  and  effort  on  the  part  of  the  prospective  pastor, 
yet  it  gives  him  a  broad  and  solid  foundation  for  his  j^astoral 
studies  and  duties. 

This  pre-theological  course  is  built  upon  a  classical  founda- 
tion. Though  the  original  requirements  in  Latin  and  Greek  have 
been  somewhat  reduced,  in  order  to  make  more  room  for  elective 
subjects,   still    the   curriculum   remains    fundamentally  classical,   as 


CHEMISTRY   LABORATORY 

was  the  case  with  the  German  "gymnasium"  which  originally  serv- 
ed as  the  model  for  Luther  College. 

Such  an  education  was,  on  the  whole,  "liberal"  or  "cultural". 
The  definitions  of  the  term  "liberal"  have  had  many  variations, 
whicli  are  reflected  in  the  many  types  of  present-day  colleges.*** 
However,  it  is  perhaps  safe  to  state  that  a  "liberal"  education  is 
general  in  its  purj)ose  and  docs  not  prejjare  s})ecially  for  any  vo- 
cation. The  aim  is  to  pre))arc  for  "the  whole  of  life  rather  than 
for  some  particular  ])art  of  it";  to  i)re))are  for  life  itself  rather 
than  for  a  livelihood;  to  deepen  and  broaden  the  mind  until  it  is 
"liberalized"  or  freed  from  "the  world  that  man's  intellect  has 
conquered  for  us".  The  stress  laid  on  ideals  of  conduct,  life, 
and  thought   inherent  in   this   type   of   education   would   naturally 


''Cf.      Koos   mikI    ('iii\v(oi<l,    l<ic.    (it. 


INSTRUCTION 


279 


be    less    prominent    in    professional    or    teelinical    seliools    than    in 
the  "liberal"  college. 

A  "liberal"  education  is  essentially  "cultural",  for  not  only 
does  it  embrace  the  subject-matter  of  its  branches,  but  it  also 
depends  on  the  cultivation  or  "culture"  of  the  mental  faculties, 
not  for  a  specific  line  of  action  but  with  a  view  to  a  general 
mental  power  which  is  capable  of  surmounting  difficulties  as  they 
arise  in  later  life.  This  theory  of  "formal"  mental  discipline  and 
the  automatic  transfer  of  power  or  training  from  one  field  to 
another,  though  strongly  attacked  in  recent  years  and  as  a  result 


I'llVSICS  LAUOKATUKV 

somewhat    modified,    nevertheless    has    not    been    successfully    dis- 
proved. 

On  the  other  hand,  no  education  can  be  "liberal"  or  "cultural" 
in  the  strictest  sense,  for  every  course  of  study  prepares  more 
directly  for  some  few  professions  or  vocations  than  for  others. 
This  fact  holds  good  also  in  the  curriculum  of  Luther  College. 
First  of  all,  it  furnishes  an  excellent  preparation  for  the  most 
effective  work  in  the  Christian  ministry.  P'urthermore,  the  gradu- 
ate from  Luther  College,  both  in  respect  to  general  cultural  back- 
ground and  in  regard  to  specific  knowledge,  is  equipped  to  pursue 
special  work  in  other  professions,  such  as  those  of  teaching,  medi- 
cine, law,  and  others.  Even  those  students  at  Luther  College 
who  do  not  plan  to  complete  their  course  at  this  institution  may 
by  a  judicious  election  of  studies  prepare  directly  for  two  or 
more  years  toward  a  later  professional  career,  meantime  ex- 
periencing   the    stabilizing    power    of    a    Christian    atmosphere    in 


280  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

a  Christian  college,  wliicli  serves  as  an  intermediate  stage  be- 
tween parental  love  and  care  and  the  freedom  and  trials  of 
university  life.  Such  courses  have  a  long-established  precedent 
in  the  pre-medical,  pre-engineering,  pre-law  courses  which  have 
been  given  for  the  last  twenty  years  in  many  colleges  and  univer- 
sitjes.  Nevertheless,  of  course,  the  curriculum  is  pre-professional 
merely  in  a  broad  sense  and  less  in  the  special  sense  wliicli  applies 
to  a  law  school  or  a  medical  school  of  science. 

To  sum  up,  the  pre-theological  course  at  Lutlier  College  is 
essentially  classical,  liberal,  and  cultural,  and  lays  a  broad  foun- 
dation for  many  walks  of  life. 

II.  Entrance  Requirements 
1.  Preparatory  Department 

Admission  into  the  Junior  High  School  (which  comprises  the 
usual  eighth  and  ninth  grades)  will  be  granted  to  male  students 
who  have  completed  the  seventh  or  eighth  grades,  provided  they 
are  at  least  twelve  years  of  age,  and  other  boj^s  at  least  fourteen 
years  of  age  whose  previous  training  has  been  such  as  to  enable 
them  to  do  work  with  profit  in  the  first  year  of  the  course. 

The  work  of  the  Senior  High  School  corresponds  to  that  of- 
fered in  the  three  upper  years  of  a  standard  American  high  school. 
Unconditional  admission  to  the  Senior  High  School  presupposes 
the  completion  of  four  units  of  work  acceptable  for  college  entrance, 
but  students  who  have  completed  not  less  than  two  units  may  be 
registered  in  the  Senior  High  School  at  the  discretion  of  the 
principal. 

Satisfactory  testimonials  of  good  moral  character  are  required 
of  applicants  for  admission  to  the  Preparatory  Department.  A 
certificate  of  honorable  dismissal  is  required  of  those  coming  from 
other  schools. 

Students  are  admitted  either  by  examination  or  by  certificate. 
Examinations  for  admission  or  for  advanced  standing  will  be 
given  at  the  beginning  of  the  school  year.  Those  who  present 
certificates  showing  eighth  grade  graduation  will  be  admitted 
without  examination.  Pupils  from  high  scliools  will  be  credited 
for  work  well  done  and  classified  accordingly.  High  School  Board 
certificates  from  Minnesota  and  North  Dakota  and  first  grade 
teacher's  certificate  standings  from  any  state  will  be  accepted 
for  advanced  standing.  Credit  granted  on  certificates  from  other 
schools  may  be  revoked,  however,  if  the  student  fails  to  sustain 
himself  creditably  in   his  work. 


INSTRUCTION  281 

2.  College  Department 
Graduates  of  standard  high  schools,  requiring  16  year  credits 
(units)  for  graduation,  are  admitted  without  any  conditions,  pro- 
vided that  their  hi^h  school  training  has  included  at  least  three 
units  of  English,  two  of  mathematics,  one  of  history,  one  of 
physics  or  chemistry,  and  two  of  foreign  language.  For  those 
who  enter  without  Latin,  German,  or  Norwegian,  special  begin- 
ning courses  in  these  subjects  are  arranged  in  the  College.  Six- 
teen high  school  units  or  year  credits,  each  representing  180 
recitation  hours,  are  required  for  unconditional  admission  to  the 
Freshman  class,  and  a  minimum  of  fourteen  units  for  conditional 
admission.  Entrance  conditions  must  be  removed  at  the  first 
opportunity  by  appropriate  work  in  the  Preparatory  Department. 

III.   Graduation  Requirements 
1.   Preparatory    Department 

Sixteen  units  acceptable  for  college  entrance,  plus  one-half 
unit  of  Bible,  are  required  for  graduation  from  the  Senior  High 
School.  The  sixteen  units  must  include  three  units  of  English, 
two  of  mathematics  (elementary  algebra  and  plane  geometry), 
one  of  history,  and  one  of  laboratory  science  (physics  preferred), 
one-half  of  music,  and  four  of  foreign  language,  at  least  two  of 
these  to  be  Latin  and  one  Norwegian. 

A  unit  is  the  equivalent  of  one  high  school  study  satisfactorily 
pursued  during  thirty-six  weeks,  on  the  basis  of  five  recitation 
periods  per  week.  The  regular  recitation  periods  at  Luther  Col- 
lege are  fifty  minutes  in  length,  and  the  laboratory  and  book- 
keeping periods  one  hundred  minutes. 

Graduation  from  the  Junior  Higli  School  requires  the  com- 
pletion of  eighth  grade  grammar,  arithmetic.  United  States  his- 
tory, and  geography,  and,  in  addition,  four  units  of  work  accept- 
able for  college  entrance.  First-year  high  school  English  and 
one-fourth  unit  of  Bible  must  be  included. 

In  general,  five-hour  subjects  give  one  unit's  credit  for  a 
year's  work  and  two-hour  subjects  (Bible  and  music)  give  one- 
fourth  unit's  credit. 

2.   College  Department 

(1).  A  residence  of  at  least  one  scholastic  year  at  Luther 
College. 

(2).  The  completion  of  at  least  130  semester  hours  of  college 
work.  In  addition,  twelve  hours  of  physical  training  are  required 
of  those  physically  fit. 


282  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

(3).  Six  semester  liours  of  I<atin  above  course  IV  (i.  e.,  above 
tlie  regular  four  years  of  high  scliool  Latin)  ;  Norse  and  German 
and  Greek  through  course  IV  in  each  (i.  c,  four  semester  courses 
in  each) ;  four  hours  of  Greek  Testament,  ten  liours  of  other 
Christianity,  ten  liours  of  English,  twelve  hours  of  history  (or  six 
hours  of  history  and  twelve  hours  of  other  social  science,  in- 
cluding psychology),  and  one  year  each  of  mathematics,  natural 
science,  and  biological  science  or  psychology. 

(4).  The  completion  of  a  major  of  six  semester  courses  in 
each  of  two  departments  (or  groups  of  closely  related  depart- 
ments). In  no  case,  however,  must  these  six  courses  total  less 
than  eighteen  semester  hours.  Latin  I  and  II  (i.  e..  Beginner's 
Latin  and  Caesar)  will  not  be  counted  toward  a  major. 

(5).  The  language  requirements  vary  in  accordance  with  the 
number  of  units  of  foreign  language  offered  for  college  entrance, 
the  lacking  entrance  units  being  made  up,  in  addition  to  the 
regular  language  requirements.  In  foreign  language,  a  year's 
work  in  high  school  is  counted  equivalent  to  a  semester's  work 
in  college. 

IV.   Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 

Ahhrev'iations  and  Explanaiiuns 
Classes 

I — College  seniors;  II — College  juniors;  III — College  soph- 
omores;   IV — College    freshmen. 

V — Preparatory  seniors;  VI — Preparatory  juniors;  VII — Pre- 
paratory sophomores;  VIII — Preparatory  freshmen;  IX — Pre- 
paratory sub-freshmen. 

Hours  and  Terms 

(1) — 1st  semester;    (2) — 2nd  semester. 

(f)- — Fall   term;    (w) — Winter   term;    (s) — Spring  term. 

Thus,  'I  hours  \wr  week  in  1st  semester — t  (1);  4  hours  per 
week  in  Fall  term- — 4    (f). 

AVhen  terms  or  semesters  are  not  specified,  the  given  iiuinl)cr 
of  recitations  per  week  runs  througliout  the  scliool  j'car. 

Language  used  as  medium  of  instruction  in  class 

The  catalogs,  exce])t  in  1872-73,  very  rarely  specify  the 
language  used  as  a  medium  of  instruction  in  the  respective  classes. 
Tlif  l'",iiglisli  language  has  increasingly  taken  the  place  of  Nor- 
wegian. In  most  reeciit  years  every  class  lias  been  conducted 
witii    l'",nglisli    as    tlic    incdiuiii,    except    in    foreign    language    classes 


INSTRUCTION 


285 


in  which  a  more  intimate  familiarity  with  the  language  and  thought 
is  especially  desired. 

El. — Elective.      R — Required.      Rec. — Recommended. 

All  courses  are  regarded  as  Required^  except  when  marked 
with  El,  or  Rec.  Subjects  in  the  Preparatory  Dep't  (1921-1922) 
are  classified  as  Required,  Recommended,  or  Elective. 

ND — Normal  Department.  All  courses  are  regarded  as  of 
the  regular  curriculum,  unless  marked  with  ND.  Unless  other- 
wise specified,  the  courses  in  the  Normal  Department  were  identic- 
al with  those  in  Classes  IV,  V,  VI  up  to  1883-84,  and  V,  VI,  VII 
from  1883-84  to  1885-86.  The  facts  given  in  the  following  out- 
line of  subjects  are  drawn  from  the  Luther  College  catalogs  of 
the  years  indicated  and  from  the  invaluable  work  of  Professor 
Gisle  Bothne,  entitled  "Det  Norske  Luther   College,   1861-97." 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 

AGRICULTURE 


ear 

Class 

Hours  and 
Courses 

Subject 

Text 

Teacher 

?-6^ 

?-7S 

?-8S 

?-QS 

?-0,S 

• 

?-n 

1-22 

IX  (El.) 

Agriculture  (offered) 

BIOLOGY  (Botany.  Zoology,  Physiology) 


2-63 
2-73 


2-83 
2-93 


12-03 
2-13 


VII. 


VIII 

I,  II,  III. 


(El)  .... 
I,  II,  III. 


(El) 

I.  II.  Ill  . 

(El) 

I,  II,  III.  . 

lEl) 

VIII.   (El). 
VIII,  (El) . 


5  (s). 
5  (s). 


4  (1) 

4  (2) 

4  (1  or  2). 

Course  I. . 
4  (1  or  2) . 


Course  II.. 
4  (1  or  2)  .. 
Course  III. 

4  (1  or  2)  . 
Course  IV. 

5  (2) 

5 


Botany 

Zoology 

Announcement  of  Zoology  and  Botany 

for  1883-84  in  Class  V,  3  hours 

Physiology 

Zoology 

None , 

Biology  (8  semester  hours)  listed  in 

outline 

Zoology  and  Physiology 

Botany 

Elementary  zoology 


Gray 

No  text-  b  ook 


Siewers . 


Markhua   ,Sheel 
Sihler 


Lectures  and  laboratory  work . 
Embryology 


Comparative  study,  chick  and  pig 

Invertebrate  zoology 

Lectures  andlaboratory  work 

Vertebrate  zoology 

Text,   lectures,  laboratory,  reading.  .  .  . 

Physiology  and  Hygiene 

Biology 

(Combination  of  zoology,  botany,  and 
physiology,  v\ath  special  stress  on  zo- 
ology.) Text  supplemented   by   labora- 
tory work. 


Hunter 

Hunter 

Hegner, 
Holmes.  .. . 

Patton,  Prent- 
iss, Arey 


Hegner. 
Hegner. 


HiUeboe 
Hilleboe 
Trytten 


Trytten 

Trytten 
Trytten 


Martin. 
Hunter. 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


CHEMISTRY 


Year 

Class 

Hours  and 
Courses 

Subject 

Te.xt 

Teacher 

1862-63 

1872-73 

1882-83 

1892-93 

III 

4  (s) 

Sheel 

IV 

4  (s) 

Sheel 

1902-03 

1912-13 

I  (El) 

4(1) 

Course  III 

4  (2).. 

Qualitative  Analysis 

Sheel 

II  (El) 

IV  (El) 

F,    II(El) 

Lectures  and  laboratory  work,  the  former 
two   hours,   the   latter  four  hours   (two 
double  hours.) 
Prerequisite,  Course  II 

Sheel 

Course  IV 

4. 

Plan  similar  to  qualitative  analysis.     Pre- 
requisite, Course  III 

Smith 

Smith 

Sheel 

Course  II 

4  (2) 

Class  work,  2  regular  hours.   Laboratory 
practice,  2  double  hours. 

Elementary  chemistry 

Class  work,  2  regular  hours.     Laboratory 

Sheel 

Course  I 

3  (1) 

1921-22 

Sheel 

I,  II  (El) 

II,  III.  IV  (El). 
V^  VI  (El) ...    . 

Course  III 

3  (2) 

Course  IV 

4 

Courses  I-II.  .  . 

5. 

Lectures,     1     regular     hour.     Laboratory 
work,     2    double    hours.     Prerequisite, 
Course  III 

Sheel 

Lectures,     1     regular     hour.     Laboratory 
work,     2     double    hours.     Prerequisite, 
Courses  I,  II 

Inorganic  chemistry  (advanced) 

Class  work,  2  regular  hours.     Laboratory 
work,  2  double  hours 

Smith 

Sheel 

O.  M.  Eittreim 

Organic  chemistry  will  be  offered  to  college 
juniors  and  seniors  in  1922-23,  by  Prof. 
Sheel 

CHRISTIANITY 


1862 

V,  VI. 

3. 

Bible  History 

Catechism 

Gen.  1  Kgs.  .  .  . 
Pontoppidan. .  . 

V,  VI 

2. 

1872 

I,  II 

1 

J.  D.  Jacobsen 

I,  II.. 

7 

Catechism 

Catechism ...             

Hutter 

Dietrich 

Pontoppidan. .  . 
Gen.  1  Kgs.  . 

Rambach 

Acts,  Rom.  Gal. 
Gen.  1  Kgs.  .  .  . 

Ill,  IV 

V.  VI 

2 

2 

Larsen 

Larsen,    Brandt 

V,  VI 

3 

Bible  History      .             

Brandt 

IV  Normal 

-> 

Catechetics • 

Brandt 

IV,  VI  Normal. 

V.  VI  Normal.. 
I 

2 

3 

9 

Brandt 

1882 

Bible  History 

Brandt 
Naeseth 

II,  IV 

2 

Catechism 

Catechism 

Bible  History 

Dietrich 

Dietrich 

Vogt 

Pontoppidan. .  . 

Roalkvam 

Dietrich 

V,  VI 

2. 

VI,  VII 

3 

Roalkvam 

VII 

2 

E.  J.  Petersen 

V  Normal 

3 

Roalkvam 

V,  VI  Normal. . 

V.  VI  Normal. . 

VI,  VII  Normal 
VII  Normal.  .  . 

I.  II 

3 

3 

3. 

Catechism 

Larsen 

Roalkvam 

Vogt 

Roalkvam 

1892 

2 

2 

Catechism 

♦Alternating  with  Greek  Testament  every 
other  year. 

Pontoppidan . . . 

E.  J.  Petersen 

Na;seth 

Ill,  IV 

2 

Dietrich 

Luther 

Larsen 

V 

1. 

Markhus 

V 

2 

VI,  VII 

2 

Catechism 

Bible  History 

♦Alternating    with    Greek    Testament 
every  other  year. 

Pontoppidan. . . 
O.  T 

Hove 

VI,  VII 

9 

Krog 

INSTRUCTION 


285 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Class 


II 

Ill 

IV 

VI,  VII. 

V 

VI 

VII 

I 

II 

III.  IV.. 

V 

V 

VI 

VII 

VII 

VIII..    . 

I 


VI... 
VII.. 
VIII. 
IX.  . 


Hours  and 
Courses 


Subject 


Augsburg  Confession. .  .  . 

Greek  Testament 

Cateciiism 

Catechism 

Catechism 

Bible  History 

Bible  History 

Bible  History 

Greek  Testament 

Augsburg  Confession. . .  . 

Catechism 

Life  of  Christ 

Bible  Introduction 

Church  History 

Bible  History 

Catechism 

Bible  History  and  Geog . 
Greek  Testament 


Augsburg  Confession. 


Dietrich. 
Dietrich. 


Life  of  Christ 

Bible  Introduction 

Church  History 

Bible  History 

Bible  History  and  Geog . 
Bible  History 


Text 


Dietrich 

Dietrich 

Pontoppidan . 
Matt.  Acts.  . 
Judges.  Dan  . 
Gen..  Josh. .  . 
4  books 


Dietrich ... 
Matt.  Acts . 


Vogt 

1  Sam.  Dan. .  .  . 
Pontoppidan. . 

Gen.  Ruth 

Matt.    &    Bible 
introduction .  . 


Parts  I,  II. 
Parts  II,  V. 


Kirk 

Norlie 

Str0mme .  .  . 
1  Sam.  Dan. 
Gen.  Ruth., 
.-^cts 


Teacher 


Naeseth 

Nseseth 

Pre  us 

Preus 

Torrison 

Preus,  Markhus 

Preus 

Preus 

Ylvisaker 

Preus 

Preus 

Ylvisaker 

Preus 

Ylvisaker 

Sperati 

Torrison 

Preus 

Sihler  &  Norlie 
Tingelstad 

&  Sihler 
Norlie 
Tingelstad  & 

Norlie 
K.  O.  Eittreim 
F.  E.  Petersen 
K.  O.  Eittreim 
Sperati 
Sperati 
K.  O.  Eittreim 


COMMERCE 


VI,  IX  (El). 


5  (1  or  2). 

S  (1) 

5  (2) 


Bookkeeping 

Elementary  course  (consists  of  the  first  six 
units  of  textbook) 

.\dvanced  course  (consists  of  the  seventh 
unit,  banking,  and  other  supplemental 
work).  The  completion  of  the  two 
courses  requires  ordinarily  two  years  to 
finish 

Commercial  arithmetic.  (See  under  math- 
ematics)   

Commercial  geography.  (See  under  geog- 
raphy)   

Commercial  law 

Practical  knowledge  of  the  laws,  forms,  and 
papers  connected  with  ordinary  business 
transactions 

Shorthand 

Stress  on  speed  and  abiUty  to  read  notes 
readily 

TypewTiting.  "Touch"  system.  Speed 
and  accuracy 


Goodyear  & 
Marshall .  . 


Hamilton. 


Gregg  System . 


Cutler  & 
Sorelle . 


K.  O.  Eittreim 


K.  O.  Eittreim 


S.  S.  Reque 
K.  O.  Eittreim 


K.  O.  Eittreim 


K.  O.  Eittreim 


ECONOMICS 

1862-3. 

872-3. 

882-3. 

892-3 . 

902-3 . 

912-13 



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LUTHER    f.OrJ^EOE   THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Oulliiw  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Year 

Class 

Hours  and 
Courses 

Subject 

Text 

Teacher 

1921-22 

I,-III  (El) 

I.-III  (El) 

I-III  (El) 

3  (1) 

3  (2) 

3  (2) 

General  introduction  to  economics.  Spe- 
cial attention  to  the  development  of 
leading  schools  of  econorryc  thought .... 

Principles  of  economics.  Stress  on  relation 
between  industrial  problems  and  social 
conditions 

Economic  development  of  the  U.  S 

Seager 

Lippincott 

Talle 

Talle 
Talle 

EDUC.A.TION 


1862-63 

1872-73 
1882-83 
1892-93 
1902-03 
1912-13 


ND 

\D 

IV,  ND. 
IV,  ND . 

I,  II 

I 

1 


II 

I,  II  (El). 
I.  II  (El). 
f,  II  (El). 
I,  II  (El). 
I.  II  (El). 


I,  II  (El). 

I,  II  (El). 
I,  II  (El). 
I,  II  (El). 


II,  III 

(Required      un- 
less   Biology    is 
elected.) 
I,  II  (El) 


I,  II  (El). 


I,  II  (El). 


I,  II  (El). 


I  rEl). 


I,  II  (EI). 


1  (s) 

2  (s) 

3  (1) 

Course  II .  . 

3  (2) 

Course  I .  .  . 

4  (1) 

Course  III. 

4  (2) 

Course  IV.  . 

4  (1) 

Course  V. . . 

4  (2) 

Course  VI .  . 
Course  VII . 


2  (1). 
2  (1). 


2  (1) 

Course  VIII . 


2  (2) 

2  (2) 

2  (2) 

3  (1  or  2).. 
Course  III. 


3  (1  or  2).. 
Course  IV. 


3  (1  or  2). 
Course  II . 
(Psych).  . 
3  (1  or  2). 
Course  I . 


III. 


3  (I). 
Cours 

3  (2) 

Course  IV. 

3  (1) 

Course  V. . 


3  (2) 

Course  VI . 


2  (1  or  2) 

(Ineachsection) 
Course  VII .  .  .  . 


3  (1  or  2)... 
Course  VIII . 


3  (1  or  2).. 
Course  IX. 


3  (1  or  2). 
Course  X. 


Catechetics 

Pedagogy 

Theory  and  practice  of  teaching 

Catechetics 

History  of  education 

History  of  education 

Psychology  in  its  relation  to  education. 


Introductory  psychology 

Lectures,  experiments,  reports. 
History  of  philosophy 


History  of  education. 

Child  study 

Educational  methods. 


Theory  of  education.     (Lectures,  reports, 
practice) 

(a)  Philosophy  of  education 

(b)  How  to  Study  and  teaching  How  to 
Study 

(c)  Civics  and  Health 

School  administration.    (Lectures,  reports 

observation,  practice) 

(a)  Economy  in  education 

(b)  High  school  administration 

(c)  Introduction  to  the  study  of  society. 

Applied  psychology 

Various  texts   and   experiments.     Prereq 

uisite:  Course  I 

Psychology  of  religion 

Textbooks,    questionnaires,    reports,    lee 

tures 

Educational  psychology 

Readings,  lectures  and  experiments 

Prerequisite:   Introductory  psychology.  .  , 

Introductory  psychology 

Lectures,  experiments,  reports 


History  of  philosophy. 
History  of  education,  . 


High  school  methods 

Observation  of  teaching.  Reports  on 
assigned  topics 

School  administration 

Text,  readings,  reports 

Special  methods  in  high  school  subjects.. . 

In  sections  under  supervision  of  instructor 
who  is  at  the  head  of  the  department 
concerned.  Textbook,  lectures,  obser- 
vations, reports 

Administrative  problems 

Stress  on  problems  of  superintendents  and 
high  school  principals 

Educational  sociology 

Surveys  and  reports 


.American  public  school  system. 
Assigned  readings  and  reports 


Rambach . . 

Fa  ye 

Page 

Roalkvam. 


Harris- Bagley. 


Yerkes . 
James. . 
Weber . 


Monroe . 


Kirkpatrick. . 

Thorndike  & 
Strayer .  .  . 


Brown 

Rosenkranz. .  . 


McMurray . 
.A.llen 


Snedden 

Roark 

Hollister 

Small&Vincent 
Hollingworth  & 
Poffenberger 


Starch ,  .  . 
Woodrow 
Terman . . 
Breese . .  . 


Thilly, 


Graves,  Monroe 
Cubberley. . , 
Parker 


Cubberley 


Nutt. 


Inglis 

Chancellor. 


Cubberley. 


Brandt 

Brandt 

Brandt 

Roalkvam 

G.  Bothne 

G.  Bothne 

Tingelstad 

Tingelstad 

Tingel.stad 

Tingelstad 

Tingelstad 

Tingelstad 

Hilleboe 
Hilleboe 

Hilleboe 
Hilleboe 

Hilleboe 
Hilleboe 
Hilleboe 
Hilleboe 

Norlie 

Norlie 

Norlie 

Norlie 


Tingelstad 

Norlie 

Tingelstad 


Tingelstad 
(Norlie) 


K.  E.  Peterson 


Tingelstad 


Norlie 


Tingelstad 
(Norlie) 


INSTRUCTION 


287 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Class 


I-III   (El). 


I  (El). 


I,  II  (El.. 
I,  II  (EI). 

I,  II  (El). 


Hours  and 
Courses 


3  (1  or 
Course 


Course  XII. . 


^  (1  or 
Course 
i  (1  or 
Course 

3  (1  or 
Course 


2).... 
XIII. 
2).... 
XIV 


2)... 
XV. 


Subject 


Principles  of  education 

Education  as  a  science.  Bibliographical 
work  and  methods  of  research.  A 
syllabus  on  education  developed 

Practice  teaching 

(In  preparatory  department  and  the  local 
high  school) 

Educational  hygiene 


Statistical  methods  applied  to  education  .  . 
(Effort  by  members  of  the  class  to  solve 
local  educational  problems) 

Moral  and  religious  education 

Syllabus,  lectures  and  assigned  reports 


Text 


Judd. 


Rapeer. 


Rugg 
Alexander . 


Norlie  &  Tingel- 
stad 


Teacher 
Tingelstad 


Tingelstad 


(F.  E.  Peterson) 
Tingelstad 


Tingelstad 
Norlie 


ENGLISH 


IV.... 
V,  VI. 


IV  (ND) 

V  (ND). 

VI  (ND) 
I 


II 

3. 

Ill 

3.    . 

IV 

3. 

V 

5. 

VI 

3, 

VII 

I 

,? 

IV. 


Grammar 

Fourth  reader  translated 

Fourth  reader 

Spelling  book 

Grammar 

National  third,  fourth,  and  fifth  readers. 

Shakespeare 


Fourth  reader  (ND) . 

Dictation 

Composition 


Shakespeare:  Hamlet 

Milton:   Paradise  Lost 

History  of  English  Literature 

Essays 

Shakespeare:  Julius  Caesar 

Extracts  from  other  authors 

Rhetoric  and  composition 

Composition 

Supplementary  readers 

Extracts  from  other  authors 

Composition 

National  fifth  reader 

English  grammar 

Composition 

Fourth  reader 

Translation  into  Norwegian 

Grammatical  exercises 

Dictations 

Fourth  reader 

English  grammar 

Translations  and  declamations 

Composition 

(Normal  Dept.  was  not  conducted  in  188.! 
83) 

Study  of  English  classics 

.•\nglo-Saxon  reader 

History  of  English  literature 

Parallel  reading 

Composition 

Essays 

Partly  with  I.  subjects  as  in  I 

English  classics 

Rhetoric 

Parallel  reading 

Composition 

Essays 

Subjects  as  in  III 


Pinneo 

McGuflfey 

McGuffey 

McGuffey 

Greene 

Parker  &   Wat- 


Saunders . 


Gilman. 


Hart.... 
Swinton. 


L0kke.. 
Monroe. 


National . 
Morris .  . 


Knudsen&Lokkr 


Sweet . 


Schmidt 
Schmidt 


Bergh.    (I-IV  f, 
V  2  f,  VI,  2  f) 


Bergh 
Bergh 
Bergh 


Jacobsen  (ND) 
L.  S.  Reque 


Naeseth 

Naeseth 
Naeseth 
Nseseth 

Naeseth 


Reque  (1  hr.) 
Naeseth 


L.S.Requed  hr) 
Naeseth 


Naeseth 


288 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Year 

Class 

Hours  and 
Courses 

Subject 

Text 

Teacher 

V 

5  (s) 

6  (f),6  (w).  .  .. 
6 

Seven  American  classics 

Swinton 

G.  Markhus 

VI 

English  grammar 

Meiklejohn .... 

Fourth  reader 

Appleton 

Markhus 

VII 

Fourth  reader 

Monroe 

Markhus 

I 

3 

1902-03 

History  of  English  literature 

Brooke 

Naeseth 

II 

Ill 

2(f),  3 (w).  3(s). 
3 

Selections  from  Pope,  Dryden,  and  others 

Olson 

1902-03 

History  of  English  literature 

Brooke 

Naeseth 

Olson 

History  of  English  literature 

Brooke 

Naeseth 

IV 

3 

Collateral  reading:  Shakespeare  &  Milton 
Rhetoric 

Clarke 

Shakespeare:  one  play 

Naeseth 

V 

6  (f) 

2  (f).  2  (w).  .  .  . 
6  (w),  6  (s).... 

6 

History  of  American  Literature 

Watkins 

selections  from  American  authors 

Markhus 

VI 

Rhetoric 

Clarke 

Vocal  culture 

Elocution 

Russell 

Markhus 

VII 

Punctuation 

Raub 

Elocution 

Elocution 

Sweit 

Swett 

Markhus 

I 

2  (1) 

Course  V 

3(2) 

Course  VI 

4  (1) 

Course  VII 

4  (2)  Course 

VIII 

4  (1)  Course 

IX 

4  (2) 

Course  X 

4(2) 

Course  XI 

1 

Grammar 

West 

Gjerset 

1912-13 

Olson 

I,  II  (El) 

I,  II  (EI) 

II 

The  drama:   Its  law  and  technique 

Woodbridge 

Olson 

Additional   literature   for  reference   work. 

Reports  by  students.     One  theme  from 

each  student 

.^nglo-Saxon 

Grammar,  versification;  phonetics 

Bright 

Olson 
Olson 

Chaucer:     Canterbury    Tales     (5     or    6) 
Middle  English.     Prologue.     Also  private 

reading.     Reports  and  one  theme  from 

each  student.  . 

Olson 
Olson 

Reports  and  one  theme  from  each  student 

Olson 

Reports  and  one  theme  from  each  student 

Olson 

Course  III 

1 

Rhetoric 

Argumentation 

Outlines,  composition,  longer  themes 

Baldwin 

Baker 

Olson 

Olson 

Course  IV 

(See  also  under  I- 1 1) 

INSTRUCTION 


289 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Class 


III. 


VII. 


VIII. 


I,  II  (El) 

I,  II,  III  (El) 

I,  II,  III  (El). 

I,  II  (El) 

I,  II  (El) 

I,  II  (El) 

I,  II  (El) 

I,  II  (El) 

I,  II  (El) 

I,  II  (El) 

I,  II  (El) 

I,  II  (El) 

I.  II  (El) 


IV.... 
V  (El)  , 


VI  (Rec). 


VII  (Rec). 


VIII  (Rec). 

IX  (R) 


Hours  and 
Courses 


3  (1).  2  (2). 
Course  II. . 


2  (Course  I) 
4 


3  (1  or  2)  Course 

V 

3  (1  or  2)  Course 

VI 

3  (1)  CourseVII 
J(2)CourseVIII 
3  (1  or  2)Course 

IX 

3  (1  or  2)  Course 

X 

3(1  or  2)  Course 

XI 

3  (1  or  2)Course 

XII 

3(1  or  2)  Course 

XIII 

3(1  or  2)  Course 

XIV 

3(1)  Course  XV 
3(2)CourseXVI 
3(1  or  2)  Course 

XVII 


Courses  III-IV 


2  Courses  I- 1 1 
5 


Subject 


History  of  English  Literature 

Lectures  by  teacher 

Readings . 

Selections 

Reports  and  one  theme  from  each  student 

Rhetoric  and  composition 

History  of  American  literature   (2  hrs.) . . . 
Literature  (for  study  and  reading)  (2  hrs.) 

Memorizing  selections 

Weekly  compositions 

Composition  and  rhetoric  (2  hrs.) 


Literature  (for  study  and  reading)  (2  hrs.) 

Memorizing  selections 

Weekly  compositions 

Composition  and  rhetoric   (2   hrs.) 


Literature  (for  study  and  for  reading) 
(2  hrs.) 

Memorizing  selections 

Weekly  compositions 

English  grammar 

Literature  (class  study  and  supplementary 
reading) 

Compositions  and  reports 


Advanced  composition. 


Public  speaking 

Shakespeare:   Four  plays 

Masterpieces  of  English  literature 


.American  literature 

The  drama  to  1642 

The  novel 

The  Romantic  movement 
Tennyson  and  Browning . 


The  essay 

-Anglo-Saxon  reader. 
Beowulf  translated . 


Chaucer:  Canterbury  Tales  and  Prologue. 
See  under  I-II-III. 


History  of  English  literature 

Representative  selections  of  English  liter- 
ature   

Rhetoric  and  composition 

Rhetoric  and  composition 

History  of  English  literature 

Weekly  composition 

Memorizing 

Outside  reading 

Exercises  in  debating,  reading,  speaking.  .  . 

Survey  of  American  literature 

Composition  and  rhetoric(second  semester) 


Outside  reading 

Public  speaking 

Composition  and  rhetoric  (.2  hours) . 


Literary  readings  and  reports  (3  hours) .  .  . 
Practice  in  reading,  memorizing,  debating 

etc 

Orthoepy 

English  grammar  (2  hours) 

Literary  readings  and  reports  (3  hours) .  .  . 
English  grammar 


Text 


Century. 
Manly.  . 


Baldwin. .  . 
Abernethy . 


Lockwood  and 
Emerson .  .  . 


Lockwood  and 
Emerson  .  .  . 


Gjerset 


Cunliffe  and  Lo- 
mer.  Periodical? 
Bright 


Moody  &Lovett 


Manly . 
Linn.  .  . 


Hinchman. 


Brewer 

Long 

Calhoun    and 
McAlarney . 


Brewer 

Lockwood  and 
Emerson .  .  . 


.Abernethy. 
Wooley .  .  . 


Gjerset . 


Olson 


Olson 
Thompson 


Olson 


Thompson 


Thompson 


Talle 

Talle 
Olson 
Olson 

Olson 

Olson 

Olson 

Olson 

Olson 

Olson 
Olson 
Olson 

Olson 
Olson 


Nelson 

S.  S.  Reque 


Nelson 
Nelson 
Nelson 
Nelson 

Evanson 
Talle 


290 


LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH    SIXTY  YEARS 


Outline  of  Siihjeds  hij  Decades 

FORENSICS  (Debating.  Oratory,  Elocution,  Public  Speaking) 


Class 


Hours  and 
Courses 


Subject 


Progress  in  this  field  is  mudi:  not  only  by 
means  of  class  instruction  in  Englisli  and 
Norwegian,  but  also  through  the  student 
literary  organizations  and  public  con- 
tests and  programs,  and  by  instruction 
given  privately  by  the  instructors. 
Special  coaches  for  debating  and  orator- 
ical contest  in  1921-22  are  Professors 
D.  T.  Nelson  and  H.  O.  Talle. 

Exercises  in  declamation  (in  Norse  course) 


Text 


Teacliir 


VII 

I.  II.  Ill  (El). 


V,  VI,  VII(Rec) 


2  (f).  2  (s) 

1  English, 

Course  IV.  .  . 
1 

3  (1  or  2) 

Eng.  Course  VI 


Elocution. 


Swett . 


Public  speaking 

Debating  and  other  exercises. . . . 

Public  speaking 

Same  as  in  1912-13  for  Class  II. 
Public  speaking  and  debating .  .  . 


Brewer. 


Markhus 

Olson 

Thompson 

Talle 

Reque  &  Nelson 


FRENCH 


I  (El). 


11  (El). 


I,  II  (El). 
I,  II  (El). 


2  (f),2  (s). 

4 

Course  II . 


4 

Course  I . 


Courses  I-II .  .  , 

3 

Courses  III-IV. 


Elementary  French 

Advanced  course 

Grammar  and  e.\ercises  continued  . 

Selections  for  reading 

Lectures 

Elementary  course 

Pronunciation 

Essentials  of  grammar 

Exercises 

Selections  from  authors 

Elementary  French 

Grammar  and  reading 

.'\dvanced  course 

Stress  on  literary  features 

Larger  assignment  of  authors 

Review  of  grammar. 


L.  S.  Retuic 
L.  S.  RcQue 


V,  VI. 


V.  . 
VI.. 
III. 
V.  . 
VI.. 
V.  . 
VI.. 
VII. 


3 

4 

5  (s) 

5  (s) 

5  (f),S  (w). 


Geography  of  Northern  Europe  . 

Geography  of  Europe 

Geography 

Read,  translated,  and  learned.  . 

Geography 

Common  school  geography 

Physical  geography 

Grammar  school  geography 

Grammar  school  geography 

Geography  of  Europe 

Physical  geography 

General  geography 


L.  S.  Reque 


Fraser&Squair 


S.  S.  Reque 
S.  S.  Reque 


GENER.AL  SCIENCE 

1 

1862-63 

1872-73 



1882-83 

1892-93 

1902-03 

1912-13 

1921-22 

viii,  ix  (El).. 

. . .  .5  (i) 

Introduction  to  general  science 

Clark 

O.  M.  Eittrcim 

GEOGRAPHY 

Dan 

Mitcheil 


Geelmuyden . 

Warren 

Guyot 

Guyot 

Guyot 

.'Vppleton .  .  .  . 

Houston 

Horn 


Schmidt 

Siewers 
Bergh  (f) 
Narvesen 
Narvesen 
Narvesen 
G.  Bothne 
Sheel 
Markhus 


INSTRUCTION 


291 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Year 

Class 

Hours  and 

Courses 

Subject 

Text 

Teacher 

ig02-o.? 

V 

VI   .. 

5 

Physics  and  phys.  geography 

Wentworth  & 
Hill(Physics). 

Sheel 

VII 

None 

V,  VI,  VII(EI). 
V,  VI,  VII(El). 
IX 

5  (f) 

5  (w)    .  . 

Political  geography 

Geography  of  Europe 

Longman 

Sihler 
Sihler 

191'    13 

1971_>7 

5  (1)    . 

Commercial  geography 

Physical  geography 

Political  geography 

S.  S.  Reque 
O.  M.  Eittreim 
Talle 

5  (1  or  2) 

3 

GSRM  VN 

1862-63 

IV 

V,  VI 

I 

3 

2 

7 

German  forms 

Second  reader 

Schiller:  Thirty  Years'  War 

Aucenrieth 

Wackernagel. .  . 

Schmidc 

German  grammar 

German  verbs 

Autenrieth 

Larsen 

Schmidt  (1  hr.) 
Siewers(III-V) 
Jacobsen(I,II) 

187^-73 

.•\utenrieth 

Aalholm 

Woodbury 

II 

Ill 

2 

2 

2  ^  .  ^  ^  .  ^  ^ 

3 

3 

German  reader 

German  reader 

Schiller:  Thirty  Years'  War 

Selections     from     German     classics,   e.  g.. 

IV 

V 

I 

II 

1882-83 

Schiller:  Wallenstein 

Goethe:  Faust 

Piccolomini.  .  .  . 

E.  J.  Petersen 

7 

Reader 

Goethe:   Hermann  und  Dorothea 

Grammar 

Composition 

Reader 

Grammar ^ 

L0kke 

E.  J.  Petersen 

Ill 

IV 

I 

2 

4 

3 

.5 

Pauss&Lassen. . 

E.  J.  Petersen 

Reader 

Reader 

Knudsen 

Pauss  &  Lassen. 

E.  J.  Petersen 

1892-93 
1902-03 

(German  in  Normal  Dcpt.) 

Sihler 

[I 

Fichte:  Reden  an  die  deutsche  Nation  (in 

III 

3. 

Sillier 

Parallel  assigned  reading  of  various  authors 

Sihler 

IV 

3 

Pauss  &  Lassen. 
Pauss  &  Lassen. 

Reader 

Sihler 

V 

5  (f),5  (w).    .  . 

G.  Bothne 

r 

Reader 

Knudsen 

n 

Ill 

4  (f),  0  (w) 

3  (s) 

2  (f),  2  (w).  ... 

Sihler 

Sihler 

Five  poems  memorized 

292 


LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 

Year 

Class 

Hours  and 
Courses 

Subject 

Text 

Teacher 

IV 

3 

German  reader 

Pauss  &  Lassen. 

Sihler 

V 

5  (w),5  (s).... 

4 

Course  IV 

2  (1)  Courselll. 

2  Course  II ...  . 

2 

Method  and  material 

Sihler 

Bj0rset 

Sihler 

I,  II  (El) 

II 

Ill 

1912-13 

Sihler 

Work  along  same  lines  as  in  Soph.  year. 

Sihler 

Goethe,     Schiller,     Lessing,     Grillparzer. 
Kleist;    Kluge:    Auswahl  deutscher  Ge- 
dichte 

IV 

Sihler 

Sihler 

V 

Course  I 

4 

Sihler 

Sihler 

Pauss  &  Lassen. 
Knudsen  & 

Rogstad 

Gunderson  & 

Larsen 

Sihler 

VI     . 

3 

Grammar 

Sihler   

Sihler 

I,  II  (El) 

Ill 

IV 

2  Course  V 

3  Courses  VI- 

VIII. 

3 

CoursesIII-IV.. 

4 

Sihler 

Bjorset 

Knudsen  & 

Rogstad 

Pausp  &  Lassen. 

Reader 

1921-22 

Sihler 

Sihler 

Sihler 

Sihler 

Sihler  (III) 

Reading  of  prose  and  poetry 

F.  E.  Peterson 
(III.  IV) 

Prerequisites,  Courses  I-II  or  equivalent. 

Sihler 

V      

Courses  I-II.  .  . 
5  (Rec.) 

5  (EI)... 

Dictation  and  reading  for  German  sounds 

Bacon 

F.  E.  Peterson 

VI   .. 

Bacon 

Forms  and  gender 

GREEK 


1862-63 

IV 

3 

Grammar 

Curtius 

Jacobs 

Schmidt 

I 

2 

1872-73 

I,  II 

Ill 

3 

4 

Homer:  Odyssey 

Landmark 

Schenke 

Curtius- Voss. . . 
Schenke 

IV 

4 

Grammar 

Reader 

1882-83 

I 

6 

G.  Bothne 

II 

6 

Herodotus  VII 

Grammar 

Goodwin 

History  of  Greek  literature 

Xenophon:  Anabasis 

Jebb 

Schenke 

G.  Bothne 

Ill 

6 

Plato:  Euthyphro  and  Crito 

Goodwin 

G.  Bothne 

IV 

5 

Grammar 

Goodwin 

First  Lessons 

White 

Naeseth 

INSTRUCTION 


293 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Year 


1902-03 


Class 


III. 


IV 

I,  II  (EI). 


I.  II. 

II.  .. 

III.  . 


IV.... 

I 

I  (El). 


II  (EI). 

Ill 

IV 


Hours  and 

Courses 


5  (f),  5  (w)  . 


Course  V 

4 

Course  IV 

2.  Christianity 
Course  IV.  .  . 


Course  III. 


Course  II. 


Course  I 

2  Christianity. 
Courses  VI  I-Vlll 

3  (1) 


3  (2) 

CoursesVII-VlIl 
3  (1) 

3  (2) 

Courses  V^-VI .  . 

4  (1) 

4  (2) 

Courses  III-IV. 
4  Courses  I- 1 1 


Subject 


Demosthenes:   Philippics 

Sophocles:  Oedipus  Tyrannus. 

Homer:   Iliad 

Plato:  Apology  and  Crito .  .  .  . 

Herodotus 

Grammar  and  composition. . . . 
History  of  Greek  literature .  .  . 
Xenophon:  Anabasis 


Homer:  Odyssey 

Grammar  and  composition. . . . 

Beginner's  Book 

Attic  Orators 

Sophocles 

.■\ristophanes 

Lectures  on  Greek  drama 

Homer 

Grammar  and  composition. . . . 
History  of  Greek  literature .  .  . 

Euripides:   Medea 

Herodotus:  Selections 

Greek  Testament 

Beginner's  Greek,  completed. . 

Xenophon's  Anabasis 

Grammar 

Composition 

Homer 

Beginner's  Greek 

Grammar  and  composition.  .  . 
Demosthenes:  De  Corona .... 

Plato:  two  dialogues 

Homer:   Iliad  and  Odyssey. . . . 
Sophocles:  Oedipus  Tyrannus. 


Greek   Testament:   Mark,   John,  and  two 

Epistles 

Plato:  ."Xpology  and  Crito 

Euripides:   Medea 

History  of  Greek  literature 

Xenophon:  Anabasis 

Lysias:  Selected  orations 

Grammar 

Beginner's  Greek 


New  Testament — Matthew 

Demosthenes:   De  Corona 

Historical  selections  for  rapid  reading  (or) 

Plato:  Apology  and  Crito 

Patristic  Greek — Justin  Martyr 


Homer:  Iliad  or  Odyssey 

Sophocles:  Oedipus  Tyrannus  (or) . 

Euripides:   Medea 

Greek  Historians 

Lysias:  Selected  orations  (or) 

Lucian:   Dialogues 

Beginner's  Book 


Text 


Jebb. 


White. 
White. 
Jebb.. 


Jebb.. 
Merry. 


White.... 
Goodwin . 


White. 
White. 


Jebb. 


Goodwin . 
White.... 


Benner-Smyth. 


Teacher 


G.  Bothne 
G.  Bothne 


Sihler  (f.  w), 
Bothne  (s) 


Sihler 

G.  Bothne 


G.  Bothne 


Sihler 


Sihler 

Ylvisaker 

Ylvisaker 


Ylvisaker 
Ylvisaker 


Ylvisaker 
Sihler 


Norlie  &  SihUr 
.Sihler 


Sihler 


Sihler 
Sihler 


Qualley 

Sihler  &  Qualley 


Strom 


HEBREW 


862-63 

872-73 
882-83 
892-93 
902-03 
912-13 
921-22 


I.  II  (El). 


4 

3  (1),  4  (2).  .  . 
3  Courses  I-II. 


Elementarbuch 

Hebraeisches  Schulburh 

Hebrjeisches  Schulbuch 

Hebraeisches  Schulbuch  and  Genesis . 

Introductory  Hebrew  Grammar 

Introductory  Hebrew  Grammar 


Seffer 

HoUenberg. 
Hollenberg . 
HoUenberg. 
Davidson. . . 
Davidson. . . 


Larsen 

Larsen 

Larsen 

Larsen 

Ylvisaker 

Norlie 


294 


LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH    SIXTY   YEARS 


Class 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


HISTORY 


Hours  and 
Courses 


Subject 


Text 


IV. 


I 

II 

Ill 

IV 

VI 

IV  (ND) . 
I 


II.  . 

III.  . 
IV.., 
IV.. 

V.  .  . 
V... 

[ 

I.  II. 


II. 
III. 


VI. 


IV. 

v.. 

VI. 


vu 

I.  II  (El). 
I,  II  (El). 
I,  II  (El). 

I,  ir(Ei). 

II 

II 


IV. 
V.  . 


Geography  of  Northern  Europe 

History  of  Norway 

General  History 

General  History 

General  History 

History  of  Norway,  Sweden  and  Denmark. 

General  history 

U.  S.  history 

Ancient  history 

Modern  history 

Middle  ages 

Ancient  history 

U.  S.  history 

History  of  Norway,  Sweden  and  Denmark. 

General  history 

Not  specified  in  catalog 

History  of  England  (alternate  years) 

Topics  by  students. 
See  also  under  I-II. 

Modern  history 

Medieval  history 

Scandinavian  history  (regularly  but  not  in 

1892-9,?.) 
.\ncicnt  history 


Daae .  .  . 
Petersen . 


Daae&  P  etersen 


Petersen . 


Myers 

Nissen  &  Daae. 
Nissen  &  Daae 
Nissen  &  Daae 

Higginson 

Eriksen 

Eriksen 


5  (f) 

S  (w),  6  (s). 


2  (f) 

2  (f) 

2  (w) 

2  (w) 

3  (s) 

Mf) 

2  (f) 

3  (w) 

2  (w) 

4  (w) 

4  (s) 

2  (s) 

5  (f).  5  (w), 
Ms) 


General  history  (outline) 

U.  S.  history 

Civil  government 

English  history 

Historical  seminar 

English  history  (cont.) 

Historical  seminar 

American  history 

Medieval  and  modern  European  history.  . 

Historical  seminar 

Medieval  and  modern  European  history. . 

Historical  seminar 

Scandinavian  history 

Medieval  and  modern  European  history.  . 

Historical  seminar 

.Ancient  history  to  800  A.  D 

Medieval  history  begun 

One  written  report:  by  each  student  in  each 
term. 


Eriksen .  . 
Johnston . 


Larned . 
Larned . 


No  text-book. 
Schjdth 


Schj0th. 


Schj0th . 


Rrfder. . 
Schj0th. 


S  (f) 

5  (w) 

5  (s) 

5  (s) 

Ml  or  2) 

Course  V 

i  (1)  Course  VI. 


4  (1  or  2).. 
Course  VII . 


2  (1  or  2)... 
Course  VIII . 


1  (1  or  2) 

Course  IX 

4  (1)  Course  III 
4  (2)  Course  IV 


4(1).... 
Course  I . 


4  (2)  Course  II. 


U.  S.  history 

Civil  government. 

U.  S.  history 

General  history 

American  history  177.S-1816 

Prerequisite,  courses  I,  II.  Ill,  VI,  IX.  .  . 

Constitutional  history  of  England  after  the 
Norman  conque.st 

.American  history 

(Period  of  discoveries  and  explorations  and 
the  Colonial  era).  Prerequisites,  course 
I,  H,  III.  VI,  IX 

/Xmerican  history 

(Industrial  and  social  development  after 
1877.) 

Historical  seminar 

(Study  of  the  Middle  West.) 

.•\merican  history  1816-1860 

The  Civil  War  and  the  period  of  recon- 
struction, 1K,S7-1877 

Europe  in  the  middle  ages 

(Study  of  the  various  movements  and  their 
influence) 

Europe  in  the  19th  century 


McMaster. 

Macy 

McMaster. 
Utheim .  .  . 


INSTRUCTION 


295 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Year 


1921-22 


Class 


VI.. 
VII. 


VIII 

I,  II  (El). 


I,  II  (EI). 
I,  II  (El). 


I,  II  (El) 

I.  II.  Ill  (E!) 

I,  11,  III  (El) 
I,  II.  Ill  (El). 
*II 


iIII. 
alll. 


VI 

VII 

VIII 

IX 

V,  VIII,  IX(El) 


Hours  and 
Courses 


4  (2). 
4 


None .... 

3  (2) 

Course  X. 


3  (1  or  2)  Course 

XI 

3  (2) 

Course  IX 


3  (1  or  2)  Course 

VIII 

3(1)  Course  VII 

3  (1)  Course  I.  . 
3  (2)  Coursell.. 

3  (1) 

Course  V 


3  (2)  Course  VI 

3  (1)  Course  III 
3  (2)  Course  IV 


None. 
S 


None. 

4 

5 


Subject 


Civil  government 

Ancient  history  to  800  A.  D  . 


Classic  myths 

Old  Greek  Life.  .  .  . 
Roman  antiquities. 


American  history 

(Industrial,   social   and   political   develop- 
ment after  1877) 


South  American  history 

American  history 

(Period    of   discoveries   and   explorations, 
the  colonial  era) 


Growth  of  the  English  constitution 

The  Civil  War  and  tiie  period  of  recon- 
struction 1857-1877 

Greek  civilization 

Roman  civilization 

.\merican  history  1775-1816 

(Revolutionary  war  and  the  framing  of  our 

national  government) 

.American  history  1816-1960 

*ReQuired.  but  social  science  substitu- 
tions are  permitted. 
Europe  from  Charlemagne  to  the  Congress 

of  Vienna 

Modern     and     contemporary     European 

history 

a — Open  to  Freshmen. 
May  elect  in  class  III  (Courses  III-IV). 
Senior  American  history 

(Text-book,      supplementary     reading. 

topical  references  and  reports.) 


General  history . 


United  States  history 

Citizenship      (Community  civics).  Prereq- 
uisites, U.  S.  history 

Study  of  civil  government  and  community 
life 


James&Sanford 
Myers 


Gayley. 

Mahaffv 
VVilkins. 


Myers. 


Magruder . 
Huglies .  .  . 


Teacher 


Ylvisaker  & 
Sihler 


Gjerset 


Gjerset 
Gjerset 


Gjerset 

Gjerset 
Rovelstad 
Rovelstad 
Hovde 


Hovde 

Gjerset&Hovde 
Hovde 

Evanson 

Evanson 
Evanson 
Evanson 
Evanson 


LATIN 


1862-63  IV 6 


V,  VI . 


1882-83 


Grammar 

Reader 

Tirocinium 

Hist.  Sacra 

Composition 

Tirocinium 

Grammar 

Composition 

Grammar  (for  all  classes) . 


Composition  (IV  to  I) 

Latin  Poetry 

Liv\ 


l^ivy 

Cicero:   De  senectute 

and  De  amicitia  and  Orationes 

Sallust:  Catilina 

Caesar:  De  bello  Gallico 

Nepos 

Reader 

Vergil:    Aeneid  (I-III) 

Cicero:  2nd  Philippic 

Horace:  Odes 

Grammar  and  composition 

Roman  antiquities 

Cicero:  Orationes    in    Catilinam    and   De 

senectute 

Livy  (Books  XXI-XXII) 

Grammar  and  composition 


Madvig. 
Ruehner 
Schulze .  . 


Schulze . 
Madvig. 


Madvig  (later 
Schreiner) .  .  . 

Tischer 

Siebelis 


Schmidt 


Landmark 

Landmark 

Landmark 

Landmark 

Jacobsen 

Larsen 


L.  S.  Reque 


L.  S.  Reque 


296 


LUTHER  COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Year 


Class 


IV. 


III. 


IV. 


V 

VI 

I,  II  (El) 


I,  II  (El). 


Hours  and 
Courses 


5(1  hr.  with  I) 
6 


6  (w),  6  (s), 

4  (f) 

4  (w) 


4  (s) 

5  (0,  5  (w). 


5  (s) 

5  (f),  5  (w). 


5  (s) 

5  (f).  5  (w)  . 
5  (s) 


6 

6 

4  (1) 

Course  V  A. . 

4  (2) 

Course  VI  A . 

4  (1) 

Course  VII  A 


Subject 


Caesar:  De  bello  Gallico  (III-IV) 

Sallust :  Catilina 

Grammar  and  composition 

Latin  classics  (Nepos,  Phaedrus,  Caesar: 
De  hello  Gallico  I  )completed 

Grammar  (Synta.x) 

Weekly  composition 

Latin  reader  completed 

Latin  classics  begun 

Grammar  (Etymology) 

Composition 

Reader  and  grammar  (75  pages) 

Oral  and  written  exercises 

History  of  Roman  literature  and  antiqui- 
ities 

Horace:  Select  odes,  satires,  and  epistles.  . 

Livy:   Bk.  XXI  or  XXII 

Vergil:  Aeneid 

Tacitus:  Germania 

Ovid:   Metamorphoses 

Sallust:  Catilina 

Cicero:  Orationes 

Caesar:  De  bello  Gallico 

Phaedrus:   Fabulae 

Parallel  reading  of  authors 

Composition 

Foundations  of  Latin 

Reader 

Caesar:   De  bello  Gallico .  . 

Tacitus:  Germania  and  Agricola 

Roman  constitutional  history(l  hr.  weekly) 

Roman  lyric  poetry:  Catullus  and  Horace. 

Lyric  meters 

History  of  Roman  literature(l  hr.  weekly) 

Roman  satire:  Horace  and  Juvenal 

Vergil:  Aeneid,  Bks.  II-IV 

Review  of  grammar  and  composition 

Cicero:  selections  from  De  officiis 

Philosophy  of  Cicero 

Roman  Comedy:  the  Phormio  of  Terence 

Theatre  and  private  life  of  the  Romans 

Livy:   Bk.  XXI 

Rome  and  Carthage 

Composition  (22-36) 

Gram  mar 

Ovid:  selections 

Prosody  and  Roman  mythology 

Composition  (37-44) 

Grammar 

Cicero:  selections  from  Orations 

Roman  oratory — Roman  constitution  .  . 

Composition  (1-15) 

Grammar 

Cicero:  selections  from  Orations 

(or)  his  minor  philosophical  works  or  Phae- 
drus:  Fabulae 

Composition  (16-21) 

Grammar 

Caesar:  four  books 

Composition  (1  hr.  weekly) 

First  Latin  Book 


Stress  on  sound  foundations 

Latin  literature  of  the  Empire  (begun) 

(Selections  from  representative  authors). 
Reports  on  literature.  Advance  com- 
position   

Latin  literature  of  the  Empire  (continued) . 

(Selections  translated) 

Study  of  the  times 

.Xdvanced  composition 

Roman  satire:   Horace  and  Juvenal 

.Advanced  composition 


Text 


Voss 

Schreiner. .  .  . 
."Anderson  &Gj0r 

Voss 

Voss 

Schreiner.  .  .  . 


Voss. 


Weisse . 


Voss. 


Bennett . 
Bennett 


Bennett . 
Bennett. 


Bennett. 
Bennett . 


Bennett . 
Bennett. 


D'Ooge .  . 

Collar  & 
Daniell. 


Gudeman . 


Arnold.  .  . 
Gudeman . 


Arnold . 
Arnold . 


INSTRUCTION 


29: 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Year 


Class 


Hours  and 
Courses 


Subject 


Text 


Teacher 


4  (2). 


III. 


Course  VIII  A. 


4  (1). 


Course  III  A. 


4(2) 

Course  IV  A. 


IV. 


4(1) 

Course  I  A . 


4  (2) 

Course  II  A. 


bill  (Special). 


blV  (Special) . 


6  (1) 

Course  III  B. 


6  (2) 

Course  IV  B. 


6  (1) 

Course  I  B 
6  (2) 


VII. 


VIII. 


I,  II,  III  (El). 


I.  II,  III  (El).. 


I,  II,  III  (El). 


I,  II,  III  (El). 


Course  XV . 


2  (1) 

2  (2) 

1  (1  or  2). 

2  (1) 

3  or  2  (2) . 


3  (1  or  2).... 
Course  XIII. 

3  (1  or  2).... 


Roman  drama:  the  Phormio  of  Terence 
and  the  Medea  of  Seneca 

Advanced  composition 

(or)  Rapid  reading  course  of  Caesar,  Cice- 
ro, or  Vergil 

Advanced  composition 

Reports  on  private  and  public  life  (illus- 
trated)  

Horace:  Odes  and  Epodes 

Versification  and  memorizing 

Composition  weekly 

Roman  political  instit.     Weekly 

Reading  at  sight 

Tacitus:  Agricola  and  (Jermania 

Composition  weekly 

History  of  Roman  literature,  weekly 

Reading  at  sight 

Private  life  of  Romans  (illustrated) 

Cicero:  De  senectute  and  De  amicitia 

Special  attention  to  grammar  and  language 

Composition  weekly 

Sight  reading 

Livy:  Bk.  XXI  or  selections 

Composition  weekly 

Sight  reading 

Cicero:  five  orations 

Sight  reading 

Word  building 

Composition  (2  hrs.  weekly) 

Vergil:  selections  from  Aeneid 

Sight  reading 

Composition  (1  hr.  weekly) 

Word  building 

Beginner's  Latin 


Arnold . 
Arnold . 


Bennett. 


Ritchie . . 
Granrud. 


Gudeman . 
Ritchie... 
Wilkins .  . 


Johnston . 
Bennett.  . 
Bennett.  . 
Ritchie.  . 


Westcott . 
Ritchie . . . 


Kelsey . 


Rovelstad 

Rovelstad 
Rovelstad 

Rovelstad 

Rovelstad 
Rovelstad 


Kellogg&Reed. 

Bennett 

Knapp 


Bennett 

Kellogg&  Reed 
D'Ooge 


3  (1)  Course  XI 


Caesar:  selections  from  the  Gallic  War  and 

Civil  War 

Composition  (2  hrs.  weekly) 

b-Special  Course  for  those  entering  Col- 
lege with  two  years  or  less  of  Prep.  Latin 
After  completing  Special  IV  and  III,  the 
student  is  required  to  take  the  Regular  IV 
Latin  course. 
Vergil:   Six   books   of   the   Aeneid,   or  an 

equivalent 

Prosody 

Grammar 

Composition  (1  hr.  weekly) 

Cicero:  six  orations,  or  an  equivalent. . 

Study  of  the  times 

Composition  weekly 

Sight  reading 

Caesar:  four  books,  or  an  equivalent.  . 

Special  emphasis  on  grammar 

Prose  composition  weekly 

Vocabulary  drill 

Beginner's  Latin 

Stress  on  a  solid  foundation 

Roman  life  and  thought.   (Text,  reports, 

illustrated  lectures) 

(a)  Constitutional  history 

(b)  .'^rt  and  architecture 

(c)  Mythology 

(d)  Private  life 

(e)  History  of  Roman  literature 

(All  or  any  number  of  the  foregoing  courses 

may  be  elected). 

.'\dvanced  composition 

(Required  for  a  recommendation  to  teach 
Latin  in  secondary  schools). 

Teacher's  course.  Reading  of  large  por 
tions  of  Caesar  and  Cicero.  Reports, 
text,  illustrated  lectures 

Seneca:  Moral  essays  and  letters.  Re- 
ports, assigned  reading,  illustrated  lec- 
tures  


Kelsey .  . 
Bennett. 


Knapp . 


Bennett. 
Ritchie. . 
Kelsey .  . 


Ritchie. 


Kelsey .  . 
Bennett . 
Bennett . 


D'Ooge . 


Granrud-Abbott 


Gay  ley 

Johnston-Kelsey 
Bender- Macail 


Arnold . 


Hurst&  Whiting 


Rovelstad 


E.  Petersen 

E.  Peterson 

E.  Peterson 

E.  Peterson 
Rovelstad 


Rovelstad 


Rovelstad 
Rovelstad 


298 


LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH    SIXTY   YEARS 


Year 


Class 


I,  II.  Ill  (El).. 

I,  II,  III  (EI).. 
I,  II.  Ill  (El).. 


IV. 


cl  1 1  (.Special) . 


cIV  (Special). 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


VIII. 


,5  (2) . .  .  .^.  .  . 
Course  XII. 


3  (1) 

Course  IX. 


Hours  and 
Courses 


3  (2) 

Course  X. 


3  (1) 

Course  V. 


Subject 


Course  VII. 


3  (2) 

Course  VI . 


Course  VIII. 


5  (1) 

Course  III. 


5  (2) 

Course  IV. 


6  (1)  Course  I. 

6  (2) 

Course  II ...  . 


Christian  Latin  literature. 

Latin  church  fathers:  selections 

Latin  hymns:  selections 

Reports  and  illustrated  lectures 

Pliny:  selected  letters 

Study  of  life  of  early  empire 

Illustrated  lectures 

Poetry  of  the  early  empire 

Selections  from  Ovid.  Persius.  Martial 
Juvenal.  Reports  and  illustrated  lec- 
tures 

History:  selections  from  Livy 

Grammar 

Composition 

Sight  reading ; 

Roman  antiquities 

(or)  History:  selections  from  Roman  his- 
torians. Otherwise  very  similar  to  the 
foregoing  course 


Text 


Maloney . 
Merrill.  . 


Westcott . 


West  cot  t . 
Bennett .  . 
Arnold.  .  . 


Wilkins . 


Dean   &   Defer 


Poetry:  A  selection  of  Latin  verse.  . 

Grammar,  etc.  continued 

History  of  Roman  literature 

(or)  Poetry:  Latin  Poetry  from  Catullus  to 
Claudian.      Otherwise    very    similar    to 

foregoing  course 

(All  four  courses  are  given  to  avoid  having 

classes  too  large.) 
Cicero:  selections  from  the  orations  and 

letters 

Word-building 

Sight  reading ; 

Prose  composition 

Ovid,  Vergil:  selections  from  the  Metamor- 
phoses and  the  .-Xeneid 

Sight  reading,  word-building 

Composition,  continued 

Elementary  Latin 

Caesar:  selections  from  Gallic  War 

Sight  reading 

Composition 

Grammar 

c-Special  course  for  those  entering  col- 
lege with  two  years  or  less  of  Prep.  Latin. 

.\fter  completing  Special  IV  and  III,  the 

student  is  required  to  take  the  Regular  IV 

Latin  course. 

Vergil:  five  books  of  the  Aeneid 

Composition  weekly 

Grammar 

Prosody  and  sight  reading 

Cicero:  five  orations 

Composition  weekly 

Grammar 

Sight  reading 

Caesar:  Three  books 

Review  of  elements.     Special  emphasis  on 
grammar 

Composition  weekly 

Sight  reading 

Beginning  Latin 

Stress  on  a  solid  foundation  for  Caesar .  . 


ran 

Yale  Univ.  Press 


Rovclstad 


Rovelstad 


Rovclstad 


Rovelstad 


Freeman . 


D'Ooge 

Ivellogg  &  Reed 


Bennett. 


Gleason-Knapp 


D'Ooge . 
Kelsey . 


Rovelstad 


Qua  ey 


Bennett. 
Bennett. 


Knapp  . 
Bennett. 
Bennett . 


Kelsey .  . 
Bennett. 
Bennett. 


Kelsey . 


D'Ooge . 
.  .Smith. 


Qualley 


Nelson 


Talle 


Moe  &  F.  E. 

Peterson 


MATHEMATICS 


1862-63 
1872-73 


IV.... 
V.  VI. 
IV.... 

II 

III.  .  . 


Arithmetic  (200-313). 
Arithmetic  (1-164). . . 

Algebra 

Geometry 

Algebra 


Da  vies. 
Davies. 


Da  vies . 


Schmidt 
Schmidt 
Bercli  &  Reque 
Bergh  &  Reque 


INSTRUCTION 


299 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


1882-83 


Class 


VI.. 
VII. 
I\'.. 

V.  . 

VI . 


VII. 
IV.. 


VI 

VII 

VIII 

I.  II,  III  (EI) 

I,  II  (El)...  . 


Hours  and 
Courses 


4  (f),4  (w), 
i  (f).  4  (w). 

5  (f).  5  (w). 


4(1). 

4  (2). 

5  (f). 
5  (w)  . 
5  (s). 

5 

5 


4(l)Course  I.  . 
4(2)Course  II. 

4  (1) 

4 

5 

3  (1  or  2).- 

Course  V 

3(1  or  2)  Course 

VI 

IV    (See    under  3  (2) 

subject) Course  IV 


I,  II,  III  (El). 


IV   (See   under- 
subject)  


IV. 


VI  (EI) . 
VI  (El)  . 


VII  (Rec.).. 

VIII  (Rec). 


IX 

VI-IX   (El). 


I,  II,  III  (El) 


3  (1  or  2) 

Course  III. . . 

5(1) (3  credits) 
Course  I 


3  (1  or  2). 
Course  II . 


5  (1). 

5 

5 


5  (1  or  2) 

3  (2)  Course  I. 


Subject 


Algebra 

.\rithmetic 

.Arithmetic 

Plane  geometry 

Complete  algebra 

.Mgebra  (commenced) 

Elements  of  arithmetic  (completed) 

Elements  of  arithmetic  (begun) 

Solid  geometry  (combined  with  Class  IV) 
Solid  geometry  (combined  with  Class  III) . 
Plane  geometry 


.\lgebra 

Higher  arithmetic 

Solid  geometry 

Trigonometry 

Plane  geometry 

Solid  geometry 

Plane  geometry 

Algebra 

.Advanced  arithmetic 

Plane  trigonometry 

-Analytic  geometry 

Higher  algebra 

Plane  geometry 

Elementary  algebra 

Differential  calculus 

Prerequisites,  Courses  II-IV 

Integral  calculus.     Prerequisite,  Course  V. 


.Analytic  geometry 

(Required  of  Class  IV^  unless  College  Alge- 
bra is  selected.     Prerequisite,  Course  II) 

College  algebra 

Prerequisite,  Courses  I-II,  or  equivalent.  . 

Higher  algebra 

(Required  of  those  of  Class  IV  who  do  not 
present  the  subject  for  entrance.) 

Plane  trigonometry 

Prerequisite,  Course  I  or  equivalent 

Solid  geometry  (offered) 

Higher  algebra 


Plane  geometry .... 
Elementary  algebra. 


.Arithmetic 

Commercial  arithmetic 

(See  under  commercial  subjects.) 
Surveying   (Theory  and   practice.) 
requisite:   Plane  trigonometry)  .  . 


(Pre- 


Text 


Olney 

Olney 

Went  worth . 

Olney 

Olney 

Wentworth . 
Wentworth. 
Wentworth . 

Wentworth. 
Ray 


Phillips&Fisher. 
Phillips&Fisher. 
Wentworth .  .  .  . 
Wentworth  .  .  .  . 
Wentworth .  .  .  . 
Wentworth  .  .  .  . 
Wentworth  .  .  .  . 
Wentworth .  .  .  . 
Wentworth .  .  .  . 

Milne 

Osborne 


Osborne 

Fanner&AlIen. 

Fite 


Hawkes,LubyS;; 
Touton 


Wentworth . 


Hawkes,Luby  & 
Touton 

Wentworth  & 
Smith 

Milne 


Wentworth .  . 
Lyons  and  Car- 
nahan 


Teacher 


Jacobsen  (ND) 
&  Bergh 
&  Rtque 
Narvesen 
Narvesen 
Narvesen 
Narves^n 
Narvesen 
Sheel 
Sheel 

Sheel&Bothne 
(w) 
Sheel 
Sheel 
Sheel 
Sheel 
Sheel 
iheel 
Sheel 
h-el 
Sheel 

javre  &  Sheel 
Savre 
Savre 
Savre 
Overn 
Strom 

Strom 

.Strom 


Strom  &  Tryt- 

ten 
Strom  &  Qua'ley 


Sheel&Trvtten 


Qualley 

O.  .M.  Eitireim 
Moe  and  O.  M. 
Eittreim 

Evanson 

K.  O.  Eittreim 
Sheel 


MUSIC 

Although  music  does  not  occupy  a  large 

place  in  the  curriculum  proper,  its  cultural 

and   disciplinary   value    has   always   been 

clearly  recognized  at  this  institution.     Al- 

most   from    the    beginning,    opportunities 

have   been  given  for  private   instruction. 

both    vocal    and    instrumental.     Further- 

more, a  distinctly  musical  atmosphere  has 

been  created  by  such  organizations  as  the 

college  bands,  orchestra,  choruses.  Musical 

1 

Union,  and  the  Decorah  Choral  Union. 

11862-63 
il872-73 

IV 

9 

I-VI 

2  hrs.  weekly 

1882-83 

I-IV 

each  year. . . . 
1    hr.    weekly 

N.  Brandt 

each  year.  . 

V'ocal  music 

Hanson 

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300 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Year 


1892-93 


1912-13 


1921-22 


Class 


I-VI  (El)  .  . 

V,  VI 

I-VI  (El) .  . 

V,  VI 

I-VI    (El) .  . 

V,  VI 

I-VI  1 1    (El). 
V 


VI 

VII,  VIII. 


I-IV  (El). 
V^VIII    . 


I-IX  (El) 


Hours  and 
Courses 


2  hrs.  weekly 
each  year. . . 


2  hrs.  weekly 
each  year. . . 


2  hrs.  weekly 
each  year. . 


2  (1).  1 
(2) 


1  hr.  wkly 
each  year 


2  hrs.  weekly 
each  year. . . 


Subject 


Private  instruction  and  voluntary  organi- 
zations  


Vocal  music 

Opportunity   for   private   instruction  and 
admission  to  musical  organizations 


Vocal  music 

Opportunity  for   private   instruction   and 
admission  to  musical  organizations 


V^ocal  music 

Opportunity  for  private  instruction  and 
admission  to  musical  organizations 

Rudiments  of  music  and  a  fair  knowledge 
of  Lutheran  hymns,  history  of  music, 
and  harmony 


Harmony 

Rudimencs  of  music  and  a  fair  knowledge 
of  Lutheran  hymns,  history  of  music, 
and  harmony 

Opportunity  for  private  instruction,  both 
instrumental  and  vocal,  and  admission 
to  musical  organizations 


Text 


Teacher 


Hanson 

Sihler 
Hanson 
Hanson 
Sperati 


Sperati 
Sperati 

Sperati 
Sperati 


Sperati 

Sperati  and 
Mrs.  Moe 


NORSE 


1862  63 

IV 

2 

Bojsen 

Larsen 

V,  VI 

I 

2 

Bojsen 

Larsen 

1872   73 

L0kke 

Jensen 

Lassen 

Larsen  (I-II) 

II,  III 

IV,  V 

VI 

■  w 

Reader  (lowest  and  intermediate  classes) . 
Reading  of  prose  and  poetry  (for  highest 

classes)  

Composition,  dictation,  translation,  memo- 

Landmark  (III) 
Siewers  (IV- VI) 

I 

)   I 

7 

188^  83 

(Normal  Department  same  as  in  Regular 
IV,  V,  VI.) 

Larsen 

II 

2                 

G.  Bothne 

III 

2 

Holberg  and  authors  of  18th  century 

G.  Bothne 

IV 

V 

2 

3 

Reader 

Hagerup&  Lassen 
L0kke 

Roalkvam 

Hagerup&Lassen 
L0kke 

Roalkvam 

VI 

4 

3 W 

Reader 

Eriksen 

and  Paulsen 

Roalkvam 

I 

1892-93 

(No  classes  in  normal  dept.  this  year.) 
History  of  Norwegian  literature 

Eriksen 

G.  Bothne(I,II; 

II 

III;I-III) 
Larsen  (III) 

III 

3 : n 

?     (IV) 

IV 

3        .               )  ( 

V 

VI 

VII 

6  (s) .  . 

Essays  and  one  lecture  by  each  student  of 

classes  I,   II,   III  each  year. 
Old  Norse  (in  classes  I  and  II  in  alternate 

years) ..._...._...._ 

Nygaard 

G.  Bothne 
Krog 

6  (f) 

6  (f)    . 

Krog 

6  (w) 

No  detailed  description  nivin  in  catalog .  ,  . 

Krog 

INSTRUCTION 


301 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Year 


Class 


IV. 
V.  , 


VII. 


1912-13 


I,  II  (El). 


I,  H  (El). 


III. 


Hours  and 
Courses 


3  (0.2  (w). 
3  (s) 


3  (f).  3  (w), 
2  (s) 


3 

6(s). 


5  (f) 

6  (0,6  (w). 


2  (1) 

Course  VII . 


i(2) 

Course  VIII . 


Course  IX. 


Course  X. 


2  (1) 

Course  V. 


2(2)Course  VI. 


2(l)Course  III 


2(2)  Course  IV. 


Subject 


Ibsen:  Brand  and  Peer  Gynt  (Essays  and 

lectures) 

Jonas  Lie  and  other  writers 

Composition 

History  of  literature  since  1814 

Wergeland  and  VVelhaven 

Asbj0rnsen,  Moe,  and  Bj0rnson 

Essays  and  lectures 

History  of  literature  to  1814 

.A.dvanced  readers 

The  saga 

Folklore  of  Norway  and  Denmark 

Holberg:   Erasmus  Montanus 

Wessel  and  a  few  others 

Composition 

.Advanced  readers 

Selections  from  authors 

Composition 

Reader 

Orthography 

Reading,  declamation,  composition,  capi- 
talization, punctuation,  etc 

Reader 

Grammar 

.\  collection  of  literary  models.     Reading, 

declamation,  composition,  etc 

Reader 

Grammar 

A  collection  of  literary  models.    Reading, 

word  analysis,  composition,  etc 

Henrik  Ibsen:  Rise  of  Norwegian  drama. 

(Four  plays  read) 

.Arne  Garborg:  Selections 

Composition  and  critical  essays 

Jonas  Lie:  Den  Fremsynte  and  Rutland .  .  . 

Per  Si  vie:  Soger 

Hans  Aanrud:  Sidsel  Sidsaerk 

J.  B.  Bull:  Norske  Folkelivsbilleder 

Biography  of  Per  Sivle 

Development  of  Jonas  Lie. 

Old  Norse 

Grammar 

Selections  for  study 

Erik  den  r0des  saga 

Old  Norse 

Volsungasaga 

Selections  from  Elder  Edda 

Old  Norse  literature 

Introduction  to  comparative  linguistics. . . 

See  also  I-II  (El) 

Wergeland  and  VVelhaven 

(Selections  from  their  works) 

Biography  of  Wergeland 

Biography  of  Welhaven 

Development  of  the  national  literature.  .  . 
Rise  of  the  nat'l  romantic  movement.  .  .  . 

Readings  from  Asbjdrnsen 

0stgaard,  Herre,  Schulze,  and  others.  .  .  . 

Composition 

National-popular  movement 

Reading  from  Bj0rnson,  Vinje  and  Camilla 

CoUett 

Biography  of  Bj0rnson 

Biography  of  Vinje 

Compositioii 

Older  Norwegian  and     Danish     literature 

down  to  Holberg 

Peter  Dass:  Nordlands  trompet 

Norwegian  and  Danish  folksongs 

History  of  Norwegian  literature 

Composition 

Danish    and    Norwegian    literature    from 

1710  to  1830 

(Readings  from  Holberg,  Wessel,   Tullin, 

Ingemann,    St.    Blicher,    0hlenschlaeger 

and  others) 


Text 


Pauss  &  Lassen. 


Rolf  sen . 


Pauss  &  Lassen. 
Aars 


Pauss  &  Lassen. 
Hofgaard 


Jensen 

Pauss  &  Lassen. 
Hofgaard 


Jensen . 
Jaeger . 


Hovden . 
Garborg. 


iVygaard  . 

Haegstad. 

&  Torp. 


Lassen . 
L0chen . 
Gran .  . 
Sars. .  . 


Collin. 
Vislie . 


Hofgaard- Bing. 


Teacher 


G.  Bothne 
G.  Bothne 

G.  Bothne 
G.  Bothne 


Gjerset 
Gjerset 


Gjerset 


Gjerset 


Gjerset 


Gjerset 


Gjerset 


Gjerset 


302 


LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH    SIXTY  YEARS 


Year 


Class 


IV. 


\'I.. 
\'1I. 


VIII. 

EI    .  . 
El.  .  . 


(Jiilliiie  of  Si(l)jcrts-  hi)  Decades 


R(not  later  than 

III) 
R(not  later  than 

III) 


VII. 


VIII. 


Hours  and 
Courses 


2  (1)  Course  I. 


2  (2) 

Course  II. 


1    (1).2  (2). 


i  (1  or  2).  . 
Jourse  IX. 
HI  or  2).. 
Course  VIII 

Ml  or  2).. 
Course  VII . 

?  (1  or  2)... 

Course  VI .  , 


?  (1  or  2).. 
(bourse  V.  . 


^  (1  or  2). 
Course  IV 

?  (1  or  2). 
Course  III 

i  (1) 

Course  I .  , 

4  (2) 

Course  II . 


Subject 


Grammar  and  composition. 


Norse  mythology 

Volsunaerncs  Saga 

Selections  from  Elder  Edda 

Grammar  and  composition 

History  of  Norway  until  1319 

Harald  Haarfagres  Saga 

Reader,  (fourth  part) 

(Reading,  declamation)   

Reader,  (third  part)  composition 

(Reading,  declamation,  composition 

I-'irst  Year  Norse,  completed 

Orthography 

Declamation,  reading,  composition)  etc.. 

Kirst  Year  Norse,  begun 

(Reading,  grammar,  composition),  etc. . .  . 
Study  of  the  Norwegian  people 

in  .\merica    since  1000 

Study  of  Modern  writers 

Jonas  Lie,  Garborg,  Hamsun,  Bull,  .\an- 

rud,  Lagerlof,  and  others) 

Ibsen:  rise  of  Norwegian  drama 

Ibsen:  four  plays 

Biography  of  Ibsen 

Mational — popular  movement 

Bjdrnson,  Vinje,  Camilla  CoUett 

Biography  of  Bjdrnson 

listory  of  Norway  1850-1914 

Rise  of  Norwegian  literature 

selections  from  Wergeland  and  Welhaven 

Biography  of  Wergeland 

Biography  of  Welhaven 

Selections  from  Asbjornsen,   Moe,    Land- 

stad,  Aasen,  and  others 

History  of  Norwegian  literature 

History  of  Norway  1800-1850 

The  middle  period 

.Morse  folk-songs  and  folk-tales 

Readings  from  Holberg,  Wessel,  Tiillin. 
History  of  Norway-Union  with  Denmark 

Essays  and  written  reports 

Early  Norse  literature 

v^olsungasaga,     Olaf     Trygvasons  saga. 

Elder  Edda 

History  of  Norwegian  literature 

Early  Norwegian  history 

Essays  and  written  reports 

Grammar  and  language  study 

Beginner's  book  in  Norse 

Reading  and  language  study 

Bjdrnson:  Synndve  Solbakken 

Hans  .•Xanrud:  Sidsel  Sidsaerk 

Jonas  Lie:  Stories  and  poems 

Composition 

Courses    I  and  II  prerequsite  to  all  other 

courses  in  Norse. 

Synnove  Solbakken , 

Boken  om  Norge,  III  and  V 

Orthography 

Reading,  declamation,  composition.  .  . 

Beginner's  book 

Boken  om  Norge,  I 

Cirammar,  declamation,  composition  .  . 


Text 


Platou,.Aars  & 
Hofgaard. . . 

Kjser 

Ulleland 


Raabe . 


Rolfsen . 
Rolf  sen . 


Michelet .  . 
Tonnessen . 


Michelet . 


faeger.  Hell  r 


Collin. . 
Gjerset . 
Gran .  . 


Lassen  . 
Lociien. 


Hofgaard. 
Gjerset. . . 


Hofgaard . 
Gjerset. . . 


Holvik.  . 
Flom.  .  . 
Dorrum. 


Juul-T0nnessen 
Holvik '.'.'.'.'. 


Teacher 


Gjerset 


Hilleboe 
Hilleboe 
Hilleboe 


lilleboe 


Gjerset 
Gjerset 


TJerset 
ijerset 


jjerset 


ijerset 


Hovde 
Hovde 


S.  S.  Reque 
S.  S.  Reque 


PENMANSHIP 


2-63 


IV.... 
V.  VI. 
V.  .  .  . 
VI.... 

V 

VI.... 


Penmanship. 
Penmanship. 
Penmanship. 
Penmanship . 
Penmanship. 
Penmanship . 


Spencer . 
Spencer . 


Schmidt 

Schmidt 

Siewers 

Siewers 

Valder 

Valder 


INSTRUCTION 


303 


Ou 

tliiie  of  Subjects  by  Decades 

Year 

Class 

Hours  and 
Courses 

Subject 

Text 

Teacher 

1892-93 

VII 

7 

Penmanship 

Sihler-H.Reque 
Olson 

1902-03 

VII 

2 

Penmanship 

1912-13 

1921-22 

V-IX   (El) 

2  or  3 

Penmanship 

Palmer 

K.  O.  Eittreim 

PHILOSOPHY 

1862-63 

1872-73 

I,  11 

1 

Whately 

J.  D.  Jacobsen 

1882-83 

Not  given 

1892-93 

Not  given 

1902-03 

Not  given 

1912-13 
1921-22 

I,  II  (El) 

I,  II  (El) 

4  (2    Course  III 
3  (1)  Course  III 

History  of  philosophy 

History  of  philosophy 

Weber 

Thilly 

Tingelstad 
Tingelstad 

PHYSICAL  TRAINING 


1862-63 

Although  physical  training  is  not   given 
a  prominent  place  in  the  curriculum,  still 
the  College  has  always  recognized  the  value 
and  need  of  the  development  of  the  body. 
This  need   is  partly  met   by  the  various 
voluntary  athletic  organizations.     At   the 
same    time,    for    very    many    years   some 
class   work    in    gymnastics    has    been   re- 
quired. 

In    1920-21   the  following  coaches   had 
charge  of  the  athletic  teams; 
College: 

Football,  O.  M.  Solem. 

Basketball,  R.  A.  Movold. 

Baseball,  A.  Laudel. 
Preparatory: 

Football,     Basketball.     Baseball;     Pro- 
fessors O,  W.  Qualley,  S.  S.  Reque  and 
M.  W.  Larsen. 
In  1921-22  the  following  coaches; 
College: 

Football,    Basketball,    Track — Director 
Ivan    Doseff;    Turning — Prof.    F.    E. 
Peterson;  Baseball— Prof.  S.  S.  Reque. 
Preparatory: 

Football,     Basketball,     Baseball— Prof. 
Qualley. 

1872-73 

1882-83 

1892-93 

I-IV 

\'-VII. 

2  hrs.  weekly 
each  year .... 

2  hrs.  weekly 
each  year. . .  . 

2-  (w) 

each  year 

Sihler 

I-IV 

V-VII 

Sihler 

1902-03 

Olson 

1913-14 

19^1-22 

I.  II  (El) 

Doseff 

Ill,  IV 

3 

Physical  Training 

Doseff 

PHYSICS 


1862-63 

1872-73 

1882-83 

1892-93 
1902-03 

V 

V 

5  (f),5  (w).... 
5 

Physics 

Physics  and  physical  geography 

Mechanics  of  solids  and  fluids 

Lectures,     recitations,     laboratory    work. 
(Prerequisites:    trigonometry   and     an- 

\ppleton 

vVentworth  & 

Hill 

Duff 

Sheel 

1912-13 

I,  II  (El) 

4(1) 

Course  I 

Sheel 
Overn 

304 


LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Year 


Class 


Hours  and 
Courses 


Subject 


Text 


Teacher 


1912-13 
1921-22 


V 

I-IV  (El). 

I-IV 

I.  II  (El). 


I.  II  (El).. 
V.  VI  (El) . 


4(2)  Course  II 


4  (1).. 
Course 
4  (2).. 
Course 


4  (D... 
Course 


4  (2). 


3  (1  or 
Course 


3  (1  or 
Course 
5 


2).. 
III. 


Heat,  magnetism,  and  electrostatics 

Special  attention  to  laboratory  work. 
Recitations  and  lectures.  (Prerequi- 
site, Course  I) 

Electrokinetics  and    radioactivity 

(Prerequisite,  Course  II) 

Sound  and  light 

Laboratory  work,  recitations 

(Prerequisite,  Course  I) 

Elementary   physics 

Class-work,  3  regular  hours 

Laboratory  work,  1  double  hour 

Mechanics,  heat  and  sound 

Lectures,  recitation,  laboratory  work. 
(Prerequisite,  trigonometry) 

Magnetism,  electricity,  and  light  as  in  I, 
with  lantern  demonstrations.  (Prereq- 
uisite, Course  I) 

The  alternating  current  circuit 

Text  and  Laboratory  manual 

(Prerequisites:  Courses,  Physics  I-II.. 
Math.  V-VI.) 

Radioactivity 

(Prerequisites;  Physics  I-II;  Math.  V-VI). 

Elementary  Physics 

Laboratory  hours  double 


Duff 


Duff. 


Duff. 


Carhart&Chute 

Reed&Guth. '.  ' 


Dodge . 


Rutherford . 


Overn 

Overn 
Overn 

Overn 

Trytten 


Trytten 
Trytten 


Milliken  &  Gale 


Trytten 

O.  M.  Eittreim 


PSYCHOLOGY 


186'  63 

187'   73 

188'   83 

189'   93 

190'   03 

1912    13 
19'1    22 

I 

II 

1,  II  (El). 

3  (1)  Course  II. 
3  (2)  Course  I.. 

3  (1  or  2) 

Psychology  in  its  relation  t  t  education  .     . 
Introductory    psychology.     Lectures,    ex- 
periments, reports 

.Applied  psychology 

Various   texts  and   experiments.     Prereq- 

Harris,  Bagley. . 

Yerkes,  James. . 

Hollingworth   & 

Poffenberger    . 

Tingelstad 
Tingelstad 

I,  II  (El) 

I,  II  (EI) 

II.  Ill  rEl   or 
Required) 

Course  III. . .    . 
3  (1  or  2) 

Course  II 

3  (1  or  2) 

Course  IV 

3  (1  or  2) 

Course  I 

Courses  I-VII.. 

Norlie 

Starch,     Wood- 
row,  Poffenber- 
ger, Terman  .  . 

Norli 

Norlie 

Text  books,  questionnaires,  reports,  lectures 
Introductory  psychology  experiments,  re- 
ports   

In  1922-23  the  following  offered:    I.  Intro- 
ductory psychology;    II.  .Advanced  psy- 
chology;   III.    Educational    psychology- 
psych,  of  learning;  or:   IV.  Educational 
psychology-psych,  of  study;  or:   V.  Edu- 
cational    psychology-psych,      measure- 
ments; or:  VI.  Educational  psychology- 
psych,  of  religion;  or:  VII.  Educational 
psychology-psych,  of  high  school  subjects 

Breese 

Norlie 

SOCIOLOGY 

1 362-6 

1872-7 

1882-8 

1892   9 

1902   0," 

1912-13 

1921-22 

I,  II  (El) 

3  (1  or  2) 

Introduction  to  Sociology 

(General  outliiie  and  selected  problems)  .  .  . 

Ellwood 

Xcrlie 

INSTRUCTION 


305 


Outline  of  Subjects  by  Decades 


Year 


Class 


I    .  .  . 
I,  II. 


Hours  and 
Courses 


3  (1  or  2). 
3  (1  or  2J. 

3 


Subject 


Educational  Sociology 

(See  under  Psychology  and  education). 
Applied  Psychology 


(See  under  Psychology  and  education      .  . 

In  1922-23  the  following  offered:  History 

and  theory  of  statistics 


Chancellor, 
Sm;th.  .  . 


Hollingsworth 
&  Poffenberger 


Teacher 


Norlie 


Norlie 
Norlie 


SURVEYING 

1862-63 

1872-73 

1882-83 

1892-93 

1902-03 

1912-13 

1921-22 

I,  II,  III  (El)... 

3  (2) 

Course  I 

Sheel 

(Prerequisite:   Plane   trigonometry) 

: : : . 

'iisp«r« 


SMOOTH   SAILING 


306  LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH    SIXTY   YEARS 

V.  Clock  hours 

/.   Distribution  oj  Clock  Hours  by  Subjects  in  the  Preparatory  and  College  Departments. 
First  Semester.     1921-22 
(A  student  clock  hour  is  the  time  spent  by  one  student  in  one  period  of  class-work  per  week.) 

COLLEGE   DEPARTMENT 
Department  Student  Clock 

Hours  Total 

Biology .^6 

Chemistry 236 

Christianity 273 

Economics 45 

Education 174 

English 381 

French 12 

German ' 306 

Greek iii 

Hebrew 6 

History 258 

Latin 451 

Mathematics 194 

Music  (Harmony) 6 

Norwegian 176 

Philosophy 51 

Physics : 66 

Psychology Ill 

Total 3115 

PREPARATORY  DEPARTMENT 
Department  Student  Clock 

Hours  Total 

Christianity 156 

Citizenship 105 

Commercial 135 

English 365 

German 65 

History 255 

Latin 355 

Mathematics 335 

M  usic , 96 

Norwegian 150 

Science 177 

Total 2194 

2  Distribution  of  Teaching  Load  by  Clock  Hours 

First  Semester,  1921-22 

Teacher  .  Subjects  Total  Student 

Clock  Hours 
EITTREIM,   K.  O Bookkeeping,  Typewriting.  Shorthand,  Christianity 195 

21  hrs.  Prep.     College  Treasurer. 
EITTREIM,  O.   M Geometry,  General  Science,  Physics 302 

26  lirs.  Prep. 
EVANSON,  C.  N Arithmetic,  History,  English 365 

24  hrs.  Prep. 
GJERSET,   KNUT History,  Norwegian 255 

18  hrs.  College. 
HOVDE,   B.  J History,  Norwegian 179 

10  hrs.  College.      Acting  Dean  of  Men 
MOE.   L.  A Algebra,  Latin 235 

15  hrs.  Prep.     Principal  Prep.  Dept. 
NELSON,   D.  T English,  Cicero 334 

15  hrs.  Prep.     4  hrs.  College. 

NORLIE,  O.   M Christianity,  Education,  Hebrew,  Psychology 301 

16  hrs.  College. 

OLSON.  O.   L English 195 

President  of  College.     9  hrs.  College. 
PETERSON,   F.   E Commercial  Geography,  German,  Latin 290 

15  hrs.  Prep.     7  hrs.  College. 
QUALLEY,  O.  W Latin,  Higher  Algebra 263 

10  hrs.  Prep.     12  hrs.  College. 


INSTRUCTION 


307 


REQUE,  S.  S Citizenship,  Norse,  English,  French 362 

20  hrs.  Prep.     4  hrs.  College. 
ROVELSTAD,  A.   M Latin 313 

18  hrs.  College. 
SHEEL,   H.  W Chemistry 236 

17  hrs.  College. 

SIHLER,  W German,  Greek 323 

18  hrs.  College. 

SPERATI,  C.  A Old  Testament,  Music,  Harmony 178 

10  hrs.  Prep.     1  hr.  College.     Director  of  Musical  Organizations. 
STROM,  C.  W Greek,  Mathematics 283 

18  hrs.  College. 
TALLE,   H.  O Grammar,  Caesar,  Economics,  Public  Speaking  (English).  .  .  .    197 

10  hrs.  Prep.     9  hrs.  College. 
TINGELST.AD,  O.  A.  .  .  .Christianity,  Education,  Philosophy 314 

15  hrs.  College.     Registrar. 
TRYTTEN,  M.  H Biology,  Mathematics,  Physics 189 

18  hrs.  College. 

Total 5309 


Distribufion  of  Time  by  Percentages 


First  Semester,  1921-22 


No. 

Person 

Admi- 
nistra- 
tion 

.16 

Ath- 
letics 

Li- 
brary 

Main- 
tenance 

Music 

Teaching 

College 

Prep. 

1 

Eittreim,  K.  O 

Eittreim.  O.  M 

.84 

1   00 

3 

1   00 

4 

1.00 
.56 

5 

Hovde,  B.  J 

.44 

6 

1.00 

Moe,  L.  A 

Nelson,  D.  T 

.40 

.60 

8 

.27 

1   00 

.50 

.39 

.63 

.16 

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

.06 

1.00 

.56 

.83 

1.00 

73 

9 

Norli'',  O.  M 

10 

Olson,  O.  L 

Peterson,  E.  E 

Peterson,  F.  E 

Qualley,  O.  VV      . 

.50 

On  leav 

11 
12 
13 

p  of  abs 

ence. 

.61 

.37 

14 

.84 

15 

Rovelstad,  A.  M 

16 

Sheel,  N.  W    . 

17 

>ihler,  W 

18 

Sperati,  C.  A 

.54 

.40 

19 

20 

Talle.  H.  O 

.44 

21 

Tintjelstad,  O.  A 

Trytten,  M.  H 

Doseff,  I 

.17 

22 
23 

1^)0 

24 

Walhus,  Nora 

(Nurse) 

Sperati,  K.  Marie 

(Stenographer) 

1.00 
1.00 

25 

76 

1.00 

27 

(Library  Ass't.) 

1.00 
1.00 
1.00 

'8 

Ovloe    H 

29 

28 

Total 

3.67 

1.00 

2.00 

3  00   1          54 

10.96 

6.83 

308  LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

VI.  Accreditation 
The  curriculum  which  has  been  described  in  the  foregoing 
pages  of  this  chapter  has  been  favorably  recognized  by  many  of 
the  leading  universities  in  the  country,  in  which  graduates  from 
Luther  College  not  only  have  been  accepted  for  graduate  work 
along  the  lines  in  which  they  previously  had  majored  but  also 
have,  in  many  instances,  attained  distinction.  Luther  College  has 
for  many  years  been  on  the  approved  list  of  the  North  Central 
Association  of  Colleges  and  Secondary  Schools.  This  recogni- 
tion was  in  1921  confirmed  by  another  agency  of  national  promin- 
ence, namely,  the  General  Education  Board,  whose  representatives 
after  an  examination  of  the  institution  reported  a  very  favorable 
impression.  In  fact,  a  careful  investigation  of  the  instruction  at 
Luther  College  from  its  foundation  to  the  present  time  shows  that 
the  qualities  which  have  been  given  special  recognition  by  such 
prominent  authorities  have  characterized  the  institution  through- 
out the  sixtv  years  of  its  history. 


DUNNING   SPRINGS 


CHAPTER  FOURTEEN 

STUDENT  ORGANIZATIONS 

Carl  W.   Strom 
I.      Literary   Societies 

THAT  Luther  College  men  have  always  been  deeply  interested 
in  literary  work  is  abundantly  testified  to  by  the  large  number 
of  societies  which  they  have  organized  for  its  promotion  during 
the  last  sixty  years.  It  is  not  merely  accidental  that  Luther 
College  has  the  tradition  that  every  student  should  belong  to  at 
least  one  literary  society.  It  is  rather  a  result  of  the  intense  in- 
terest which  the  students  of  successive  years  have  taken  in  this 
branch  of  work. 

However,  enthusiasm  for  society  work  has  not  been  at  the 
same  level  at  all  times.  From  1879  on,  a  revival  of  interest  has 
taken  place  at  approximately  ten-year  intervals,  each  successive 
revival  being  definitely  discernible  by  the  number  of  societies  or- 
ganized while  the  tide  of  enthusiasm  was  at  its  height. 

The  revival  in  1879  ended  what  may  be  called  the  "first  period" 
in  literary  society  work  at  Luther  and  ushered  in  the  Students' 
Union,  Niffelheim,  Muspelheim,  and  Addison,  four  societies  which 
for  ten  years  held  the  literary  interest  of  the  College  in  a  peculiar 
way. 

The  next  revival,  in  1889,  was  a  result  of  the  decline  of  the 
first  three  of  the  above  mentioned  societies,  and  ushered  in  the 
"third  period"  of  this  history,  which  started  when  Irving  and 
Amphictyonic  took  their  place  as  the  controlling  societies  in  the 
College  Department,  a  position  which  they  have  held  now  for 
thirty  years. 

A  new  revival  came  in  1899  and  another  again  in  1909,  but 
at  each  of  these  times  the  existing  societies  were  too  strongly  in- 
trenched in  their  positions  to  be  materially  affected,  and  in  1919 
the  war  had  so  far  absorbed  the  attention  of  the  student  body  as 
to  force  the  literary  societies  temporarily  into  the  background. 

The  year  1922  will  probably  mark  the  opening  of  a  "fourth 
period",  as  it  seems  certain  that  the  material  increase  in  the 
student  body  which  has  taken  place  during  the  last  year  or  two 
will   call    for    a   number    of    new    societies    and    force    Irving    and 


310  LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH    SIXTY   YEARS 

Anipliictyonic  to  divide  the  field  wliieli  lias  been  theirs  for  so  many 
years. 

The  first  literary  society  at  the  College  can  lay  claim  to  being 
older  than  the  institution  itself.  The  Clio  Society  was  founded 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  on  March  .5,  18G0,  and  was  reorganized  in  De- 
corah  on  September  H),  18G2. 

The  Clio  held  weekly  meetings  devoted  to  speeches,  essays, 
declamations,  and  debates.  English  was  tiie  official  language  of 
the  society,  and  in  debate  no  other  language  was  permitted.  That 
English  was  not  exactly  the  mother  tongue  for  all  of  the  members 
may  be  judged  from  the  following  extract  from  the  record  dated 
September  26,  1862:  "During  the  debate  the  critic  was  not  idle, 
all  though  willing  to  confess  that  he  is  unable  to  critticise  fully, 
yet  he  had  more  work  than  he  could  dispose  of.  Some  of  the 
speakers  used  such  corrupt  and  awkward  language,  that  it  made 
it  entirel}^  impossable  to  correct  any  of  it."  The  fact,  however, 
that  English  was  chosen  as  the  official  language  of  the  society'  is 
in  itself  significant. 

The  debates  in  the  Clio  were  carried  out  with  six  or  eight 
speakers  on  each  side.  One  of  them  was  the  "chief  disputant", 
and  opened  the  debate.  The  rest  followed  in  order,  each  one 
s])eaking  as  often  as  he  wished,  but  usually  not  more  than  ten 
minutes  at  one  time.  Religious  and  j)olitical  questions  were  ruled 
out,  but  this  did  not  deprive  the  members  of  subjects  on  which  to 
sharpen  their  wits.  The  comparative  influence  of  love  of  money 
and  education,  the  comparative  usefulness  of  steam  and  the  com- 
pass, the  desirability  of  having  an  egg  to-day  or  a  chicken  to- 
morrow, these  subjects  and  many  more  similar  ones  were  debated 
in  the  Clio.  The  decision  was  given  by  one  member  who  was 
selected  to  act  as  judge  at  each  meeting.  Thus  we  find  that  on 
January  20,  1866,  the  question:  "Resolved,  that  the  Negroes  have 
suffered  more  than  the  Indians,"  was  decided  "  in  favor  of  the 
affirmative  by  Stub."  In  other  respects,  as  far  as  the  conduct  of 
the  society  and  the  election  of  officers  is  concerned,  the  Clio  was 
not  greatly  different  from  the  societies  at  Luther  at  the  present  day. 

The  Hetaeria  Society,  founded  in  1868  as  the  Unit,  but  changed 
to  the  Hetaeria  in  1866,  resembled  the  Clio  very  closely.  Except 
for  the  fact  that  it  conducted  its  meetings  in  the  Norwegian  lan- 
guage, there  were  but  few  details  to  distinguish  it  from  the  earlier 
society. 

No  record  of  the  Clio  is  found  after  September  26,  1866,  nor 
of  the  Hetaeria   after   November    1,    1870. 


STUDENT   ORGANIZATIONS  311 

A  group  of  Norwegian  societies — Saga,  founded  January  28, 
1866;  Edda,  founded  October  23,  1866;  and  Minde,  or  Ygdrasil, 
founded  November  7,  1868 —  next  claim  our  attention. 

Each  one  of  tliese  societies  contributed  its  share  toward  the  de- 
velopment of  sixty  years  of  literary  society  tradition  at  Luther 
College.  Saga,  besides  carrying  on  the  regular  literary  society 
work,  interested  itself  in  preserving  the  best  speeches,  essays,  and 
poems  that  were  delivered  at  its  meetings.  These  were  entered  in 
the  "Inseratprotokol",  which,  as  handed  down  in  the  college  li- 
brary, contains  many  articles  of  sufficient  merit  to  justify  their 
publication  in  book  form.  The  journals  which  became  a  regular 
institution  with  the  literary  societies  of  later  years  were  doubtless 
copied  in  idea  from  the  Saga  "Inseratprotokol".  The  last  entry 
in  this  interesting  journal  was  made  on  December  16,  1870. 

The  Edda  was  an  exclusively  Norwegian  debating  society,  but 
branched  out  into  at  least  two  new  fields.  First,  together  with  the 
introduction  of  a  treasurer  into  its  official  family,  it  levied  ten  or 
fifteen  cents  yearly  on  all  of  its  members  for  the  purchase  of 
newspapers  such  as  "Skandinaven"  and  "Den  Nye  Lutherske 
Kirketidende  fra  Norge".  Secondly,  through  the  winter  of  1870- 
71,  it  published  its  own  paper,  "Fluen",  w^hich  is  treated  more  ex- 
tensively later  in  this  chapter.  Edda  held  no  recorded  meeting 
after  January  25,  1879. 

Minde,  whose  name  was  changed  to  Ygdrasil  on  October  16, 
1872,  was  evidently  the  most  flourishing  society  at  the  College  up 
to  this  time.  It  was  the  first  society  to  bring  up  for  discussion  the 
rule  barring  political  questions  as  subjects  for  debate,  a  rule  which 
had  been  in  vogue  in  all  the  societies  up  to  this  time.  Ygdrasil  did 
not  depart  from  the  tradition  either,  but  should  probably  be  cred- 
ited with  being  the  first  society  seriously  to  suggest  the  change. 
Ygdrasil's  record  ends  with  the  meeting  of  January  22,  1877,  but 
there  is  no  reason  to  believe  that  the  society  did  not  flourish  for 
at  least  a  year  after  that  date. 

Franklin,  whose  first  regular  meeting  was  held  November  11, 
1871,  was  active  in  more  fields  than  any  of  the  societies  which 
had  preceded  it.  For  eight  years  it  conducted  weekly  debates, 
gave  public  programs,  and  participated  in  inter-society  debates ; 
its  reading  room  contained  many  of  the  leading  secular  and  re- 
ligious papers  in  English,  Norwegian,  and  German;  and  on  Oc- 
tober 4,  1876,  its  representatives  met  with  those  of  Edda  and 
Ygdrasil  to  organize  the  Students'  Union.  Franklin  came  to  its 
end  January  18,  1879. 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


The  revival  of  interest  mentioned  above  earae  in  the  years  im- 
mediately preceding  1880.  Franklin,  Ygdrasil,  Saga,  and  Edda 
had  just  come  to  their  end  or  were  about  to  do  so  shortly.  Close 
in  their  wake  came  seven  new  societies.  Scarcely  anything  but 
the  name  is  known  concerning  four  of  them,  Losna,  Nordstierna, 
Det  Norske  Selskab,  and  Normannalaget.  Det  Norske  Selskab 
is  mentioned  as  being  active  in  ISS^-St,  but  is  not  heard  of  after 
that  school  year.      Normannalaget  was  tlie  first  of  three  societies 


THE    SEVENTEENTH    OF    MAY,    1875 


by  that  name  which  have  existed  at  the  College.  Breidablik  ran 
its  course  during  the  two  years  from  October  2,  1880,  to  March 
26,  1882.  Osseo's  existence  was  almost  equally  confined,  extend- 
ing from  October  4,  1879,  to  November  5,  1881,  but  in  that  short 
time  it  introduced  an  important  innovation  in  allowing  political 
questions  in  its  debates,  its  very  first  debate,  decided  in  favor  of 
the  affirmative,  being  on  woman  suffrage. 

Addison,  founded  October  10,  1879,  was  the  only  society  re- 
sulting from  the  revival  which  enjoyed  more  than  a  very  tempor- 
ary growth.  At  the  time  "Chips"  was  started  it  was  the  only  liter- 
ary society  at  the  College,  and  prospered  in  almost  full  posses- 
sion  of   the   field   until   the   next   revival    of   enthusiasm,   in    1890, 


STUDENT  ORGANIZATIONS  313 

struck  it  in  the  vitals  and  forced  it  to  unite  with  Irving  to  pre- 
serve itself.     Its  journal,  the  "Spectator",  still  remains  in  Irving. 

The  decade  from  1880  to  1890  was  in  many  ways  peculiar  as 
regards  the  situation  in  the  literary  societies  at  the  College.  Ad- 
dison was  purely  a  literary  society.  However,  several  other  or- 
ganizations, which  were  not  literary  societies  in  the  present  sense 
of  the  word,  played  a  prominent  part  during  those  years. 

The  first  of  these  was  the  Students'  Union.  It  was  organized 
on  October  4,  1876,  by  a  council  composed  of  members  from  Ed- 
da,   Ygdrasil,   and   Franklin,   for   the   purpose   of   generalising   the 


CAMPUS  ENTRANCE  IN  THE  OLDEN  DAYS 

work  of  the  literary  societies  and  particularly  for  the  purpose  of 
giving  public  entertainments.  Since  meetings  were  held  only  once 
every  five  weeks,  each  program  was  carried  out  on  a  rather  ambi- 
tious scale.  Besides  speeches,  essays,  declamations,  and  debates, 
dramatizations  of  plays  by  the  Dramatic  Club  were  included  in 
its  programs.  The  "Journal"  soon  became  famous  among  the 
students.  Dependent  at  first  on  the  member  literary  societies,  it 
was  organized  separately  in  the  spring  of  ISS-i.  The  record  of 
the  Students'  Union  is  not  in  the  college  library,  but  its  meetings 
are  mentioned  with  more  or  less  frequency  in  "Chips"  until  1903, 
after  which  no  more  is  heard  from  it. 

Niffelheim,  whose  palmiest  days  were  within  the  decade  under 
consideration,  was  one  of  the  most  unique  institutions  the  College 
has  ever  fostered.  Organized  in  1874  as  a  smokers'  club  with 
rooms  in  the  old  "Chicken  Coop",  it  developed  into  a  great  "re- 


314 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


public"  to  which  no  small  number  of  lAither's  most  illustrious  sons 
have  belonged.  Nor  was  Nitfelheim  any  mean  antagonist  in  liter- 
ary work.  Debates,  orations,  essays,  poems,  and  mock  trials,  all 
were  brought  to  a  high  state  of  perfection  in  the  "republic". 
Many  of  the  productions  from  the  pens  of  its  members  have  been 
preserved  in  the  "Journal",  and  it  is  a  positive  treat  to  be  given 
the  opportunity  of  reading  the  brilliant  productions  found  there. 
But  Niffelheini  witli  its  murky  atmosphere  was  doomed  by  the 
"powers  that  be",  and  since  1888  it  lias  been  nothing  but  a  mem- 
ory. 

Muspelheim  was   founded  in   1879   as  an  opposition  society  to 
Niffclheim.      It  was  and  is  a  distinguished  organization  in  several 


ri'.IKIM',    AM)    JAKoHIM-,    l.sl-.D     lo    .sKK\l-,    Alll.K 
XOON    COFFEE 


ways.  It  has  undoubtedly  numbered  more  Luther  College  men  on 
its  membership  rolls  than  any  other  organization  at  Luther,  in- 
cluding even  the  boarding  club,  whose  senior  it  is  by  almost  twenty 
years.  It  is  by  far  the  oldest  student  organization  which  has  ever 
existed  at  the  College.  But  it  does  not  demand  respect  for  its 
gray  hairs  alone.  It  has  uniformly  been  the  most  prosperous  or- 
ganization on  the  camj)us,  even  the  Athletic  Association  having  at 
times  been  among  its  debtors.  In  days  past  it  was  noted  for 
"essays,  brilliant  speeches,  and  magnificent  festivals".  On  the 
point  of  going  to  pieces  in  ISSt,  it  was  revivified,  and  continued 
its  feasts  on  Wasiiington's  birthdaj'  for  almost  twenty  years  more. 
For  almost  another  twenty  years  it  has  been  distinctly  a 
reading  society,  cooperating  with  tlie  library  in  furnishing  to  the 
students   all  the  desirable  American   magazines  besides   many    for- 


STUDENT  ORGANIZATIONS  315 

eign  ones.  In  tliis  latter  role,  it  has  probably  been  the  largest 
single  contributor  to  the  college  library.  Muspelheim  almost  met 
its  end  in  the  excitement  of  1918  and  1919,  but  in  1920  it  was 
reorganized  and  is  now  again  flourishing. 

Irving  and  Amphictyonic  have  held  the  lead  in  literary  society 
work  for  the  "third  period"  of  thirty  years.  The  histories  of  both 
of  these  societies  have  been  written  so  well  and  so  often  that  only 
a  short  note  will  be  given  each  of  them  here. 

Irving,  organized  in  1884,  was  a  continuation  of  Amicitia,  or- 
ganized in  1882.  In  1892  it  united  with  Addison,  and  it  is  then 
that  its  real  history  begins.  Its  journal,  the  old  "Amicitiae 
Opera",  was  changed  in  1892  to  the  "Spectator"  and  is  still  is- 
sued at  irregular  intervals. 

Lowell  and  Proceedo,  both  organized  in  1890,  united  on  Jan- 
uary 30,  1891,  under  the  name  Amphictyonic  Literary  Society. 
On  account  of  bitter  inter-society  rivalries,  the  new  society  was 
hard  pressed  in  its  first  years,  but  it  overcame  all  difficulties  and 
last  year  celebrated  its  thirtieth  anniversary. 

The  early  rivalry  between  Irving  and  Amphictyonic  has  con- 
tinued, although,  at  least  in  later  years,  in  a  thoroughly  beneficial 
way,  each  one  spurring  the  other  on  to  use  its  best  efforts  in  all 
its  work,  whether  it  be  in  the  annual  inter-society  debate  or  in 
the  annual  public  program  or  even  in  the  annual  "feast".  The 
work  of  these  two  societies  has  been  of  inestimable  value  to  the 
College,  and  will  in  all  likelihood  continue  to  be  so  for  many  years 
to  come. 

Not  all  the  societies  of  the  early  nineties  fared  so  well  as  Irv- 
ing and  Amphictyonic.  Hamill,  organized  to  promote  oratory 
and  extemporaneous  speaking,  existed  only  through  the  years  1891 
and  1892.  Only  the  approximate  dates  are  known  for  a  number 
of  others:  Concordia,  1890-93;  Minerva,  October  23,  1891,  to 
May   8,    1893;   Webster,    1891-93;   Athenian,   1 892-9 i. 

Normannalaget,  organized  December  21,  1892,  was  for  many 
years  the  foremost  Norwegian  literary  society  at  the  College  and 
was  dropped  only  when  most  of  its  members  left  school  for  the 
national  service  in"  1917  and  1918.  One  of  its  most  important 
activities  was  the  collection  of  a  fair-sized  library,  consisting 
mostly  of  Norwegian  literature  and  history.  This  has  now  been 
transferred  to  the  general  library.  Two  attempts  to  organize  a 
new  Normannalaget  in  1920  and  1921  came  to  naught  after  a  few 
meetings. 

In  the  revival  of  the  late  nineties  no  lasting  societies  were 
formed.     The  Philomathean  was  disbanded  on  May  8,  1897,  after 


316  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

a  year  or  two  of  activity.  The  Sextonian,  the  Demosthenian,  and 
the  Platonian  M'ere  all  societies  of  1898-99. 

Mj0lner  was  a  college  Norwegian  society  organized  February 
23,  1907.  It  suffered  the  fate  of  Normannalaget  in  1917  and 
1918  and  has  not  been  revived. 

Idun,  organized  as  an  English  literary  society  in  the  Prepar- 
atory Department  in  1907,  has  been  active  up  to  the  present  time. 
Norr0na,  a  Preparatory  Department  Norwegian  society,  was  or- 
ganized in   1911    and  was  active  for  four  years. 


THE  COLLEGE'S   FIRST  DEBATING  TEAM,   1904 
A.  T.  Felland  M    E.  Fretheiin  T.  A.  Hoflf 


II.      Sttdy    Societies 

A  number  of  clubs  organized  for  special  study  have  existed 
at  the  College. 

The  Shakespearean  Club  was  organized  among  the  members 
of  the  Junior  class  in  February,  1885,  for  the  purpose  of  study- 
ing Shakespeare's  dramas. 

The  Stenographic  Club  was  organized  in  December,  1885,  for 
the  purpose  of  continuing  a  course  in  shorthand  which  had  been 
given  for  a  part  of  the  term  and  was  about  to  be  dropped  from 
the  curriculum.  A  faculty  member  was  in  charge  of  the  instruc- 
tion in  this  club. 

The  German  Speaking  Association  was  also  evidently  organ- 
ized in  1885,  since  its  demise  is  lamented  in  "Chips"  for  May, 
1886. 

The  Drawing  Club  was  organized  in  February,  1887,  as  a 
continuation  of  a  class  in  drawing  which  had  been  conducted  as 
a  part  of  the  regular  curriculum  in  the  earlier  part  of  the  year. 

A  Volapuk  Club  for  the  study  of  "Volapuk",  a  universal 
language,   was    organized   in    December,    1887.      "Chips"    for   that 


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month    reports    it    as    being    only    three    days    old,    but    prophesies 
that  it  will  be  older  in  a  "year  or  two". 

The  Chemistry  Club  was  organized  in  May,  1901,  ostensibly 
for  the  purpose  of  stimulating  interest  in  the  study  of  that  sci- 
ence, but  it  was  secretly  suspected  of  making  diamonds. 

The  Luther  College  Sunda}'^  Association  is  classed  here  as  it 
grew  out  of  a  Bible  study  class  started  by  Rev.  I.  B.  Torrison 
in  the  F.  N.  E.  L.  Sunday  School  in  1901.  The  association  was 
formally  organized  at  the  College  in  1903.  Meetings  are  held 
Sunday  afternoons,  alternate  meetings  being  devoted  to  lectures 
by  professors  or  visitors  and  the  discussion  in  a  frank  and  open 
manner  of  existing  student  ills.  A  faculty  member  officiates  in 
the  capacity  of  leader.  Dr.  Oscar  L.  Olson  was  for  seven  years 
the  leader;  after  him  the  leaders  have  been:  Prof.  T.  E.  Thomp- 
son, Dr.  S.  C.  Ylvisaker,  and  Prof.  O.  A.  Tingelstad,  the  present 
incumbent.  Besides  its  important  services  to  the  student  body, 
the  Sunday  Association  should  receive  credit  for  having  launched 
the  Young  People's  Association  of  the  Synod  in  1906  and  for 
entertaining  the  Lutheran  Students'  Union  Convention  in  a  three- 
day  session,  March  8  to  10,  1922. 

The  P.  A.  Munch  Historical  Society  was  organized  on  Febru- 
ary 11,  1903,  at  the  suggestion  of  Dr.  K.  Gjerset,  who  was  also 
its  first  president.  It  included  both  faculty  members  and  students 
in  the  College  Department  in  its  membership.  Meetings  were 
devoted  to  lectures  by  the  professors  of  the  College  or  by  vis- 
itors, historical  topics  being  the  uniform  choice  of  the  speakers. 
Historical  study  by  the  students  was  encouraged,  the  best  of 
their  papers  being  published  in  the  historicals  department  of 
"Chips".  From  April  12,  1909,  to  November  18,  1910,  the  so 
ciety  was  inactive  while  Dr.  Gjerset  was  absent  in  Norway,  but 
on  his  return  the  work  was  resumed  and  the  northwest  corner  room 
of  the  second  floor  of  the  Main  Building  was  fitted  up  as  a  society 
room,  where  a  fair  library  was  also  collected.  Since  1915  no  reg- 
ular meetings  have  been  held,  and  the  library  has  been  added  to 
the  general  library. 

The  Inter-Collegiate  Debating  Association  was  organized  in 
February,  1903,  with  Irving  and  Amphictyonic  as  member  so- 
cieties. It  has  had  charge  of  promoting  all  the  inter-collegiate 
debates  of  the  College. 

In  1902  the  Southern  Wisconsin  Luther  College  Club  offered 
a  prize  of  $25  for  the  best  oration  delivered  by  a  student  at  the 
College.  The  following  year  two  prizes  of  $25.00  each  were 
offered    for    the    best   orations    in    English    and    Norwegian.      This 


318  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

offer  has  been  repeated  eaeh  year  since  1903.  In  191 -'J  the  Lu- 
ther College  Oratorical  Association  was  organized  and  affiliated 
with  the  state  association.  Since  that  time  the  winner  of  the 
local  English  contest  has  represented  the  College  in  the  eastern 
divisional  contest,  competing  for  the  riglit  to  participate  in  the 
state  contest.  Luther  participated  in  the  state  contest  for  the 
first  time  in  1922,  when  Oscar  Rem,  '24,  under  the  able  tutelage 
of  Prof.  H.  O.  Talle,  won  a  place  in  the  eastern  divisional  con- 
test at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa.  The  state  contest  was  held  at  Lu- 
ther College  in   1920. 

III.        PlBLICATIONS 

In  the  field  of  journalism  Luther  College  students  have  been 
no  less  active  than  in  literary  society  work. 

"Moderlandet"  was  the  name  of  the  first  student  publication  at 
Luther  College.  It  was  edited  by  PL  G.  Stub  and  K.  Nordgaard, 
and  was  a  bi-weekly,  four-page,  hand-written,  foolscap  folder, 
costing  twenty-five  cents  for  a  half-year.  A  page  of  the  second 
number  is  preserved  in  the  college  museum.  "Mamalandet"  was 
the  name  of  a  rival  publication  edited,  in  1866,  by  K.  Bj0rgo. 
Neither  "Mamalandet"  nor  "Ridderen  uden  Frygt  og  Dadel" 
have  been  preserved.  Two  other  early  publications,  both  of  which 
have  been  preserved,  are  "Fluen"  and  "Svein  Uraed".  "Fluen", 
of  the  same  form  and  period  of  issue  as  "Moderlandet",  was  the 
official  organ  of  Edda  debating  society.  Ten  numbers  were  is- 
sued, or  rather  "written",  during  the  winter  of  1869-70,  N.  Cliris- 
tensen,  '71,  acting  as  editor.  Of  a  similar  make-up  was  "Svein 
XJraed",  edited  by  M.  Koefod  under  the  business  management  of 
H.  A.  Bergh  during  the  winter  of  1871-72.  "Gjallarhorn"  was 
issued  by  Niffelheim  one  winter  during  the  later  seventies. 

The  first  number  of  "College  Chips"  appeared  in  January, 
188t.  The  first  numbers  were  issued  semi-monthly,  but  since 
January,  1887,  they  have  appeared  once  a  month.  The  first  board 
of  editors  consisted  of  E.  O.  Hove,  O.  K.  Fughi,  O.  M.  Kalheim, 
George  Markhus,  and  J.  A.  Ness,  with  M.  O.  Aubolee  as  business 
manager.  The  first  editor  of  the  Norwegian  department  was  T. 
O.  Tolo.  In  form  it  was  originally  six  and  one-half  by  nine  and 
one-half  inches,  but  the  size  was  changed  on  January  1,  188.5,  to 
seven  and  one-half  by  ten  and  one-half  inches,  and  again  in  Jan- 
uary, 1905,  it  was  changed  to  its  present  size  of  six  and  one-half 
by  nine  inches.  The  first  issues  of  "Chips"  were  of  twelve  pages. 
The  size  has  been  gradually  increased  to  forty-eight  pages,  which 
is  the  present  size,  although  it  did  for  a  few  years  include  sixty- 


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four  pages.  The  present  average  circulation  is  900  copies.  Or- 
iginally an  all-English  magazine,  "Chips"  had  a  Norwegian  de- 
partment from  January,  1885,  to  December,  1889.  From  De- 
cember, 1889,  to  April,  1897,  it  was  published  alternately  in  the 
English  and  Norwegian  languages.  Since  April,  1897,  it  has  been 
all  English.  "Chips"  has  experienced  various  turns  of  fortune 
in  its  thirty-seven  years  of  existence.  Twice  it  has  been  on  the 
rocks,  in  1890,  and  again  in  1916,  but  both  times  the  storm  has 
been  weathered.  For  its  columns  it  has  uniformly  commanded 
the  best  talent  of  the  College  and  has  at  the  same  time  been  the 
object  of  the  careful  attention  of  the  members  of  the  English 
department,  to  whom  all  honor  is  due  for  keeping  "Chips"  at  a 
high  standard  of  excellence. — "Valeat  Quantum  Valere  Potest!" 
"Let  it  pass  for  what  it's  worth!" 

"Ervingen"  was  first  issued  in  May,  1908,  as  a  18-page  quart- 
erly, six  by  eight  and  one-half  inches  in  size.  The  Norwegian 
language  was  used  throughout.  It  was  discontinued  in  June,  1913, 
due  to  lack  of  financial  support,  but  during  its  short  life  it  gave 
many  of  the  students  a  chance  to  try  their  hand  at  writing  litc- 
ary  Norwegian.  Its  first  board  of  editors  consisted  of  Finn 
Magelssen,  Thomas  A.  Haugen,  Alfred  Halvorson,  Bernhard 
Rosenqvist,  and  Olaf  Gaarder,  with  Olaf  Tufte  and  Charles  A. 
Fritz  as  business  managers. 

The  "Luther  College  Semi-Centennial",  dedicated  to  Dr.  Laur. 
Larsen,  was  issued  by  the  Junior  class  in  1911.  It  was  a  256- 
page  book,  seven  and  one-half  by  ten  and  one-half  inches.  Enoch 
E.  Peterson  was  the  editor-in-chief  and  Britton  Burtness  the 
business  manager. 

The  second  "Annual"  of  the  College  was  issued  in  1920  by 
the  class  of  1921,  with  Elmer  S.  Eid  as  editor-in-chief  and  Olaf 
G.  Malmin  as  business  manager.  It  was  a  224-page  book,  seven 
and  three-quarters  by  ten  and  three-quarters  inches.  At  the  sug- 
gestion of  Dr.  K.  Gjerset,  the  annual  was  called  the  "Pioneer", 
since  Luther  College  was  the  pioneer  institution  of  our   Church. 

The  second  issue  of  the  "Pioneer"  is  at  present  being  pre- 
pared for  the  press  by  the  class  of  1921,  Oscar  Rem  acting  as 
editor-in-chief  and  George  C.  Henriksen,  Jr.,  acting  as  business 
manager.  It  will  be  dedicated  to  the  late  honored  President  C. 
K.  Preus. 

The  latest  journalistic  venture  of  the  student  body  was  the 
"Campus  News",  a  single  sheet  five  and  one-half  by  eight  and 
one-half  inches  printed  on  the  "Luther  College  Press",  a  small 
haild-power   machine   owned   by    Prof.    K.    O.    Eittreim.      "Campus 


320  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

News"  was  published  by  the  Athletic  Association,  Arthur  C.  Paul- 
son editor,  and  George  C.  Henriksen,  Jr.,  business  manager. 
Twenty  numbers  were  issued  during  the  winter  of  1921-22.  Two 
were  four-page  issues,  the  first  one  issued  during  the  sixtieth  an- 
niversary celebration  and  the  second  at  the  time  of  the  Lutheran 
Students'  Union  Convention.  The  first  of  these  two  reported  the 
St.  Olaf-Luther  football  game  in  print  35  minutes  after  the  end 
of  the  game. 


DL'GWAV     ALONG     THE     Ll'l'ER 
IOWA 

IV'.      The  Luther  College   Boarding  Club 

The  Norwegian  Synod,  at  its  meeting  at  La  Crosse,  Wisconsin, 
in  1896,  gave  the  students  at  Luther  College  permission  to  form 
their  own  boarding  club.  The  club  was  organized  June  16,  1896, 
with  H.  J.  Wein  as  manager;  C.  M.  Hallangcr,  secretary;  Oscar 
A.  Strom,  treasurer;  Ola  Ordal,  buyer;  and  Christian  Thompson, 
J.  M.  Peterson,  and  K.  M.  Hagestad  as  directors.  Board  the  first 
year  was  furnished  at  $1.30  a  week.  In  1900-01  it  was  $1.60  a 
week;  in  1910-11,  $2.48  a  week;  in  1920-21,  $3.86  a  week;  and 
in  1921-22  it  averaged  about  $3.70  a  week.  Up  to  1916  the 
basement  of  the  Main  Building  provided  a  dining  room.  In  that 
year  the  boarding  club  erected  I>oyalty  Hall,  a  description  of 
which  may  be  found  in  another  chapter. 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


EDITORIAL  STAFFS  OF  "ERVINGExN" 


Year 


Editor 


1908-09  Finn  Magelssen.  . 

1909-10  Alfred  Halvorson. 

1910-11  O.  P.  B.  Grimley.. 

1911-12     Carl  Hansen 

1912-13  Ludvig  P.  Kjaer.  . 


Assistants 


Thos.  A.  Haugen,  Alfred  Halvor- 
son, Bernhard  Rosenqvist, 
Olaf  Gaarder 

Odd  Ekfelt.  O.  P.  B.  Grimley, 
Edw.  Jordahl.  C.  C.  Birkelo.  . 

Albert  N.  Livdahl,  Carl  Hansen, 

Ivar  Sandberg,  Eugene  Aal. .  . 
O.  L.  Haavik,  Ludvig  P.  Kjaer, 

Anton  Buttedal,  Herman  W. 

Monson 

P.  C.  Forseth,  John  Urness,  R. 

Ulvilden,  Emil  Grefthen 


Business  Managers 


Olaf  Tufte.  Charles  A.  Fritz 


Charles  A.  Fritz,  P.  L.  Johns- 
rud,  A.  G.  Storstad 


Charles  A.  Fritz,  A.  G.  Storstad 


A.  G.  Storstad,  G.  E.  Brunsdale 


G.    E.     Brunsdale,    Walter    T. 
Gigstad. 


MEMBERS  OF  "ANNUAL"  STAFFS 

1911  Semi-Centennial:  Enoch  E.  Peterson — Editor-in-Chief. 
Britton  Burtness — Business  Manager. 
Members  of  Staff:   David  T.  Nelson,  Wilhelm  Dahl,  O.  Herbert  Aanestad,  Carl  Hansen, 
Carl  Foss,  .\lfred  G.  Storstad.  Otto  Austin,  Winfred  Wollan. 
1920  Pioneer:   Elmer  S.  Eid — Editor-in-Chief. 

Olaf  G.  Malmin — Business  Manager. 
Members  of  Staff:  J.  W.  Ylvisaker.  R.  O.  Storvick,  A.  O.  Storvick.    R.  Oefstedal,    N.  G. 
Maakestad,  H.  M.  Tolo,  L.  C.  Sorlien,  A.  E.  Bergum,  N.  O.  Halvorson,  C.  M.  Olson 
Emil  Hermundstad,  A.  R.  Sorlien,  Ernest  Sihler. 
1923  Pioneer:  Oscar  Rem — Editor-in-Chief. 

George  C.  Henriksen,    Jr. — Business  Manager. 
Pioneer  Board:  A.  O.  Mork,  ^Ielvin  Clauson,  H.  K.  Savre,  U.  H.  Reque. 


MEMBERS  OF  COLLEGE  DEBATING  TEAMS 

Year  Members  of  Teams 

1903-04  M.  E.  Fretheim,  A.  T.  Felland,  T.  A.  Hofif. 

1904-05  B.  Petersen.  C.  A.  Fjeldstad,  O.  A.  Tingelstad. 

1905-06  No  team. 

1906-07  J.  O.  Holum,  Arnt  Vaaler,  N.  A.  Olsen. 

1907-08  A.  C.  Erickson,  J.  O.  Ensrud,  G.  Bjorgo. 

1908-09  No  team. 

1909-10  No  team. 

1910-11  No  team. 

1911-12  D.  T.  Nelson,  B.  Burtness,  O.  L.  Haavik. 

1912-13  G.  O.  G.  Rahn,  F.  Reishus,  C.  Knutson. 

1913-14  V.  Bjorgo,  M.  O.  .Andrew,  E.  Grefthen. 

1914-15  H.  L.  Ylvisaker,  T.  O.  Kraabel,  E.  R.  Seines. 

1915-16  T.  Gilbertson.  C.  L.  Lee,  H.  O.  Talle. 

1916-17  A.  J.  Tolo,  C.  L.  Lee,  P.  J.  Kvale;  K.  H.  Brunsdale,  E.  H.  Parsons,  H.  O.  Talle. 

1917-18  A.  J.  Tolo,  I.  R.  Gronlid,  K.  D.  Stalland. 

1918-19  I.  R.  Gronlid,  C.  W.  Strom,  T.  H.  Megorden;  C.  M.  Ravndal,  O.  G.  Malmin,  A.  E 

Nelson. 

1919-20  No  team. 

1920-21  O.  G.   Malmin,  E.  H.  Parsons,  J.  \V.  Ylvisaker;  A.  C.  Paulson,  R.   E.  .\nderson, 

E.  O.  ToUefsrud. 

1921-22  R.  E.  Anderson,  A.  C.  Paulson,  \V.  O.  Rindahl;  E.  O.  ToUefsrud,  S.  J.  Steen,  C.  W. 

Tvedt. 


Year 


MEMBERS  OF  PREPARATORY  DEPARTMENT  DEBATING  TEAMS 
Members 


1918-19  M.  O.  Kraabel,  Paul  Ode,  H.  Helgeson;  Milo  Bakke,  Nelvin  Fosmark,  Chris.  R)'.n3 

1919-20  Nelvin  Fosmark,  Don  A.  Stevens,  Nels  Y.  Jordahl. 

1920-21  K.  S.  N.  Roe,  C.  E.  L.  Lucky,  Paul  F.  Olson. 

1921-22  Paul  F.  Olson,  Carl  E.  L.  Lucky,  .Armin  Johnson. 


STUDENT  ORGANIZATIONS 


327 


Year 
1902. . 


1903. 
1903. 


1904. 
1904. 


1905. 
1905. 


1906. 
1906. 


1908. 
1908. 

1909. 
1909. 

1910. 
1910. 

1911 
1911 
1911 


1912. 
1912. 


1915 
1915 


1916 
1916 


1917. 
1917 


1918 
1918 


1919 
1919. 


1920. 
1920. 


1921. 
1922 


WINNERS  OF  THE  .ANNUAL  ORATORICAL  CONTESTS   1902-1922 
Contest  First  Place  Second  Place  Third  Place 


English  and      Axel  Bergh  tied    Chr.  Moldstad Herman  Baalson 

Norwegian. .  Alfred  Bredesen    tied 


English Alfred  Bredesen Harry  Olsen  . 

Norwegian.  ...CO.  Heggtveit E.  Hansen. .  . 


.  T.  E.  Thompson 
.C.  J.  Quill 


English A.  T.  Felland No  decision No  desicion. 

Norwegian..  .    C.  J.  Quill No  decision No  decision 

Temperance.  .Martin  Fretheim Alfred  Bredesen Leon  Peterson 


English P.  O.  C.  Johnson Arnt  Vaaler 

Norwegian. . .  .O.  E.  Schavlan A.  Davick.  . 

English Arnt  Vaaler No  decision  . 

Norwegian. 

English .  .  . 

Norwegian . 

English.  . . . 
Norwegian . 

English. . . . 
Norwegian. 

English .  .  . 
Norwegian . 


.  M.  O.  Sumstad 
.  No  decision 


.  M.  O.  Sumstad No  decision No  decision 

.  G.  O.  Lillegard Orlando  Overn L.  Bredvold    tied 

S.  J.  Fretheim     tied 
.  Oliver  Ruen K.  Hanson A.  O.  Hal vorson 


L.  S.  Kloster J.  O.  Holum 

.D.  J.  Borge J.  A.  O.  Larsen  (?) 

.  K.  B.  Vaaler Finn  Magelssen 

.  M.  C.  Johnshoy Odd  Ekfelt 


.  K.  P.  B.  Reishus. 
.  Finn  Magelssen  .  . 

.  P.  J.  Iverson 

.C.  U.  Faye 

N.  A.  Madson Charles  Fritz Theo.  Lerud 

.O.  L.  Haavik Odd  Ekfelt Eugene  Aal 

.  E.  E.  Peterson LA.  Opstad P.  O.  B.  Grimley 

.  Herman  Monson N.  A.  Madson Carl  Hansen 


English 

Norwegian . . . 
Try-outs  for 

State  Peace 

contest Charles  Fritz No  decision 


No  decision 


.  English Justin  Petersen G.  O.  G.  Rahn Wilhelm  Dahl 

.  Norwegian. . . .  Peter  Forseth Alfred  Nesset Carl  Hansen 

No    contest.     Since  1913  the  winner  of  the  local  English  contest    has    represented 
Luther  College  in  the  Eastern  Divisional  Contest  of  the  State. 


.  English E.  Grefthen Herman  Monson  . 


.  Carl  Seebach 


,  English E.  Robert  Seines Einar  Larson Walther  L  Brandt 

.  Norwegian ....  Henry  O.  Talle E.  Tingelstad Theodore  Stensby 


.  English J.  E.  Opsahl E.  Tingelstad  . 

.  Norwegian. . .  .J.  M.  Rohne E.  Tingelstad  . 


B.  J.  Hovde 
Mikkel  Lono 


.  English Henry  O.  Talle E.  Tingelstad K.  D.  Stalland 

.Norwegian C.  P.  Birkelo John  Waage Arthur  J.  Tolo 

E.  Tingelstad  represented  L.  C.   in  the   Eastern  Divisional   Contest   in   1917, 
Talle  being  ineligible  because  he  was  president  of  the  state  association. 

.  English Arthur  J.  Tolo John  Waage Allen  E.  Nelson 

.Norwegian. ..  .Arthur  J.  Tolo O.  H.  Thorsen H.  Siqueland 


.  No  contest  held.     W.  B.  Scarvie  was  elected  by  students  to  represent     L. 

Eastern  Divisional  Contest. 
.5th  Liberty 

Loan Elmer  S.  Eid No  decision No  decision 

I.  R.  Gronlid 


C.     in 


.  English Elmer  S.  Eid T.  H.  Megorden . 

.  Norwegian    .    .  H.  Siqueland Olaf  G.  Malmin 

•  English Olaf  G.  Malmin Elmer  S.  Eid Sigvart  J.  Steen 

.English Charles  E.  Hook Oscar  Rem J.  Melvin  Moe 

Cscar  Rem  represented  L.  C.  in  the  Eastern  Divisional  and  State  Contests  in   1922, 
Mr.  Hook  having  left  school. 


CHAPTER  FIFTEEN 

ATHLETICS  AND  MILITARY  DRILL 

O.   W.    QlALLEY 

I.   General  Statement 

FROM  the  very  earliest  times  the  students  at  Luther  College 
have  taken  great  interest  in  athletics.  A  large  number  of  the 
boys  who  attended  the  College  in  the  early  days  came  from  farms 
and  M'ere  accustomed  to   hard   manual  labor.      Life  in  the   school- 


THE    FIKST    GVMNASIUM.    1880 


room  was  a  great  change  to  them,  and  it  was  not  long  before  they 
felt  the  need  of  exercise  and  action.  There  were  no  intercol- 
legiate contests  to  be  trained  for;  nor  was  any  course  in  gym- 
nastics offered.  The  boys  derived  their  exercise  and  enjoyment 
from  the  games  and  sports  which  were  then  in  vogue,  such  as 
running,  jumping,  wrestling,  weight  lifting,  and  hiking.  Dur- 
ing the  winter  skating  and  skiing  were  also  popular.  While  the 
College  had  its  quarters  in  the  St.  Cloud  Hotel,  1862-65,  the 
large  back-yard  took  the  place  of  a  gymnasium  and  athletic  field, 
and  such  gymnastic  equipment  as  could  be  gotten  was  set  up 
there.  When  the  College  was  moved  to  its  present  site  in  1865 
the  gymnastic  apparatus  was  set  up  north  of  the  main  building. 

Baseball  dates  back  to  the  earliest  times  and  has  always  been 
the  favorite  sport  at  Luther.  Military  drill  and  football  were 
introduced  in  the  seventies. 


ATHLETICS  AND  MILITARY  DRILL  329 

For  lack  of  facilities  no  regular  gymnastic  instruction  was 
given  until  1886.  In  that  year  the  west  wing  of  the  present  gym- 
nasium was  built  with  money  raised  through  the  efforts  of  the 
students.  The  improvement  in  the  health  of  the  boys  was  at  once 
apparent.  In  previous  winters  there  had  been  no  place  to  ex- 
ercise; and  the  result  was,  that  some  students  who  scarcely  left 
the  building  for  weeks  at  a  time  were  almost  broken  in  health  by 
spring.  Two  hours  of  gymnastics  per  week  were  required  of 
every  student.  According  to  reports  in  "Chips"  the  students 
were  highly  pleased  with  their  instructor,  Prof.  L.  S.  Reque.  He 
was  relieved  by  Prof.  J.  G.  Halland.  In  1890  Prof.  W.  Sihler 
took  charge  and  with  the  help  of  various  student  assistants  carried 
on  the  work  successfully  for  many  years.  When  Prof.  Sihler  re- 
tired, Dr.  Oscar  L.  Olson,  Dr.  K.  Gjerset,  Dr.  Ole  Boe,  and  Prof. 
B.  Svan0e  took  charge  of  the  work  in  the  order  named.  Athletic 
coaches  Ralph  Movold  and  Ivan  Doseff  have  conducted  the  class- 
es in  1920-21  and  1921-22,  respectively.  The  turning  club,  which 
has  existed  since  1886,  has  given  those  especially  interested  in 
turning  and  gymnastics  an  opportunity  for  further  development. 

II.  Athletic    Association 

When  intercollegiate  competition  was  introduced  in  1891  the 
need  of  an  organization  to  take  control  of  athletics  and  to  ar- 
range and  finance  schedules  was  at  once  felt.  It  was  now  no 
longer  possible  for  teams  to  be  self-supporting  as  they  had  pre- 
viously been,  and,  since  the  teams  represented  the  whole  student 
body,  it  was  only  fair  that  the  expense  of  maintaining  them  should 
be  distributed. 

Agitation  for  such  an  association  was  started,  and  this  agita- 
tion resulted  in  the  organization  of  the  Luther  College  Athletic 
Association  in  the  fall  of  1892.  Oscar  L.  Olson  '93,  first  presi- 
dent of  the  association,  was  one  of  the  prime  movers  in  its  incep- 
tion. All  students  and  faculty  members  were  admitted  to  mem- 
bership in  the  association  on  the  payment  of  fees.  The  chief 
points  of  its  constitution  provided  that:  The  association  should 
have  control  of  all  athletic  sports  at  the  College.  All  candidates 
for  the  various  teams  should  be  voted  upon  by  the  association. 
An  executive  committee,  consisting  of  five  students  and  one  faculty 
member,  should  nominate  all  candidates  for  the  different  teams, 
and  should  make  and  carry  out  all  necessary  arrangements  for 
games.  The  association  should  determine  what  conditions  players 
must  fulfill  in  order  to  win  the  College  "L".  In  1920  changes 
in  the  athletic  situation  at  Luther  made  it  necessary  to  alter  the 


330 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


constitution  in  certain  respects.  The  athletic  director  was  made 
a  member  of  the  athletic  board  of  control.  Since  coaches  were 
now  in  charge  of  all  sports  and  it  was  no  longer  advisable  to  have 
the  association  vote  upon  the  candidacy  of  players,  this  clause 
was  stricken  from  the  constitution.  An  athletic  board  was  creat- 
ed to  take  the  place  of  the  executive  committee  with  virtually  the 
same  powers.  It  is  composed  of  four  students  and  two  members 
of  the  faeultv. 


GYMNASIUM    AM)    l()()  1  HAl.l.    FIKl.l) 


Athletics  at  Luther  College  have  been  managed  very  success- 
fully by  the  Athletic  Association.  The  dues  were  originally 
twenty  cents  per  month  or  practically  two  dollars  a  year.  When 
the  schedules  were  enlarged  and  intercollegiate  competition  was 
entered  into  in  more  branches  of  sport,  the  dues  were  raised  until 
at  present  each  member  pays  ten  dollars  a  year  into  the  treasury 
of  the  association.  When  it  is  remembered  that  the  association 
is  maintaining  teams  in  six  branches  of  sport,  this  cannot  be 
considered  exorbitant. 

The  association  has  always  received  the  enthusiastic  su))j)()rt 
of  the  students  and  has  been  practically  identical  with  the  student 
body  in  membership. 


ATHLETICS  AND  MILITARY  DRILL  331 

Wlien  the  east  wing  of  the  gymnasium  was  built  in  1903  with 
floor  space  for  a  basketball  court  the  students  immediately  took 
advantage  of  the  opportunity  to  play  basketball.  The  interest  in 
the  game  can  be  determined  to  some  extent  by  the  fact  that  inter- 
collegiate competition  was  introduced  already  in  190  k  Luther's 
first  intercollegiate  tennis  tournament  was  played  in  the  same 
year. 

Membership  in  some  athletic  conference  is  almost  necessary 
in  order  to  maintain  a  reputation  for  high  standards  of  eligibil- 
ity. It  is  the  prevailing  tendency  among  colleges  to  regard  with 
suspicion  such  institutions  as  are  not  members.  The  report  is  soon 
circulated  that  such  an  institution  is  not  a  member  of  a  conference 
because  it  does  not  wish  to  observe  the  eligiblity  rules  of  a  con- 
ference. Affiliation  with  a  conference  also  aids  materially  in  ar- 
ranging schedules.  In  1906  Luther  became  a  member  of  the 
Hawkeye  Conference  of  Iowa  Colleges.  Difficulty  in  the  arrange- 
ment of  schedules  led  the  College  to  abandon  the  organization  in 
1912.  Membership  in  the  Tri-state  Conference  of  Minnesota, 
North  and  South  Dakota  Colleges  was  obtained  in  December  of 
the  same  year. 

This  organization  disbanded  in  1920  when  the  Minnesota 
Conference  was  organized.  At  present  the  College  is  arranging  to 
enter  a  proposed  Hawkeye  Conference  to  include  all  colleges  in 
the  state  except  Iowa  University,  Drake,  Ames,  and  Grinnell. 

III.   "L"   Association 

Illustrative  of  the  efforts  of  the  students  to  maintain  high 
standards  and  enthusiasm  in  athletics  at  Luther  College  is  the 
"L"  Association  organized  in  January,  1919,  largely  through  the 
efforts  of  its  first  president,  M.  W.  Larsen,  '19,  and  A.  L.  Bron- 
stad,  '19. 

"The  purpose  of  this  organization,"  according  to  Art.  No.  2 
of  the  constitution,  "shall  primarily  be  to  foster  a  strong  college 
spirit;  to  promote  a  keen  interest  in  all  collegiate  activities;  to 
imbue  a  true  sense  of  love  for  and  appreciation  of  the  good  old 
'L';  to  make  it  the  one  and  only  monogram  that  is  recognized, 
respected,  and  tolerated  at  Luther  College;  and  to  keep  an  of- 
ficial record  of  all  earners  of  the  'L'."  The  constitution  also 
provides  that  membership  in  the  organization  shall  be  limited  to 
those  who  have  earned  the  official  "L"  in  forensics  or  athletics, 
that  all  former  "L"  men  shall  be  honorary  members  of  the  associa- 
tion, and  that  the  man  holding  the  greatest  number  of  "L's"  shall 
automatically  become  president. 


332  LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

Through  its  recommendations  to  the  athletic  association  the 
organization  has  been  an  important  factor  in  determining  the 
style  and  size  of  "L's"  and  other  insignia.  At  the  end  of  each 
intercollegiate  season  it  is  customary  for  the  old  members  of  the 
association  to  entertain  the  new  members  at  an  informal  banquet. 
On  such  occasions  the  constitution  is  always  read  to  acquaint 
them  with  the  purpose  and  ideals  of  the  organization. 

IV.   Coaches  and  Athletic  Directors 

In  the  early  years  of  intercollegiate  athletics  professional 
coaches  and  athletic  directors  were  not  to  be  thought  of  at  Luther, 


BASEBALL   DIAMOND 

and  yet  the  College  was  represented  by  a  winning  team  year  after 
year.  Luther  teams  competed  successfully  with  teams  coached 
by  high-salaried  men.  Much  of  the  remarkable  success  of  base- 
ball teams  at  Luther  College  ,  however,  can  be  traced  to 
Professors  Sihler  and  Olson,  and,  in  later  years,  to  Prof.  S.  S. 
Reque,  '03,  who  were  as  well  acquainted  with  the  game  as  any 
professional  coach. 

As  time  went  on  coaches  and  atliletic  directors  gradually  be- 
came an  essential  part  of  athletics  at  various  colleges.  Institu- 
tions with  coaches  hesitated  to  play  those  without  coaches  because, 
as  one  coach  said,  there  was  not  much  honor  in  winning  and  it 
was  a  disgrace  to  lose.  With  such  conditions  obtaining  it  was 
not  strange  that  the  students  at  Luther  began  to  agitate  for  a 
coach.  Due  to  the  efforts  of  Prof.  B.  K.  Savre,  '96,  and  Paul 
Preus,  '11,  who  raised  the  necessary  money,  Arthur  Laudel  was 
engaged  as  baseball  coach  in  1917.  Professional  coaching  was 
first  made   a  policy   of  the   school  when  Walter  Jewell   served  as 


ATHLETICS  AND  MILITARY  DRILL  333 

football  coach  in  1919.  Since  that  time  coaches  have  been  en- 
gaged by  the  College  for  all  sports. 

Arthur  Laudel  served  as  baseball  coach  at  Luther  College 
from  1917  to  1921  inclusive.  That  he  pitched  for  the  Detroit 
American  League  Club  is  ample  proof  of  his  playing  ability  and 
knowledge  of  the  game.  In  1919,  1920,  and  1921,  Mr.  Laudel 
put  out  wonderful  teams.  Their  records  testify  to  his  coaching 
powers.  Ability  to  turn  out  successful  teams  was  not  Mr.  Laudel's 
only  asset  as  a  coach.  His  whole  attitude  on  the  diamond  was  in 
harmony  with  Luther's  highest  athletic  ideals  and  traditions. 

Alvin  J.  Natvig,  Luther's  first  basketball  coach,  graduated 
from  Luther  College  in  1918.  Mr.  Natvig  played  on  the  Luther 
team  five  years  and  was  as  great  a  guard  as  ever  represented  Lu- 
ther in  basketball.  When  he  agreed  to  coach  the  team  in  1920 
prospects  were  bright.  In  the  influenza  epidemic  Mr.  Natvig 
and  several  of  the  squad  were  taken  sick,  necessitating  the  can- 
cellation of  several  games.  Mr.  Natvig's  team  showed  marked 
improvement  in  spite  of  the  severe  handicap. 

When  intercollegiate  football  was  introduced  again  in  1919 
a  football  coach  was  a  necessity.  Walter  Jewell,  who  had  play- 
ed tackle  on  the  Iowa  University  eleven,  was  selected  to  coach 
the  team.  Making  a  football  team  out  of  men  with  practically 
no  experience  was  no  easy  task.  Mr.  Jewell  worked  diligently 
and  faitli fully  .  Although  he  did  not  develop  a  winning  combina- 
tion his  efforts  were  of  great  value  to  the  team  the  following 
year. 

Oscar  M.  Solcm  came  to  Luther  with  the  remarkable  record 
of  having  coached  three  championship  football  teams.  As  a  stu- 
dent at  the  University  of  Minnesota  he  played  end  and  tackle  on 
the  team  in  1911  and  1912.  While  serving  his  country  during 
the  war  he  received  the  rank  of  captain.  His  football  team  at 
Luther  in  1920  came  up  to  expectations.  Only  one  game  was 
lost  and  that  by  one  point.  Mr.  Solem's  record  at  Luther  was 
so  impressive  that  he  was  given  a  large  increase  in  salary  to 
become  coach  at  Drake  University. 

Ralph  Movold  coached  basketball  and  track  and  was  instructor 
in  physical  training  at  Luther  1920-1921.  Mr.  Movold  was  gradu- 
ated from  the  North  Dakota  Agricultural  College  in  1919,  and 
had  a  very  impressive  athletic  record.  In  track  he  was  much 
handicapped,  it  being  Luther's  first  year  of  competition  in  track 
since  1904. 

Ivan  Doseff,  now  coaching  football,  basketball,  and  track  at 
Luther,  has  been  in  the  coaching  game  since   1908.     While  play- 


334  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

ing  on  the  University  of  Chicago  team  he  was  selected  for  all- 
western  honors.  Mr.  Doseflf  is  an  advocate  of  clean  athletics  and 
inculcates  sportsmanship  in  the  true  sense  of  the  word. 

S.  S.  Reque  coached  the  baseball  team  in  1922.  His  record 
as  a  player  is  already  known  to  all  who  are  acquainted  with  Lu- 
ther College  athletics.  He  has  had  previous  coaching  experience 
at  Gale  College,  and  at  Luther  College  in   1907   and   1908. 

The  Preparatory  Dejiartment  maintains  its  own  athletic  teams 
in  football,  basketball,  and  baseball.  Competition  is  carried  on 
■with  the  various  academies  within  the  Church  and  with  neighbor- 


FIRST    BASEBALL   TEAM,    1872 

P.   Helgeland.   G    J.   Lomen,   C.   K.   Preus,   A.   Torgerson 
L  G.  Monson,  H.  R0tlie,  S.  Weeks,   H.  Johnson,  0.  Mandt 

ing  high  schools.  The  "Prep."  teams  have  always  been  of  high 
calibre.  This  year  the  Preparatory  basketball  team  coached  by 
Prof.  O.  W.  Qualley  was  victorious  in  the  Inter-Academy  Con- 
ference and  received  possession  of  tlie  Inter-Academy  Conference 
Cup  for  one  year.  Much  valuable  material  for  college  teams 
is  thus  develoj)ed  in  the  Preparatory  Department.  In  addition 
to  Prof.  O.  W.  Qualley,  Professors  M.  W.  Larsen  and  S.  S. 
Reque  have  acted  as  coaches  of  Preparatory  teams. 

V.   Baseball 

Baseball  is  the  favorite  game  of  the  American  youth.  A 
glance  at  Luther  College's  record  tempts  one  to  say  that  it  is 
also  the  favorite  game  of  the  Viking  youth,  for  the  great  enthusi- 
asm and  proficiency  in  the  game  shown  by  the  boys  of  Norwegian 


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335 


descent  in  this  country,  even  in   the  first  generation,  have  really 
been  remarkable. 

Baseball  at  Luther  had  its  origin  in  the  baseball  movement, 
so  to  speak,  which  spread  throughout  the  West  immediatel}'  after 
the  Civil  War.  Intercollegiate  competition  was  not  introduced 
until  1891,  but  games  were  played  with  Decorah  and  neighbor- 
ing town  teams,  such  as  Waukon,  Ft.  Atkinson,  Ridgeway,  and 
Cresco.  In  addition  to  the  regular  nine,  teams  were  organized 
by    classes,    weight,    height,    etc.      The    contest    with    Decorah    on 


BASEBALL  TEAM,   1891 

A.  Torrison,  T.  Rddsaeter,  K.  Thorsgaard,  W.  Torrison 

O.    L.    Olson,    S.    T.    Reque 
W.    Sihler,    O.    G.    Juul,    P.    A.    Reque,    E.    A.    Botline 


May  17th  was  generally  the  crucial  game  of  the  season.  Many 
and  interesting  stories  are  told  of  the  efforts  to  get  players  who 
had  been  injured,  into  shape  for  this  game. 

The  first  organized  team  of  which  there  is  any  record  dates 
from  1871  or  1872.  Its  members  were:  I.  Monson,  S.  Weeks, 
H.  Jolmson,  H.  R0the,  A.  Torgerson,  G.  Lomen,  O.  Mandt,  P. 
Helgeland,  and  C.  K.  Preus. 


336  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

The  records  show  that  the  following  represented  the  College 
in  a  game  with  Decorah  on  May  17,  1879:  I.  B.  Torrison,  capt. ; 
T.  G.  Opsahl,  H.  J.  Kopperdal,  Halvor  Peterson,  H.  T.  Ytter- 
boe,  O.  P.  Syftestad,  O.  E.  Brecke,  G.  A.  Larsen,  and  L.  M.  K. 
Karstad. 

Luther  played  her  first  intercollegiate  baseball  game  with  St. 
Olaf  College  in  May,  1891.  Space  does  not  permit  any  extensive 
account  of  the  success  of  Luther  on  tlie  diamond.  A  short  quota- 
tion from  the  "Outing  Magazine",  an  eastern  publication,  edited 
by  Casper  Whitney,  a  strong  supporter  of  clean  college  athletics, 
will  have  to  suffice.  In  the  May  issue  for  1901  appeared  the  fol- 
lowing writeup  of  college  baseball  in  the  West: 

"In  baseball  the  teams  of  Illinois,  Northwestern,  Chicago, 
Michigan,  Beloit,  Minnesota,  Wisconsin,  and  Iowa  are  all  play- 
ing strong  games.  Michigan,  whose  only  trip  was  somewhat  dis- 
appointing, is  coming  to  the  front  with  a  rush.  The  Notre  Dame 
team,  too,  may  be  placed  in  the  first  class,  while  Luther  College, 
a  small  institution  in  Decorah,  Iowa,  whose  record  for  pure 
class  athletics  is  enviable,  has  one  of  the  best  ball  nines  in  tlie 
West." 

The  following  is  an  official  roster  of  Luther  College  basel)all 
teams  from  1884  to  1922  inclusive: 

1884— J.  G.  Halland,  T.  Opsjihl,  O.  T.  Lee,  C.  Botline,  O.  K  Fuglei,  G.  A.  Tor- 
rison, S.  C.  N.  Peterson,  A.  Jacobson,  C.   Neperud,  J.  P.  Bakke. 

1885— G.  A.  Torrison,  C.  Bothne,  H.  O  Fjeldstad,  G.  A.  Gullixon,  S.  C.  N.  Peter- 
son, O.  Ylvisaker,  O.  K.  Fuglei,  P.  A    Kittilsby,  B.  Fryslie. 

1886 — C.  Bothne,  Gustav  Torrison,  P.  A.  Kittilsljy,  O.  K.  Fuglei,  M.  A.  Mikkelsen, 
G.   A.   Gullixon,   S.   C.   N     Peterson,   O.   Ylvisaker,   C.   1.    Kollefson. 

1887 — N.  Torrison.  c;  P.  A.  Kittilsby,  lb;  O.  T.  Rikansrud,  2b;  G.  A.  Gullixon, 
3b;  O.  Ylvisaker,  If;  O.  L.  Olson,  p;  E  G.  Mellem,  rf;  M.  M.  Steensland, 
ss;    P.   A.    Keque,   cf. 

1888— N.  Torrison,  c;  J.  G.  Halland,  p;  P.  A.  Kittilsby,  lb;  N.  N.  Nordgaard, 
2b;  O.  L  Olson,  3b;  M.  M.  Steensland,  ss;  O.  Ylvisaker,  If;  O.  T.  Rikans- 
rud, cf;  E.  G.  Mellem,  rf. 

1889 — N.  Torrison,  c;  O.  L.  Olson,  p;  J.  G.  Halland,  lb;  N.  N.  Nordgaard,  2b; 
G.  A.  Gullixon.  :ib;  M.  M.  Steensland,  ss;  E.  A.  Bothne,  if;  P.  A.  Reque, 
cf;     E.    G.    Mellem,    rf. 

1890 — O.  L.  Olson,  c;  A.  TorrFson,  p;  W.  Torrison,  lb;  N.  N.  Nordgaard,  2b; 
P.  A.  Reque,  3b;  O.  G.  Juul,  ss;  O.  Akre,  O.  S.  Swennes,  D.  B.  Bra>kke,  E.  A. 
Botline,    E.    G.    Mellem,    fielders. 

1891 — W.  Torrison,  c;  A.  Torrison,  p;  O.  L.  Olson  (capt.),  lb;  O.  CJ.  Juul,  2b; 
K.  L.  Thorsgaard,  ss;  W.  SilUer,  3b;  E.  A  Botline,  If;  P.  A.  Reque.  ef; 
T.  R0dsaeter,  rf;   O.   Akre. 

1892— W.  Torrison,  c;  A.  Torrison,  p;  W.  Sillier,  lb;  O.  I..  Olson  (capt.),  2b; 
K.  L.  Thorsgaard,  ss;  W.  It.  loigeisoii,  ;il);  O.  G.  Juul,  If;  O.  Akre,  cf; 
H.   Ness,   rf. 

1893 — W.  Torrison,  c;  A.  Torri.soii  (capt.),  p;  O  L.  Olson,  lb;  K.  L.  Thorsgaard, 
2b;  O.  G.  Juul.  ss;  W.  Sillier.  ;ib;  E  A.  Bothne,  E.  Lewison,  I.  A.  Thor- 
soii,    H.   Ness,   O.   Akre,   oulfield. 

1894— W.  Torrison,  c;  A.  Torri.son  (capt.),  p;  E.  Lewi.son,  lb;  K.  I..  Thorsgaard, 
2b;  O.  G.  Juul,  ss;  J.  R.  Peterson,  3b;  E.  A.  Bothne,  If;  I.  A.  Thorson,  cf; 
H.   Ness,   rf;   J.   E.   Winger;   O.  S.   Opheim,   mgr. 


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33: 


BASKHALL   TEAM,    1922 

Bergm,  Ostreni,  Reque,  V.  Sperati,  C.  Anderson,  Iverson.  Larsen,  M.   H    Anderson 

Ellingson,  H.  E.  Peterson,  E.  Hovden,  Sorlien,  O.  Onvoll,  Bottolfson,  Knudson 

Maakestad,   S.  Onvoll,    Ethun,   S.   Sperati,   Killie,   Trytten,    Borgen 


PREPARATORY  BASEBALL  TEAM,   1922 


O    Qualley,  A.  Foss,  G.  Losen,  W.  Korsrud,  M.  K.  Anderson,  L.  Hegg  A.   Erickson 

P.    Olson,    M.    Lande,    C.    Hovden,    S.    Fardal,    O.    Ruen 

0.  Torrison,  H.  C.  Peterson,  A.  Moackrud,  J.  N.  Otte 


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1895— W.  Torrison.  c;  A.  Torrison  (ciipt),  S.  T.  Norni'iiii,  p;  K.  I.ewison,  lb; 
K.  L.  Thorsgaard,  2b;  A.  L.  Markhus,  ss;  M.  B.  Juul,  3b;  P.  Berntson,  If; 
I.  A.  Thorson,  cf;  J.  E.  Winger,  rf;   S.  J.  N.  Ylvisaker,  iiigr. 

1896 — No    intercollegiate    games    played. 

1897 — E.  Lewison  (capt.),  c;  J.  C.  Jensen,  S  T.  Norniann,  p;  J.  E.  Winger,  lb; 
W.  Sih'er,  2b;  M.  Hegland,  ss;  I.  M.  Lyngaas,  3b;  A.  L.  Markhus,  If; 
K.    M.    Hagestad,   cf;    O.    B.   I'ederson,    rf;    A.    O.    Anderson. 

1898—0  B.  Pederson,  c;  J.  C.  Jcn.sen,  R.  Gaard,  p;  H.  O.  Gullixson,  lb;  Moe, 
2b;  M.  Hegland  (capt.),  ss;  H.  .1.  I,inde.  3b;  A.  O.  Anderson  If;  W.  Sihler, 
cf;   B.  Borreson,  rf;   E.  Aaseth,   H.  M.   Dahl,  P.  Moen,  mgr. 

1899—0.  B.  Pederson  (capt.),  c;  O.  .1.  H.  Preus,  R.  Gaard,  p;  J.  A.  C.  Torger- 
son,  lb;  P.  Berntson.  2b:  M.  Hegland.  ss;  H.  J.  Linde,  31);  A.  O.  Ander- 
son, If;  0.  Moe,  E.  Aaseth,  cf;  H.  O  Gullixson,  rf;  S.  .S.  Reque,  P.  Moen, 
mgr. 

1900— O.  B.  Pederson,  c;  O.  J.  H  Preus,  R.  Gaard.  p;  E.  A.  Brekke,  lb;  M. 
Hegland,  2b;  A.  O.  Anderson,  ss;  H.  J.  Linde  (capt.),  3b;  S.  S  Reque,  If; 
H.  O.  Gullixson,  cf;  W.  Sihler,  rf;   M.  J.   Hegland,   mgr. 

1901— H.  O.  Grangaard,  c;  O.  J  H.  Preus,  G.  A.  Grinde,  p;  E.  A.  Brekke,  lb; 
L.  I.Trscn,  2b;  A.  O.  .Anderson,  ss;  H.  J  Linde  (capt.).  3b;  S.  S.  Reque, 
If;    H.   C.   Smeby,   cf;    W.   Sihler,   rf;    A.   O.   Andei-son,   mgr. 

1902— H.  O.  Grangaard.  c;  H.  C.  Smebv,  A.  .Sevareid,  p;  E  A.  Brekke,  lb;  O. 
L.  Olson,  2b;  S.  S.  Reque  (c.'pt.),  .ss;  L  Larsen,  3b;  J.  C.  K.  Preus,  If; 
T.  F.  Gullixson,  cf;  G.  A.  Grinde,  rf;   H.  E.  Olsen,  mgr 

1903— E.  A.  B'-ekkp,  c;  A.  Sevireid.  G.  A.  Grinde.  p:  T.  F.  Gullixson.  lb:  O.  T.. 
Olson.  2b;  H.  J.  Sorlien.  .ss;  S.  S.  Reque  (capt.),  3b;  G  L  Rodsater,  If; 
A.  Sather,  cf;   A.  Torgerson,  rf;   H.  E.  Olsen,  mgr 

1904— G.  L  Rodsater.  c;  A.  Sevareid  (capt.).  p;  O  S.  Hjelle,  lb:  H.  J.  Sorlien, 
2b;  H.  Halvorscn,  ss;  J.  Nae.seth.  3b:  W.  Nelson,  If;  W.  Sihler,  cf;  L.  A 
Fries,    rf;    E.    E.    Mortenson;    T.    A.    Hoflf,    mgr. 

1905— G.  I.  Rodsater,  c;  A.  Sevareid  (capt.),  p;  O.  S.  Hjelle,  lb;  H.  J.  Sorlien, 
2b;  M.  Fuglie.  ss;  J.  N^eseth.  3h:  .1.  Holkesvik,  If;  P.  T.  Hustvedt,  E.  O. 
Moe.  cf;   L.   A.   Fries,   rf;    H.  O.  Saxvik,   mgr. 

1906— G  L  Rodsater.  c;  A.  Sevareid  (capt.),  E.  O.  Moe,  0.  B.  Ferkin,  p;  L.  A. 
Fries,  lb;  J.  Britson.  2b:  M.  Fuglie.  ss;  .1.  Naeseth,  3b;  O.  Ruen,  rf;  S. 
Dahl,  cf;  J.  Holkesvik,  If;   H.  C.  Nordlie,  mgr. 

1907— L.  A.  Fri^s,  c;   A.  O.  Nneseth,  J.  Hanson,  p;   G.  Hanson,   lb;   S.  G.   Harstad. 

2b;   M.   Fuglie,  ss;  J.  Naeseth   (capt.),  3b;  J.  Holkesvik,  If;   S,  S.  Reque.  cf; 

S.   Dahl,   rf;    S.   S.    Reque,    mgr. 
1908 — G.   Hanson,   H.   Leum,   c  and   cf;    A.   O.   Naeseth,   p;    O.   Nvgaard,   p   and   cf; 

J.    Hanson,    p    and    3b;     C.    A.    Hielle,    lb;    S.    G.    Harstad     (capt).    2b;    C. 

Sorlien,  ss;    F.   E.   Peterson,   If;    M.   J.   Monson,    rf;    C.   A.  Jessen,   mgr. 

1909 — G.  Hanson,  c;  A.  O    Naeseth   (capt.),  p;  O.  Nygaard,  p  and  rf;  C.  A.  Hjelle, 

E.  Estenson,    lb;    G.    Si^oraasli.    2b;    C.    Sorlien.    ss;    J.    Hanson,    p    and    3b; 

F.  E.  Peterson,  If;   H.  W.  Williams,  cf;   P.   A.  Preus.   rf;   C.   A.  Jessen,   mgr. 

1910— M.  Guttebo.  O.  Jerde,  c;  O.  Nvgaard.  E.  Estenson,  C.  Hansen.  R.  Ulvilden, 
p;  E.  Estenson,  C.  A.  Hjelle.  lb;  G.  Storaasli,  2b;  P.  A.  Preus,  ss;  E. 
Ringlee.  3b;  P.  W.  Qually.  T.  H.  Waller,  W.  C.  Preus,  J.  Jerdee,  P.  J  Iver- 
son,    outfield;    H     Onsgard,    mgr. 

1911 — M.  Guttebo,  c;  R.  Ulvilden,  C.  Hansen,  E.  Estenson,  p;  E  Erickson,  p  and 
lb;  G.  Stot-aasli  (capt.),  21);  P.  A.  Preus.  ss;  E.  Ringlee,  3b;  A.  Erick.son, 
If;  W.  C.  Preus,  cf;   J.  Jerdee,   rf;   H.  Onsgard,  mgr. 

1912— M.  Guttebo  (capt.).  c  and  lb:  A.  Erickson.  c;  R.  Ulvilden.  C.  H.  .Seebach, 
C.  H«nsen.  p  and  f:  E.  Erickson,  lb  and  p;  E  Ringlee,  2b;  O.  B.  Harstad. 
ss;  O.  C.  Sorlien,  3b;   W.  C.  Preus,  cf;   C.   Foss,  mgr. 

1913— A.  Erickson,  c;   C.  H.  Seebach,  R.  Ulvilden,  p;   S.  Kjos.   lb;    L    O.  Swanson. 

2b;    O.    B.    H-rst-d.    ss;    E.    M.    Streeter,    3b;    E.    Opheim.    If;    W.    C.    Preus 

(capt.),  cf;   H.  C    Hansen,   rf;   C.  T.  Jen.son;   C.  Gulbrandson,  mgr. 
1911 — No  team  on  account  of  the  Norway  Tour  of  the  Concert   Band. 
1915 — A.   L.    Bronstad.    c;    C.    TL    Seebach    (cnpt).    E.    M.    Streeter.    A.    J     Natvig,    p: 

H.   A.   Preus,    lb;    L.   0.   Swanson,   2b;    B    Sampson,   ss;    P.   G.   Johnson,    3b; 

S.   M.   Topncss,   If;    G.   Kv;ia.se,   cf;    S.    Kjos,    rf;    T.   O.   Kraabel,   mgr. 

1916— A.  L.  Bronstad,  c;  I.  Harstad,  A.  J.  Natvig,  p;  H.  A.  Preus,  lb;  L.  0. 
Swanson  (capt.),  2b;  B.  Sampson,  ss;  P.  G.  Johnson.  3b:  E  M.  Streeter, 
If;  C.  A.  Stormo,  cf;  S.  Kjos,  rf;  E.  F.  Kiland,  A.  S.  Natvig;  E.  R. 
Seines,  mgr. 


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1917 — A.  L.  Bronstad.  c;  A  R.  Sorlien,  A.  J.  Natvif?,  p;  E.  M.  Streeter  (capt.). 
lb;  A.  S.  Natvig,  2b;  M.  W.  Larsen,  ss  and  lb;  H.  Peterson,  ss;  O.  S. 
Monson,  3b;  K.  E.  Brunsdile.  )f;  C.  A.  Stormo,  cf;  H.  K.  Naruin,  rf; 
E.  F.  Kiland,  T.  I.  Rotto,  W.  B.  Scarvie;   R.  Jargo,  mgr;   A.  Laudel,  coach 

1918— M.  W.  Larsen,  c;  A.  R.  Sorlien.  A.  J.  Natvig,  p  and  lb;  B.  A.  Johnson,  2b; 
L.  C.  Sorlien,  ss;  O  S.  Monson,  3b;  W.  B.  Scanie,  If;  C.  A.  Stormo 
(capt.),  cf;  A.  R.  Ellingson,  rf;  M.  A.  Thompson,  O.  W.  Qualley;  J.  Lee, 
mgr;    A.    Laudel,    coach. 

1919— A.   L.    Bronstnd,   c  and   cf;   S.   O.   Sorlien.   c  and    3b;    A.    R.    Ellingson,    E.   S. 

Hovden,    A.    R.    Sorlien,    p;    M.    W.    Larsen,    lb;    L.    C.    Sorlien,    2b;    H.    S. 

Weiser,  ss;  0    S.  Monson   (capt.),  3b;  W.  B.  Scarvie,  If;  E.  0.  Bottolfson,  rf; 

B.   A.  Johnson ;   M.  Thompson,   mgr  ;    A.  Laudel,   coach. 
1920 — S.    O.    Sorlien,    c;    A.    Sorlien.    p;    A.    EHingson.    p    (capt.);    R.   Storvick,    lb; 

H.    Peterson,    2b;    L.    Sorlien,    ss;    E.    Bottolfson,    3b;    W.    Scarvie,    If;    W. 

Lawston,    cf;    S.    Orwoll,    rf;    C.    Anderson,    lb;    A.    Laudel,    coach;    H.    J'or- 

dahl,   mgr. 

1921— S.   O.   Sorlien,   c;    A.   Sorlien,   p   and   3b    (capt.);    E    Hovden,   p   and    3b;    H. 

Peterson,    lb;    C.    Anderson,    2b;    L.    Sorlien,    ss;    E.    Bottolfson,    3b    and    If; 

W.   Lawston,   cf;    S.   Orwoll,    rf;    E.   Trytten,   H    Hoff,   E.    Killie,   subs;    V.   T. 

Jordahl,    mgr.;    A.    Laudel,    coach. 
1922— S.   0    Sorlien    (capt.),    E.   B.   Steen.   c;    E.   Hovden,   O.   Orwoll,   p   and    lb;    C. 

Anderson,    2b;    E.   S.    Killie,    ss;    H.    E.    Peterson,    3b;    S.    P.    Orwoll,    If;    R. 

Ethun,    cf;    E.    Trytten,    cf    and    2b;    E     Bottolfson,    rf;    H.    Ostrem,    C.    A. 

Bergan,  C.  V.  Sperati.  J.  Iverson,  M.  H.  Anderson,  E.  Ellingson,  J.  Knudson, 

B.  Maakestad,  J.  E.  Borgen,  subs;  E.  N.  Larsen,  mgr.;  S.  S.  Reque,  coach. 
Extra-inning    g.nmes:      Luther    12,     Cornell     16 — ten     innings,     1800;     Luther     1, 
Minnesota    1 — fifteen    innings,    1908;    Luther    1,    Minnesota    1 — eleven    innings,    1909; 
Luther   2,    St.   Thomas    3 — twelve    innings.    1918;    Luther    2,    St.    Joseph    (Columbia) 
1 — twelve    innings,    1919;     (Luther    4,     Minnesota    3 — ten    innings,     1922). 

Baseball  record,  1922 — Luther  won  8  games  (61.5%),  lost  5,  viz:  Iowa  State 
Teachers,  3-1,  3-6;  Columbia.  .5-1,  4-9;  Campion,  7-2;  La  Crosse  Normal,  5-6;  St. 
Olaf,  5-1,  2-4;  Minnesota,  4-3;  Parsons,  16-3;  Upper  Iowa,  1-10,  3-n;  Dubuque, 
4-2.  Total  score:  Luther  62,  opponents  48.  Garmes  won,  1891-1922,  136  (59.6%); 
lost,    92    (40.4%). 


FOOTBALL  IN"    THE  NINETIES 


Lyngaas,    S.    M.    Orwoll,    Thorsgaard,    Winger.    I.    A     Kampen,    Teigen,    B.    Savre 

H.  Ness,   Bygland,   E.  Bothne    (c  pt.),   L.  Reque.   C.   Hjennstad 

H.    G.   Magelssen,   I.   A.   Thorson 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


VI.    Football 

Football  wats  introducctl  at  Luther  in  1877,  hut  it  was  not 
played  then  as  it  is  at  present.  The  Rugby  rules  were  followed. 
Any  number  of  players  were  permitted  on  a  side.  Great  interest 
was  taken  and  it  often  happened  that  practieally  the  whole  stu- 
dent body  took  part  in  the  games.  The  following  excerpt  is 
taken  from  "Chips"  for  Sept.,  ISSl:  "A  mateli  game  of  football 
is  being  played  between  the  seniors  and  juniors  combined,  against 
the  freshmen  and  preps.  The  game  has  been  going  on  for  two 
days   and   is   not  yet   done." 

From  1892  to  1896  inclusive,  intercollegiate  contests  were 
held  with  neighboring  colleges.  Iowa  University,  Coe,  Upper 
Iowa,  and   Carleton  were  among  those  met  on  the  gridiron. 

1892— W.  Torrison,   R.   E.;    M.  Teigen,  R.   T.;    S.   Onvoll.   R.   C;   O    Akre,   C. ;    H. 

Otte.    L.    G.;    I.    A.    Thorson,    L.    T.;    L.    Reque,    L.    E.;    E.    Bothne    (capt.). 

Q.   B.;    A.  Torrison.   L.    H.;   O    Juu!,   H.   B.;    O.   L.   Olson,    F.    B. 
1893— S.    Orwoll,    R.     E. ;     M.    Teigen.    R.    T. ;     Ness.    R.    G.;    O.    Bvgland,    c;     L. 

Reque.    L     G.:    I.    Lvngans.    L.   T.;    I.    Anderson,    L.    E.;    O.    Juul,    Q.    B. ;    K. 

Thorsgaard,  L    H.;   E.  Bothne   (capt.),  R.   H.;   and  I.  A.  Thorson.   F.  B. 
1894 — Z.    Ortlal,    I.    Anderson,    E;    1.    Lvngaas.    M.    Teigen,     1;     C.    Hjernistad.    C. 

Anderson.    G.;    0.    Bvghind.    C. ;    B.    Savre,    Q.    B. ;    I.    A.   Tliorson,    F.    B  ;    E. 

Bothne.   H.    B  :    S.   Orwoll    (capt.),   H.   B. 
1N95— No   gimes.     Captain.   B.    Savre. 
1896     Z.    Ordal,    Dahlen.    0     Eger,    E.;    I.    Anderson.    Odegaarden     (Odegaard),    T.; 

H.    Wein,    P.    Birkelo.   J.    L    Johnson.    G.;    (i.   Johnson,    C. ;    P.    Moen,   Q.    B. ; 

J.   E.  Win^'er.    H.   B.;    I.    Lyngaas,    (crpt).;    A.   Bjerke,   G.   B.   Wollan,   S.   T. 

Normann,    F.    B 

In  1896  intercollegiate  football  was  abolished.  Class  games 
continued  to  be  popular,  however,  and  were  a  means  of  keeping 
interest  in  the  game  alive.  A  freshman-sophomore  game  or  one 
between  the  "jNIeans"  and  "Extremes"  was  considered  an  almost 
essential  part  of  the  llth  of  October  program. 


COLLEGE  FOOTBALL  SQUAD,   1920 
Left   to   right — Standing:    L,arsen.   Ode,   ToUefsrud,    Vlvisiker,   Opsahl.    Johnson,    M. 
Anderson,   Fadness,   L.   Sorlien,  Tolo,   Clauson.   Eid,  Steen,   Coach   Solem;    Kneeling: 
C.  Anderson,  Orwoll,   A.   Sorlien,   Peterson,   Westby,   Knutson;    Sitting:    Nordgaard, 
Storvick,    Rindald,    Rugland,   Oefstedal,    Nai'veson,   S.   O.   Sorlien 


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343 


In  the  fall  of  1918  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  was  represented  by  a  foot- 
hall  team.  Games  were  jjlayed  with  Upper  Iowa  and  Campion. 
These  contests  aroused  keen  interest  in  football  among  the  stu- 
dents and  an  agitation  for  permission  to  play  intercollegiate 
football  was  at  once  begun.     In  1919  football  was  again  introduced. 


I'REl'ARATOKY    FOOTBALL   TEA.NL    l!i21 

Evennioe,   Soland,    Lucky,    Brakke,   Nerison 

Hegg,   Hagen,   Losen,   Qualley,    Anderson,    Ramsey,    Fosmark 

Lande,    Foss,   Otte,    Erickson,    Hovden 

Following  is  the  record  of  the  personnel  of  the  teams : 

1919— E.   Noidgaaid,   R.   E. ;   P.' Ode.   R.  T.;    R.   Storvick,   R.   G.;   L   R.    Gr0nlid,   C. ; 

E.  Laisen,  L.  G.;  R  Oefstedal,  L.  T. ;  G.  Trytten,  L.  E.;  S.  O.  Sorlien, 
Q.  B.  (capt.);  O.  Rindahl,  R.  H.;  A.  Sorlien,  F.  B.;  C.  Ravndal,  L.  H. ; 
H.  Jordahl,  W.  Ylvisaker,  S.  Grwoll,  subs;  T.  Megorden,  nigr;  W.  Jewell, 
coach. 

1920— E.  Nordgaard,  R.  E.;  R.  Storvick,  (capt.)  R.  T.;  O.  Rindahl,  R.  G. ;  G. 
Rugland,  C. ;  R.  Oefstedal.  L.  G  ;  B.  Narveson,  L.  T. ;  S.  O.  Sorlien,  L.  E.; 
H.  Peterson,  Q.  B. ;  S.  Orwoll,  R.  H.;  A.  Sorlien,  F.  B. ;  J.  Westby,  L.  H. ; 
C.   Anderson,    E  ;    A.   Storvick,   nigr. ;    O.   Solein,   coach. 

1021- E.  Nordgaard,  R.  E.;  C.  Anderson,  R.  T. ;  M.  Anderson,  R.  G. ;  G.  Rug- 
land,  C;  R.  Schjeldahl,  L.  G.;  E.  Owen,  L  T.;  S.  O.  Sorlien,  L.  E. ; 
H.  Peterson  (capt.),  Q.  B. ;  S.  Orwoll,  R.  H. ;  O.  Orwoll,  F.  B. ;  J.  Westby, 
L    H.;    H.   Reishus,   E.,   and  T. ;    C.   V.   Sperati,   E.,    and   F.    B.;   J.   Duckstad, 

F.  B. ;    V.    Elvestroni,    nigr.;    L    Do.seff,    coach. 

FOOTBALL  AT  LUTHER  COLLEGE 


No. 


OPPONENT 


Campion  College,  Prairie  du  Chien . 

Carleton  College,  Northfield 

Columbia  College,  Dubuque 

Dubuque.  University  of 

St.  Marv's  Seminary,  Winona 

St.  Olaf  College,  Northfield 

Trinity  College,  Sioux  City 

Upper  Iowa  University,  Fayette.  . . , 

Winona  State  Normal  School 

Wisconsin  School  of  Mines 


Total . 


1919    1920     1921    Won    Lost 


29-6 
7-46 


6-57 
6-19 


14-38 
26-0 


19-7 

13-10 

45-14 


13-14 

42-0 

45-0 


Tied     No 


Per  cent  of  Games  Won. 


33.3 


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VII.  Basketball 
Basketball  was  first  introduced  at  Luther  in  the  fall  of  1903. 
Some  very  interesting  inter-class  games  were  played.  In  1904; 
Upper  Iowa  was  met  in  Luther's  first  intercollegiate  basketball 
game.  Since  that  time  basketball  has  been  a  major  sport  at 
Luther  and  has  ranked  next  to  baseball  in  popularity.  Below 
are  given  the  names  of  players  on  teams  from  1904  to  1922: 


BASKETBALL   TEAM,   190G 
Rostiul,   Sevareid,   Larseii 
Kodsater,  Harstad,  Bj0rgo,  Naeseth,  Tliorsen 

1904— J.    E.    Strand    (oapt.).   O.    S.    Hjelle,    A.    C.    Pederson,    (mgr.),    C.    W.    Bj0rgo, 

L    Grinde,   O.   A.   Tingelstad. 
1905— M.   L.   Rostad    (capt.),   O.   S.    Hjelle,    A.   Sevareid,    C.   W.   Bj0rgo,    N.    Rostad, 

H.   Larseii,   A.   O.   Naeseth,  O.   H.  Sponheiin    (ingr.). 


-C     W.    Bj0rgo     (capt.),     S.    G.    Harstad,     A.    Sevareid, 
Naeseth,    M.   L.    Rostad,    H.   Thorsen    (mgr.). 


H.    Larsen,    A.    O. 


1907— S.   G.    Harstad,    (capt.),    A.    O.    Naeseth,    H.    Larsen,    N.    H.    Gutteb0,    H.    W. 

Williams,   H.   Leum.   M.   L.   Rostad.  P.   W.   Qually,   G.   O.   F0rde    (mgr.). 
1908— A.  O.   Naeseth    (capt.),   S.  G.   Harstad,   N.   H.   Gutteb0,  S.  Neprud,   H.    Leum, 

M.    L.    Rostad,    P.    W.    Qually,    L.   S.    Kloster    (n.gr  ). 
1909— N.   H.  Gutteb0    (capt.),   A.   0.   Naeseth,  P.    \V.  Qually,   H.   W.   Williams,   C.  I. 

WoUan,    E.    Estenson,    B.   Rosencjvist    (mgr.). 
1910— P.    W.    Qually    (capt  ),    G.    Storaasli,    E.    Estenson,    C.    L    Wollan,    O.    Jerde, 

C.   N.   Sandager,   L   A.  Opstad,  0.    Ekfelt    (mgr.). 


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1911— E.    Estenson     (capt.),    R.    Ulvilden,    C.    I.    Wollan,    G.    Storaasli,    O.    Jerde, 
I.    A.   Opstad,   E.   R.   Hegg    (mgr.). 

1912— R.    Ulvilden    (capt.).    A.    L.    Kiel,    W.    C.    Preus.    E.    Ringlee,    M.    Gutteb0,    H. 
Hansen,   W.   Dahl,   W.  T.   Gigstad,   G.   Loftness,  W.   A.   Wollan    (mgr.). 

1913— R.    Ulvilden    (capt.),    W.    C.   Preus,    G.    Loftness,   W.    T.    Gigstad,    C.    H.    See- 
bach,    E    M.   Streeter,    G.    Henderson,   N.    Brunsdale    (mgr.). 

1914— W.    T.    Gigstad     (capt.),    O.    B.     Harstad,    C.    H.    Seebach.    G.    Loftness,    A. 

Erickson,    B.    Sampson,    E.    M.    Streeter,    A.    J.    Natvig,    A.    O.    Lee,    A.    M. 

Wisness    (mgr.). 
1915— C.   H.   Seebach    (capt.).   E.   M.   Streeter,   B.   Sampson,   S.    Kjos,    A    J.    Natvig, 

A.  S.  Natvig,  A.  O.  Lee,  C.  Losen,  A.  D.  Askegaard,  S.  M.  Topness   (mgr). 

1916 — E.    M.    Streeter    (capt.),    B.    Sampson,    A.    J.    Natvig,    A.    S     Natvig,    S.    Kjos, 
A.   O.   Lee,  L    Harstad,   C.   Losen,    N.   M.   Leque,   G.    Ulvilden    (mgr.). 


BASKETBALL    TEAM,    1917 

T.  Rotto,  A    J.  Natvig,  M.  W.  Larsen,  A.  Bronstad 

O.   W.   Quillev.   A.   M.    Kraabel,    A.   O.   Lee 

A.  S.  Natvig,  E    Streeter,  H.  Tallakson 


1917— E  M.  Streeter  (capt.).  A.  J.  Natvig,  A.  S.  Natvig,  O.  W.  Quallev,  A.  L. 
Bronstad,  A.  O.  Lee,  M.  W.  Larsen,  T.  L  Rotto,  H.  A.  Tallakson,  A.  M. 
Kraabel    (mgr.). 

1918— A.  J.  Natvig  (capt.),  O.  W.  Qualley,  M.  W.  Larsen,  A.  J.  Lunde,  A.  R. 
Sorlien,   M.   A.   Thompson,   L.    C.    Sorlien,   C.   N.    Evanson   and   C.    A.   Stormo 

(mgrs.). 

1919— M.  W.  Larsen  (capt),  M.  A.  Thompson.  C.  M.  Ravndal,  R.  O.  Sto-^ick, 
L.  C.  Sorlien,  B.  A.  Johnson,  E.  S.  Hovden,  C.  A.  Anderson,  M.  B. 
Ranum,    E.    J.    Kvammen,    O.    L.    Kaupanger    (mgr  ). 

1920 — L.  Sorlien  (capt.),  A.  Sorlien,  E.  Nordgaard,  C.  Anderson,  O.  Sorlien,  E. 
Kvammen,  E.  Hovden,  H.  Peterson,  L  R.  Gronlid  (mgr),  A.  J.  Natvig 
(coach). 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


BASKETBALL  AT 

LUTHER  COLLEGE 

No. 

OPPONENT 

1904 

1905 

1906 

1907 

1908 

1909 

1910 

1911 

1912 

1 

? 

1 

4 

S 

15-22 

11-31 

6 

Cedar  Vallev  Jr.  Col    . 

7 

8 

48-19 
49-31 

37-27 

0 

10 

11 

n 

1  ^ 

Dubuque  Independents 

14 

ts 

16 

20-37 
67-21 

2i-i5 
20-31 

17 

Gustavus  Adolphus  C 

18 

1Q 

Iowa  State  Teachers  C 

'>n 

32-34 

12-34 

15-19 

''1 

97 

^^ 

La  Crosse  Y.M.C.A. . . 

47-18 

24 

61-9 
26-21 

63-28 
39-31 

T"; 

26-15 

54-12 

21-17 

76 

•'7 

■'8 

70 

25-34 

SO 

73-14 

SI 

^7 

^^ 

N.  Dak.  Agric.  Coll.  .  . 

^4 

N.  Dak.,  Univ.  of 

ss 

S6 

Park  Region  L.  Col .  .  . 

S7 

25-21 

S8 

24-25 
34-21 
33-32 

SP 

St.  Olaf  College 

39-30 

62-23 
34-39 

21-13 
22-24 

34-26 
18-14 

27-26 
12-23 
31-23 

40 

St.  Paul  Y.  M.  C.  A... 

41 

28-20 

38-17 

24-15 

4'' 

43 
44 

Upper  Iowa  Univ 

12-18 

23-40 

31-17 

46-23 
39-27 

38-33 
34-28 

47-20 
Tie 

34-17 
22-14 

35-24 
30-11 

4S 

18-23 

43-7 

46 

47 

Total    .  . 

12-18 

41-63 

100-39 

211-110 

424-300 

246-171 

273-159 

243-170 

190-184 

Per  cent  of  Games  Won 

0 

0 

100.0 

100.0 

70.0 

75.0 

75.0 

75.0 

62.5 

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1913 

1914 

1915 

1916 

1917 

1918 

1919 

1920 

1921 

1922 

Won 

Lost 

Tied 

No. 

19  25 

27-19 

1 
0 

1 

7 

1 

2 

1 

3 

1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
0 
2 
0 

6 
0 

1 
0 
1 
0 
2 

3 

8 

1 
2 
1 

1 
1 
1 
0 
0 
1 
1 

2 
1 
0 

14 

1 
3 
1 

17 
0 
1 

1 
1 

1 
0 
0 

5 

8 

0 
0 

0 

3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 

1 

3 

1 

1 
3 
0 
1 
0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

2 
0 
0 

1 
1 

0 

0 
0 

1 

14 
0 
0 
0 

7 
1 
1 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 

0 

0 

0 
0 

0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 

0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 

1 

0 
0 
0 
0 

1 

2 

22-16 

6-26 
10-24 
17-18 

3 

35-33 

16-18 
9-11 

21-24 

22-23 

19-16 

23-7 
8-5 

12-11 
9-30 

3-31 

11-9 
11-33 

24-4 
22-11 

4 
5 

38-  2 
26-  8 

6 

49-3 

7 

8 

17-33 
19-32 

16-26 
19-16 

9 

31-18 

10 

37-21 

11 

23-21 
25-19 
11-31 

12 

51-1 

13 

10-24 

14 

37  27 

60-12 

15 

16 

17  18 

27-10 
13-31 

42-5 
18-6 

27-17 

16-33 

17 

18 

17-13 
18-22 

19 

20 

79-2 

21 

16-49 

9  7 

47-18 

?3 

24 

31-11 

38-22 

66-7 

38-18 

25 

9-19 

28-14 
30-15 

26 

33-7 

5-15 

27 

32-13 
32-33 
33-16 

28 

29 

30 

50-21 

31 

27-34 

32 

15-22 

33 

29-13 

57-22 

34 

35 

20-12 
18-14 

36 

37 

38 

22-4 
19-23 

18-17 
21-14 

22-18 
18-19 

13-14 

15-22 

18-14 
20-13 

12-16 
10-15 

11-18 

4-19 
9-23 

20-23 
15-33 

39 
40 

41 

21-13 
28-19 

27-37 

42 

47-29 
28-17 

36-22 
42-13 

18-20 
23-26 

7-28' 

21-20 
32-20 

13-26 
16-22 

43 

44 

45 

24-16 

46 

20-19 

47 

320-241 

314-180 

381-205 

344-202 

252-96 

74-84 

128-196 

119-151 

197-218 

284-317 

96 

59 

1 

63.6 

72.7 

75.0 

54.5 

100.0 

50.0 

11.1 

50.0 

45.5 

46.7 

61.9 

38.1 

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1921— A.    Sorlien     (capt.),    L.    Sorlien,    C.    Anderson,    II.    Peterson,    E.    Noidgaard, 

M.   Stortroen,    C.   Olson    (insr.),   R.    Movold    (coai'li). 
1922— C     Anderson     (capt.),    H.    Peterson,    E.    Hovden,    C.    V.    Sperati,    O.    Orwoll, 

E.   Kvanimen,   M.   Stortroen,    E.    Nordgaartl,   O.    Sorenson,   ().    Heskin    (mgr.'), 

Ivan    Doseff    (coach). 

VIII.   Turning 
When   the  gymnasium   was   erected  in    188(5    turning   and   gym- 
nastics   immediately    became    popular    at    the    College.       Through 
the  efforts  of  C.  A.  Sperati,  '88,  a  turning  club  was  organized  in 


I'Khl'AllAlfjKV    UA.>Kt/l  BALL    IKAM,    iiil'l' 
Left   to   Right:     Hovden,   Qualley,    Bidne.    Otte,    Hegg,   Losen,    Foss, 
Anderson,  Dahl,   Brakke 
('hampions,  N.  L.  C.  A.  Academy  Conference 

December,  1886.  Its  officers  were:  C.  A.  Sperati,  foreturner; 
M.  M.  Steensland,  assistant  foreturner;  and  P.  Gylstroera,  presi- 
dent; A.  Engebretson.  The  first  turning  club  exhibition  was  given 
in  May,  1888,  under  C.  A.  Sperati's  leadership.  Since  that  time 
public  entertainments  have  been  given  almost  every  year. 

Luther's  turning  clubs  have  come  up  to  the  high  standard  set 
by  the  teams  in  the  other  branches  of  athletics.  In  1909,  the 
first  year  Luther  took  ))art  in  the  State  Gymnastic  Meet,  the  team 
was  awarded  the  championship.  The  team  was  composed  of  J. 
Hanson  (capt.),  V.  E.  Peterson,  E.  Severson,  O.  Hokaason,  C. 
Wisnaes,  P.  Nestos  (mgr.).  Score:  Luther  256.4,  Iowa  State 
Teachers'   College  234.2,   Iowa   University  47.2. 

1910—0.  Tufte  (capt.).  H.  .Monson.  J  Jerdee.  A.  Storstad,  C.  Hansen,  P.  Iver- 
son  (mgr.).  St:ite  Intercollfgiatc  fivinnastic  Meet:  Iowa  State  Teachers 
260,    Luther    241.5,    Iowa    University    224. 2.5. 


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349 


1911— A.    Storstad    (capt.),    O.    Jerde,    C.    Hansen,    E.    Brunsdale,    E.    Severson,    W. 

WoUan    (mgr.).     Iowa  State  Gymnastic  Meet:  Luther  second  place. 
1912— C.    Hansen    (capt.),    E.    Severson,    E.    Brunsdale,    L.    Gorder,    C.    Rossing,    N. 

Brunsdale     (nigr.).       Iowa     State     Gymnastic    Meet:      Lutlier    267  175,     Iowa 

State   Teachers   College   263.0. 

1913— C.    Hansen     (capt.),    E.    Brunsdale,    W.    Bakke,    L.    Gorder,    H     Narum,    W. 

Maakestad,    O.    Harstad,    C.    Olafson.    C.    Mikkelson,    C.    Haroldson,    J.    Har- 

oldson,    E.    Thoen    (mgr.).      No    state    meet    was    held. 
1914— L.    Gorder    (capt.),    W      Mauke.stad,    H.    Narum.    C.    Olafson,    W.     Knutson, 

N.    ThoiTDC     (mgr.).      Iowa    State    Gymnastic    Meet:     Iowa    University,     1st; 

Luther  2nd. 
1915 — L.    Gorder    (capt.),    C.    Olafson,    W.    Maakestad,    H.    Narum,    W.    Knutson, 

C.    Mikkelson,    R.    Rosenqvist    (mgr.).      Iowa    State    Gymnastic    Meet:     Iowa, 

first  place;    Ames,   second  place;    Luther,   third  place 


GYMNASTIC  TEAM,   1909 

Hanson,  Nestos,  Hokaasen 

Severson,   Wisnaes,   Peterson 

1916— H.  Narum  (capt.),  C.  Olafson,  W.  Knutson,  E.  Kiland.  A.  O.  Hanson,  R. 
Rosenqvist  (mgr.),  Iowa  State  Gymnastic  Meet  (held  at  Luther)  :  Lu- 
ther 403.89,  Iowa  394.08,  Grinned  380.429.  Western  Intercollegiate  Gym- 
nastic Association  meet  (held  at  Minnesota  U.)  :  Wisconsin  1st  place. 
1,265;    Minnesota    5th    place,    935;    Luther    6th,    932. 

1917— C.  Olafson  (capt),  H.  Narum,  W.  Knutson,  K.  D.  StalLand,  A.  O.  Hanson, 
C.  Anderson  (mgr.).  Iowa  State  Gymnastic  Meet:  Luther  1,066.5,  Iowa 
University    1,057.5,   Ames    1,029,   Grinnell    998. 

1918— K.  D.  Stalland  (capt.),  C.  Nelson,  A.  R.  Ellingson,  M.  Unseth,  N.  Scarvie, 
M.   B.   Tollefsrud    (mgr.,   also  member  of  team). 

In    1918   state   gymnastic   meets   were   discontinued   on   account 

of   the   war.      The   Luther   team   entered   the   ninth    annual   contest 

of    tlie    Northwestern    Gymnastic    Society.      The    rating    of    teams 

depended  to  a  large  extent  on  the  number  of  men  entered.     Hence 


350  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 

I.uthcr   with    six   men   did   not    place   liigh    in    team    ratin<;.      Capt. 

Stalland  received  seventh  })lace  in  all-around  competition. 

1919 — No  team. 
1920— No  team. 
1921— N.    G.    Fadne.ss    (capt.),    S.    L.    Riislnnd.    E.    B.    Steen.    C.    M.    Olson,    J.    R. 

Dahl,   P.   S.   Reque    (mgr.,   akso  member   of   team).      Northwestern    Gymnastic 

Meet. 
1922— P.    S.    Reque    (capt.).    N.    G.    Fadness.    S.    L.    Rutland.    E.    B.    Steen,    H.    K. 

Savre,  J.  R.  Dalil    (mgr.,  also  a  member  of  team).     Northwestern   Gymnastic 

Meet. 


TRACK    TEAM,    1922 

Stoen.  Kvammen,  Jerdeman,   Hjelle,  Narveson,  Christensen,   Knutson,  DosefT 

0.    Trytten,    Westby,    Reque,    Rugland,    Orwoll,    Otte.    Maakestad 

Bolstad,   Rovang,   Rognlie,   Thorgrimsen,  Steen,   Turnio 

IX.   Track 

The  first  home  field  meet  in  track  took  place  in  1900.  In 
1902  intercollegiate  meets  were  introduced.  Luther  was  defeated 
by  Upper  Iowa  59-37.  In  1903  Upper  Iowa  defeated  Luther 
56-40.  In  1904  Luther,  represented  by  M.  Drotning,  O.  Hjelle, 
I.  Stub,  G.  Rodsater,  P.  Prestegaard,  and  O.  Tonning  (capt.), 
took  part  in  the  state  field  meet.  Prestegaard  placed  third  in 
the  pole  vault,  and   Hjelle  took  second  place  in   the   shot  put. 

Track,  however,  did  not  have  the  same  appeal  as  baseball 
and  tennis.  So  little  interest  was  shown  that  track  athletics 
could  not  be  maintained.  Luther  was  not  re])resented  on  the 
cinder  path  from  1905  to  1919. 

In  1920  the  student  body  was  larger  than  it  had  been  for 
several   years,   with   the    result   that   a   smaller   percentage   of   stu- 


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351 


dents  than  before  could  participate  in  baseball  and  tennis.  To 
afford  more  an  opportunity  for  exercise  track  was  again  intro- 
duced. In  1920  a  relay  team  consisting  of  C.  E.  Hook,  G.  T. 
Rugland,  E.  J.  Kvammen,  and  E.  G.  Trytten  was  sent  to  the 
Drake  Relay  Meet. 

In  1921  Luther  met  Winona  Normal  and  Dubuque  University 
in  dual  meets,  losing  to  Winona  Normal  74-40  and  to  Dubuque 
81-41.      The   members   of  the  Luther   team   were:   G.    T.    Rutland 


TRACK    TEAM,    1903 

Hjelle,   Thompson,   Drotning,   Keque,   Rodsater 

Nordlie.    Peterson,    Kaasa,    Piestegaard,    Nelson 

Moe,    Aaberg,    N.    Rostad,   Bredesen,    Halvorsen 

(capt.),  C.  E.  Hook,  O.  S.  Rindahl,  A.  E.  Hjelle,  E.  J.  Kvam- 
men, L.  I.  Highby,  E.  N.  Nordgaard,  and  E.  J.  Rovang. 

Great  interest  has  been  shown  in  track  during  the  past  two 
seasons.  The  1922  team  (shown  on  p.  350)  took  part  in  the 
Iowa  Colleges  Track  and  Field  Meet,  May  12;  lost  to  Dubuque 
(63-73),  June  3;  and  won  from  Winona  Normal   (77-48),  May  27. 

X.    Tennis 

In  1891  Prof.  W.  Sihler  laid  out  the  first  tennis  court  at  I-u- 
ther  College  and  played  the  first  game  with  Prof.  Gisle  Bothne. 
No  intercollegiate  tournaments  were  held  until   1904. 

Many  tennis  players  of  championship  calibre  have  been  de- 
veloped at  Luther.  In  1908  and  1909  Luther  won  the  state 
championship  in  both  singles  and  doubles  by  defeating  teams  rep- 
resenting Iowa  U.,  Coe,  Grinnell,  Ames,  and  Cornell.  In  1910 
L.   Ylvisaker  again  won  the  singles  championship  for   Luther. 


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The  liandicaj)  tournament,  played  off  every  year  for  the 
Spaulding  troj)hy,  lias  been  a  potent  factor  in  keeping  interest 
alive   and  in  developing  tennis  players. 

Below  are  the  names  of  teams  and  their  records.  The  num- 
bers refer  to  matches  in  a  tournament,  the  side  winning  the 
greatest  number  of  matches  gets  the  tournament. 

1901— A.    C.    Pcderson,    H.    W.    Ustrem,    T.    Bnisegaard,    H.    Halvorson,    and    C.    E 

Bale,   nigr. 

Lutlicr    2.    I'ppor    Iowa     1. 
1905^A.    Bredesen.    N.    Olson,    O.    Sponlieini,    and    G.    K.    Estrem     (mgr.,    also    a 

member  of   llie  learn). 

Luther   2,   I'pper   Iowa    1. 
19)6 — o.   K.   Estreiii,   H.    l/irsen,   O.   \.   Smeby,   N.   A.  Olsen    (mgr  ,   also  member  of 

team). 

Lutlier   a,    I'pper   Iowa    3. 


TENNIS  TEAM,  1908 
L.  Ylvisaker,   H.   Larsen 

1907— N.    A.    Olsen    and    C.    A.    Pederson    were    defeated    in    the    state    tournament. 

.1.    Rosholdt    (nisr.). 
1908 — H.    Larsen     and     L     Y'lvisaker,    champions    of    state    meet     in     singles    iiiid 

doubles.      C.    A.    Pe<lerson     (mgr.).      Singles,    played    by    Larsen: 

Luther   1,   Iowa   0;    Luther   1,   Coe   0;    Lutlier   1,   Cornell   o;    Doubles:    Luther 

1,    Ames    0;    Luther    1,    low.a    o. 
1909 — C.    A.    Pederson    and    L.    Ylvisaker    (mgr.,    also    member    of    team),    state 

champions;     O.    .Jensen    and    \.    Guttebo. 

Luther     4,     St.     Olaf     2;     Iowa     State     Tournament     Singles:      (played     by 

Ylvisaker):     Luther    I,    Ames    o;    Luther    1,    Iowa    0;    Luther    1,    Cornell    0; 

Championship     Doubles:      Luther     1,     Griiiiiell     0;      Luther     1,     Cornell     0, 

(Championship). 


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1910— L.    yivisaker,    J.    Trytten,    C.    Birkelo,    and    0.    Jensen    (mgr.,    also    member 
of    team). 

Luther  3,  Upper  Iowa  1;  Luther  5,  St.  Olaf  1.  Iowa  State  Tournament- 
Singles  (played  by  Yivisaker):  Luther  1,  Cornell  0;  Luther  1,  Ames  0; 
Luther   l,   Coe  0    (Championship).     Doubles:    Luther  0,   Coe   1. 

1911— J.   Trytten,   I.  Opstad,   D.  T.   Nelson,   I.   Simley. 

Luther  1,  St.  Olaf  5.  Iowa  State  Tournament— Doubles:  Luther  0,  Coe  1, 
Singles:    Luther   0,   Coe   1. 

1912— D.   T.   Nelson,    C    Knutson,   0.    Haavik,    and   E.    Granseth. 

Luther  1,  St.  Olaf  5.  Iowa  State  Tournament — Doubles:  Lulher  0,  Coe  1. 
Singles:     Luther   0,   Coe    1. 

1913 — C.   Knutson,   H.   Preus,  O.   Levorson,   W.   Brandt,    and    E.   Biunsdale. 

Luther  0,  M:ioalester  o;  Lulher  2,  St.  Thomas  4;  Luther  4,  St.  Olaf  2; 
Tri-State  Conference  Tournament — Doubles:  Luther  2,  St.  Thomas  1;  Lu- 
ther 1,  St.  Olaf  0;  Luther  1,  Carleton  0  (Doubles  Championship).  Singles: 
Luther  0,  Carleton  2;  Luther  2,  Macalester  0;   Luther  1,  St.  Thomas  2. 

19U — No  team. 

1915 — No  team. 

1916 — C.    Yivisaker   and   C.    Lee,    H.    Dolhen    (mgr.). 

Luther  O,  Coe  3;  Luther  1,  St.  Olaf  2;  Luther  3,  Gustavus  Adolphus  0; 
Tri-State  Conference  Tournament — Singles:  Luther  1,  Carleton  (i;  Lu- 
tlier  0,  Macalester  1;  Luther  1,  St.  Thomas  0;  Luther  0,  St.  Olaf  1.  Doubles: 
Luther  0,  Macalester  1. 

1917 — C.   Lee   and  C.   Yivisaker,   J.    A.   Lien    (mgr.). 

Luther   2,   Carleton   l;    Luther    1,   St.   Olaf   2;    Luther   3,   Macalester   0. 

1918 — O.   Ravndal   and   R.   Yivisaker.    H.    Lunde    (mgr.). 

Luther  0,  St.  Olaf  3;  Luther  1,  Gustavus  Adolphus  2;  Luther  2,  Hamline  1; 
Luther   0,   Minnesota   3;    Luther   0,    Carleton    3. 

1919 — R.   Yivisaker,   O.   Ravndal,   C.   Ravndal,   J.   W.   Yivisaker,   and   C.   W.   Strom 
(mgr.) 

Lutlier  3,  Upper  Iowa  0 ;  Luther  4,  Upper  Iowa  1 ;  Luther  3,  Luther  Semin- 
ary i;  Luther  2,  Red  Wing  l;  Luther  O,  Hamline  3;  Luther  2,  St.  Olaf  1; 
Luther   2,    Campion    0;    Luther   4,    Carleton    1;    Luther    1,    Carleton    3. 

1920 — 0.   Ravndal,   C.   Ravndal,   J.   W.   Yivisaker,    and    M.    Unseth    (mgr.,   and    also 
member    of   team). 

Luther  1,  Campion  0;  (rain),  Luther  2,  Campion  1;  Luther  4,  Upper 
Iowa  0;  Luther  3,  Carleton  3   (Luther  won  on  gimes);   Luther  4,  Carleton  0. 

1921 — J.   W.   Yivisaker,    P.    S.   Reque,    E.    Hove,    E.    Lien    (mgr.,   and   also   member 
of  team). 
Luther  1,   Upper  Iowa   1 ;    Luther   0,   Campion   2. 

XI.   Military  Drill 

Peter  S.  Reque  was  commissioned  by  the  government  to  act  as 
captain  and  drill  a  company  at  Lutlier  College  in  the  fall  of  1865 
and  the  spring  of  1866.  This  company  was  formed  especially  for 
the  purpose  of  being  prepared  in  the  case  of  trouble  from  the 
Indians.  Col.  Chr.  Brandt  was  in  charge  of  a  military  company  in 
the  fall  of  1876.  In  1878  renewed  enthusiasm  resulted  in  the  or- 
ganization of  the  Luther  College  Phalanx,  which  continued  to  be 
an  important  factor  in  the  physical  development  of  the  boys  until 
1886.  Fifty  stand  of  arms  of  the  type  used  in  the  Civil  War  were 
obtained  from  the  government  and  constituted  the  equipment. 
When  not  in  use  the  muskets  were  housed  in  the  armory,  now 
known  as  the  old  museum  building. 

Under  such  able  leaders  as  J.  L.  Lee,  the  first  captain  of 
the  Phalanx,  and  his  successors  O.  J.  Breda,  L,  S.  Reque,  G. 
Bothne,  and  O.  Ramstad  the  company  became  quite  skillful  in 
the    execution    of    military    maneuvres.      Reviews    were    given    for 


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ATHLETICS  AND  MILITARY  DRILL  355 

the  public  on  Memorial  Day,  the  fourteenth  of  October,  and  other 
holidays.  "College  Chips"  for  May  4,  1886,  contains  the  follow- 
ing announcement:  "A  sham  battle  and  some  'double-time  move- 
ments' of  the  Phalanx  will  be  some  of  the  attractions  on  the  17th 
of  May.      Come  to  the  celebration.     Fun  ahead." 

With  the  completion  of  the  gymnasium  in  1886  enthusiasm 
for  military  drill  soon  came  to  an  end.  The  boys  began  to  in- 
terest tliemiselves  in  turning  and  gymnastics  and  the  other  means 
of  exercise  which  the  gymnasium  afforded.  Although  the  activ- 
ities of  the  Phalanx  ended  abruptly,  it  must  be  given  much  credit 
for  the  service  it  rendered  the  boys. 

AVhen  the  United  States  entered  the  war  in  April,  1917,  mil- 
itary drill  again  came  into  vogue  at  the  College  after  a  lapse  of 
thirty  years.  Voluntary  drill  under  Prof.  O.  B.  Overn  had  begun 
already  in  October,  1916.  A  resolution  had  been  passed  by  the 
Synod  some  time  previously,  recommending  that  all  students  ex- 
cept Seniors  and  Juniors  take  three  hours  of  military  drill  each 
week.  This  ruling,  however,  was  not  put  into  effect  until  a  state 
of  war  existed. 

The  boys  took  great  interest  in  the  work;  and  the  Seniors  and 
Juniors,  though  not  required  to  take  drill,  were  among  the  most 
enthusiastic.  Most  of  them  expected  to  enlist  or  be  called  to  the 
colors  in  a  short  time  and  were,  therefore,  anxious  to  get  as  much 
training  as  possible.  So  great  was  the  enthusiasm  that  upward 
of  fifty  students  organized  a  company  which  drilled  an  hour  be- 
fore breakfast  six  days  a  week. 

Military  drill  was  continued  under  the  auspices  of  the  Col- 
lege with  profit  both  to  those  who  entered  the  service  and  to  those 
who  remained  at  school,  until  the  end  of  the  1917-1918  school 
year.  Prof.  N.  A.  Madson  discharged  the  duties  of  commander- 
in-chief  in  commendable  fashion.  It  was  the  unanimous  opinion 
of  those  who  entered  the  service  that  his  instruction  was  of  much 
value  to  them. 

XII.   Students'  Army  Training  Corps 

The  organization  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  at  Luther  College  Oct. 
1,  1918,  marked  the  beginning  of  a  period  of  intensive  military 
training. 

The  purpose  of  the  War  Department  in  establishing  the  S. 
A.  T.  C.  at  the  various  colleges  and  universities  of  our  country 
was  to  train  the  young  college  men  to  be  commissioned  and  non- 
commissioned officers  and  at  the  same  time  allow  them  to  remain 


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at  their  respective  colleges  as  long  as  possible.  A  strenuous 
program  was  outlined  by  the  War  Department  to  fit  the  men  for 
actual  warfare  in  the  shortest  possible  time.  A  schedule  account- 
ing for  every  hour  of  the  day  was  closely  followed.  The  time  was 
divided  between  academic  work  and  practical  training.  Eleven 
hours  a  Aveek,  or  about  two  hours  each  day,  were  devoted  to  mil- 
itary drill. 

There  were  105  members  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  at  Luther.    Third 
and    fourth    floors    of    the    main    building    were    appropriated    as 


EX-PRESIDENT   TAFT   ADDRESSINC   TIIK   S.    A.   T.   ('.,    lifls 

quarters  for  the  company.  The  removal  of  all  doors,  desks, 
chairs  and  other  furniture,  except  bunks,  transformed  the  quarters 
into  real  military  barracks.  Equipment  was  slow  in  arriving, 
and  then  it  came  piece-meal.  The  blankets  arrived  first.  Then 
followed  the  rifles,  overcoats,  and  finally  the  uniforms.  No  other 
event  except  the  armistice  was  the  signal  for  such  great  rejoicing 
as  the  arrival  of  the  uniforms. 

The  War  Department  ajipointed  1st  Lieut.  H.  H.  Fisher  as 
Commanding  Officer  and  2nd  Lieut.  Allen  C.  Grundy  as  Personnel- 
Adjutant.  They  were  ably  assisted  in  their  work  by  L.  C.  Sor- 
lien,  W.  B.  Scarvie,  and  Olaf  Ravndal,  three  of  the  nine  student 


ATHLETICS  AND  MILITARY  DRILL  357 

representatives  sent  to  Fort  Sheridan  for  military  instruction  the 
preceding  summer.  The  other  six  were  commissioned  and  sent 
to  other  posts. 

Under  the  excellent  supervision  of  the  officers,  military  in- 
struction progressed  rapidly.  The  two-hour  drill  period  was  gen- 
erally opened  with  calisthenics  and  setting-up  exercises,  such  as 
the  "frog-hop",  "duck-waddle",  "Indian  walk",  etc.  The  re- 
mainder of  the  period  was  devoted  to  concentrated  work  in  close 
order  drill.  When  the  rifles  became  a  part  of  the  equipment, 
bayonet  practice,  the  manual  of  arms,  and  sighting  practice  were 
made  an  essential  part  of  the  daily  program.  Trench  digging 
was  also  begun,  but  was  discontinued  as  soon  as  the  armistice 
was  signed.  Inspection  of  company  and  quarters  took  place 
every  Saturday  afternoon.  The  spirit  with  which  the  men  en- 
tered into  the  work  was  gratifying  and  was  in  a  large  measure 
responsible  for  the  success  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  at  Luther  College. 
One  and  all  were  dedicated  to  the  service  of  their  country. 

As  soon  as  the  armistice  was  signed  a  marked  change  was  at 
once  apparent  in  the  character  of  the  work.  Everyone  felt  that 
there  was  now  nothing  further  to  work  for.  "When  do  we  go 
home?"  was  the  thought  uppermost  in  the  minds  of  all. 

Demobilization  began  December  11,  1918.  Eight  who  were 
sick  with  influenza  at  the  time  were  discharged  later.  The  last  man 
was  mustered  out  December  19. 

In  marked  contrast  to  the  failure  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  at  so 
many  institutions  the  unit  at  Luther  College  proved  a  decided 
success.  Favorable  comments  were  repeatedly  expressed  on  the 
company's  ability  on  the  drill  field  by  those  in  a  position  to  know. 
Although  the  interest  was  naturally  greater  in  the  purely  military 
phase  of  the  training  than  in  the  academic  work,  nevertheless 
the  scholastic  work  was  on  the  whole  quite  satisfactory.  The  S. 
A.  T.  C.  gave  ample  proof  of  the  service  which  can  be  rendered 
our  government  in  time  of  war  by  the  colleges  of  our  country. 
And  it  established  beyond  question  the  loyalty  of  Luther  College. 
XIII.  Luther  College  Cadet  Corps 
The  Luther  College  Cadet  Corps  was  organized  in  the  fall  of 
1918  in  compliance  with  the  resolution  of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran 
Church  of  America,  which  made  military  training  compulsory  for 
all  physically  fit  students  at  Lutlier  College.  As  the  members 
of  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  were  already  meeting  this  requirement,  the 
roster  of  the  L.  C.  C.  C.  included  only  those  students  who  were 
not  admitted  to  the  S.  A.  T.  C. 


358  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 

In  Dr.  S.  C.  Ylvisaker,  who  had  been  the  College's  faculty 
representative  at  Fort  Sheridan  the  preceding  summer,  the  fac- 
ulty had  a  man  well  qualified  to  act  as  commanding  officer.  Pro- 
fessors O.  B.  Overn  and  H.  F.  Swansen  were  appointed  lieuten- 
ants.    These  officers  were  equipped  at  the  expense  of  the  College. 

In  order  to  make  the  work  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  easier,  the  fac- 
ulty voted  to  make  the  regulations  governing  the  discipline  and 
program  of  the  L.  C.  C.  C.  as  nearly  like  those  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C. 
as  possible.  The  drill  period  was  lengthened  to  two  hours  at  the 
members'  own  request.  Inspection  and  discipline  were  also  mil- 
itary in  character.  Uniforms  were  ordered  by  the  members  of 
the  company  but  did  not  arrive  until  school  had  closed  for  the 
Christmas  holidays. 

Although  the  L.  C.  C.  C.  was  disbanded  after  Christmas  in 
favor  of  the  R.  O.  T.  C,  its  results  were  not  inconsiderable.  The 
boys  were  taught  to  respect  discipline  and  established  authority. 
The  spirit  of  cooperation  and  loyalty  displayed  at  all  times  in 
performing  assigned  tasks  or  in  observing  regulations  proved  the 
boys  to  be   real   patriots. 

XIV.  Reserve  Officers'  Training  Corps 
When  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  was  demobilized,  the  College  authorities 
received  from  the  government  a  questionnaire  relative  to  the  or- 
ganization of  a  Reserve  Officers'  Training  Corps  (R.  O.  T.  C.)  at 
the  College.  The  faculty  had  been  well  pleased  with  the  possibil- 
ities of  combined  academic  and  military  training  offered  by  the 
S.  A.  T.  C.  The  R.  O.  T.  C.  offered  these  same  possibilities, 
while  its  demands  in  a  military  way  were  so  much  less  exacting 
as  to  differ  little  from  the  regulations  of  the  L.  C.  C.  C.  Ac- 
cordingly the  R.  O.  T.  C.  was  applied  for  and  established  at  Lu- 
ther College  in  January,  1919.  The  L.  C.  C.  C.  was  discontinued. 
Lieutenant  Fisher,  Commanding  Officer  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C,  was 
appointed  Professor  of  Military  Science  and  Tactics  by  the  War 
Department. 

The  company  drilled  three  hours  per  week.  During  the 
course  of  the  year  a  general  course  in  military  tactics,  both 
theoretical  and  practical,  was  given.  A  six  weeks'  summer  course 
at  certain  R.  O.  T.  C.  camps  was  also  offered  those  desiring  to 
take  advantage  of  it.  Outside  of  the  regular  drill  periods  the 
students  were  not  controlled  by  military  discipline. 

The  government  issued  practically  the  same  equipment  to  the 
R.  O.  T.   C.  men  as  to  the  regular  army  men.     All   supplies  were 


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359 


loaned  to  the  College,  and  it  in  turn  issued  them  to  the  men.  If 
anyone  failed  to  turn  in  his  supplies,  the  College  was  held  re- 
sponsible. The  members,  however,  were  allowed  to  purchase 
their  equipment  at  the  end  of  the  course  if  they  desired. 

The  R.  O.  T.  C.  unit  was  not  continued  after  January,  1920, 
because  of  a  new  regulation  stipulating  tliat  there  must  be  at 
least  one  hundred  students  in  the  collegiate  section  of  the  unit. 
Seniors  and  Juniors  Avere  exempted  from  military  training.  Hence 
Luther  College  could  not  meet  the  enrollment  requirement  for 
maintaining  the  R.  O.  T.  C. 

XV.  Athletic    Ideals 

"Mens  Sana  in  corpore  sano"  (a  sound  mind  in  a  sound  body), 
is  the  cardinal  principle  upon  which  all  athletic  training  at  Lu- 
ther   College    is    based.       Because    Luther    College    realizes    that 


THE  KESEKVE  OFFICERS'  TRAINING  CORPS,   1919 

brains  without  health  are  like  a  man  who  has  a  great  deal  of 
money  with  no  place  to  keep  it,  it  stresses  as  much  as  possible 
the  development  of  a  strong  body.  The  College  also  realizes 
that  there  is  a  direct  relation  between  the  mind  and  body,  and 
that  whatever  tends  to  cultivate  the  one  cannot  fail  to  benefit 
the  other.  It  therefore  aims  to  develop  the  body  in  the  manner 
most  beneficial  to  the  mind.  This  is  effected  by  inculcating  high 
ideals  and  standards  of  perfection  in  all  athletic  competition. 


360  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

From  the  very  first  Luther  teams  have  enjoyed  an  enviable 
reputation  for  true  sportsmanship.  They  have  been  taught  to 
regard  self-restraint  and  gentlemanly  Cliristian  conduct  as  more 
important  than  victory.  The  "anything  to  win"  spirit  is  not 
tolerated.  The  College  can  point  with  pride  to  the  fact  that  fin- 
ancial inducement  has  never  brought  or  kept  a  student  at  Luther 
College. 

Luther  College  endeavors  to  conduct  athletics  in  harmony  with 
the  spirit  of  true  Christianity.  If  this  could  not  be  done  Luther 
College  would  be  the  first  to  abolish  these  activities.  That  such 
a  thing  is  possible  was  clearly  demonstrated  to  the  satisfaction 
of  all  at  the  joint  meeting  of  the  Student's  Union  Convention  and 
the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  America  Academy  Conference, 
held  at  Luther  College  March  7-10,  1922.  The  program  of  the 
S.  U.  C.  was  purely  religious  in  character,  while  the  N.  L.  C.  A. 
Conference  program  consisted  of  literary  and  athletic  contests. 
Some  questioned  the  advisability  of  holding  two  meetings  so 
diametrically  opposed  in  character,  as  they  said,  at  the  same 
time.  The  success  of  the  joint  conference  proves  conclusively 
that  the  religious  principles  laid  down  by  the  one  can  be  carried 
over  and   applied  in   the  other. 


SCENE  IN   THE  CITY  PARK,  DECORAH 


CHAPTER  SIXTEEN 

MUSIC 

C.    N.    EVANSON 

I.    Place   of   Music   at   Luther  College 

SINCE  Luther  College  aims  to  prepare  men  for  church  work, 
it  has  always  provided  instruction  in  subjects  that  would 
prove  especially  valuable  in  the  field  of  theology.  One  of  these 
subjects  is  music. 

IL    Courses  in  Music 

From  the  beginning  instruction  was  given  in  vocal  music,  two 
hours  a  week  in  all  classes.  It  was  natural  that  the  vocal,  rather 
than  the  instrumental,  was  stressed^  especially  at  first,  since  the 
young  minister  would  find  more  use  for  the  vocal;  and  then,  too, 
musical  instruments  were  very  expensive  in  those  days. 

The  importance  attached  to  instruction  in  music  has  not  dwin- 
dled with  the  passing  of  time.  Music  is  still  offered  in  both  Col- 
lege and  Preparatory  Departments,  as  an  elective  in  the  former, 
and  as  a  required  subject  in  the  preparatory  classes.  Music  was 
made  an  elective  in  the  College  Department  in   1892. 

III.    Vocal   Music 

The  first  instruction  in  music  was  given  primarily  to  acquaint 
the  student  with  the  Lutheran  hymns  and  chorals,  which  form 
such  an  important  part  of  religious  worship.  Later,  as  the  school 
grew  to  greater  proportions,  and  as  more  teachers  were  added, 
the  courses  in  music  came  to  embrace  instruction  in  varied  branches, 
such  as  the  history  of  music,  harmony,  and  rudiments  of  music. 
The  instruction  to-day  has  by  no  means  drifted  from  the  original 
form,  namely,  that  of  stressing  a  thorough  knowledge  of  Lutheran 
hymns  and  choral  music. 

As  singing  was  the  first  kind  of  music  at  Luther  College,  and 
for  a  time  the  only  kind,  it  was  natural  that  there  should  develop 
singing  societies  outside  of  the  class-room.  The  first  attempt  at 
organizing  a  chorus  was  the  Idun  Quartette,  in  1869  (?),  with 
N.  F0rde,  J.  Nordby,  N.  J.  Ellestad,  M.  Koefod,  C.  K.  Preus,  O. 
P.  Vangsnes,  and  H.  J.  Strand  as  members.  In  1877  this  quartette 
was  reorganized  by  N.  J.  Bakke  and  augmented  to  number  twelve 


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MUSIC  363 

members:  C.  M.  Jensen  (Gr0nlid),  T.  K.  Thorvilson,  J.  M.  O. 
Ness,  1st  tenor;  N.  J.  Bakke,  T.  Hoyme,  Chr.  Pederson,  2nd 
tenor;  A.  P.  Rondestvedt,  O.  L0kensgaard,  J.  A.  Blilie,  1st  bass; 
H.  B.  Thorgrimsen,  T.  O.  Homme,  A.  0fstedal,  2nd  bass.  From 
this  small  but  creditable  beginning  many  vocal  organizations  have 
been  effected,  among  which  can  be  named:  Luther  College  Choir; 
Luther  College  Chorus;  Luther  College  Glee  Club;  Idun;  Maal- 
trosten,  1875  (R.  O.  Brandt,  director);  Humla;  Heimdal;  Bingo 
Glee  Club;  Upidee  Glee  Club;  Lorelei,  1882;  Symphonia,  1877; 
besides  various  quartettes,  choruses,  octettes,  etc.,  in  the  Irving, 
Amphictyonic,  Normannalaget,  Mj0lner,  Norr0na,  and  Idun  lit- 
erary societies.  There  were  no  doubt  many  others ;  excellent  or- 
ganizations of  "fourth  floor  harmonizers." 


LUTHER  COLLEGE  CHORUS,  NORWAY   TOUR,   1914 

There  have  been,  of  course,  leaders  and  organizers  who  have 
carried  on  the  work  of  keeping  the  interest  in  vocal  music  always 
keen.  The  most  important  of  these  were:  Prof.  F.  A.  Schmidt, 
1861-65;  Rev.  N.  O.  Brandt,  1865-81;  Mr.  Ola  Solheim,  1881-82; 
Mr.  J.  O.  Tingelstad,  1883-85;  Prof.  Wm.  Sihler,  1890-95;  Prof. 
Haldor  Hanson,  1882-83,  1888-90,  1895-1904,  and  Prof.  Carlo  A. 
Sperati,    1885-88,   and    1905    to   the   present  time. 

Students  from  the  College  have  always  been  interested  in  the 
musical  activities  of  our  local  Lutheran  churches.  They  have  al- 
ways shown  a  willingness  to  take  an  active  part  in  the  regular  choir 
work,  besides  rendering  aid  on  special  occasions,  when  cantatas 
and  the  like  have  been  undertaken  by  the  church  choirs. 

The  first  concert  appearance  of  the  church  choir  took  place 
during  Sperati's  student  directorship  of  1884-88,  when  it  rendered, 
among  other  numbers,  "The  Sword  of  Damascus,"  "Gloria  in  Ex- 
celsis,"  and  the  "Hallelujah  Chorus"  from  the  "Messiah."    Among 


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the  cantatas  given  later  are:  "The  Seven  Last  Words  of  Christ" 
(several  times),  "Bethany,"  "Hymn  of  Praise,"  "Ruth,"  "The 
Holy  City,"  'The  City  of  God,"  and,  at  the  60th  anniversary  of 
Luther  College,  "The  GOth  Anniversary  Cantata"  (words  by  Rev. 
Paul  Koren,  music  by  Prof.  John  Dahle),  together  with  Mendels- 
sohn's "Hymn  of  Praise."  The  "Cantata"  was  repeated  by  re- 
quest during  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Churcli  Academy  Confer- 
ence and  Students'  Union  Convention,  March    10,   1922. 

Students  have  from  time  to  time  directed  the  church  choirs. 
Among  the  student  choir  directors  we  liave:  N.  J.  Bakke,  K.  A. 
Kasberg,  and  C.  A.  Sperati.  Professors  H.  Hanson,  Wm.  Sihler, 
and  C.  A.  Sperati  have  also  as  teachers  at  Luther  College  directed 
the  choir.  Aside  from  this,  the  students  have  been  afforded  the  op- 
portunity, in  conjunction  with  the  people  of  Decor  ah,  of  rendering 


CHORUS  AND  ORCHESTRA,  1895 
Hdldor  Hanson,  Director 

several  of  the  world's  greatest  oratorios.  The  first  oratorio  given 
in  Decorah  was  the  "Creation,"  rendered  on  March  15,  1890, 
under  Prof.  H.  Hanson's  leadership.  On  May  29,  1895,  Niels 
W.  Gade's  oratorio,  "The  Crusaders,"  was  given  in  Decorah,  by 
a  chorus  of  about  100,  assisted  by  an  orchestra  of  20.  College 
students  assisted  both  in  tlie  chorus  and  in  the  orchestra.  Prof. 
Haldor  Hanson  directed.  Bartli's  "Weinacht  Oratorium"  was  ren- 
dered during  tlie  Christmas  season  in  1900  and  1901  under  Prof. 
Sihler's  directorsliip. 

When  Prof.  Sperati  came  to  Luther  College  in  1905  he  effected 
the  organization  of  the  Decorah  Choral  Union,  composed  of  citizens 
of  Decorah  and  students  of  Luther  College.    This  organization  has 


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from  time  to  time  sung  and  resung  some  of  the  greatest  works. 
On  May  21,  1906,  it  rendered  Haydn's  "Creation";  on  June  18, 
1907,  Handel's  "Messiah";  on  May  27,  1908,  Mendelssohn's  "St. 
Paul";  Handel's  "Messiah"  was  repeated  in  1909  and  on  Dec. 
18,  1909,  a  miscellaneous  program  was  given.  Handel's  "Messiah" 
was  given  at  the  1911  Commencement,  June  20,  by  a  chorus  of 
165  voices,  assisted  by  an  orchestra  of  26.  This  oratorio  was  re- 
peated by  request  Oct.  14  of  the  same  year.  In  the  spring  of  1912, 
Mendelssohn's  "Elijah"  was  given;  and  on  Dec.  15  of  the  same 
year  Handel's  "Messiah."  Bruch's  "The  Lay  of  the  Bell"  was 
rendered  May  12,  1913;  the  "Messiah"  April  24,  1916;  Haydn's 
"Seasons"  March  21,  1917,  repeated,  by  request,  June  3  of  the 
same  year. 

This  work  was  temporarily  abandoned  during  the  war,  but 
was  revived  again  in  1920,  and  on  March  16,  1920,  the  "Creation" 
was  given.  This  date  represents  30  years  since  the  "Creation"  was 
first  given  in  Decorah.  This  oratorio  was  the  last  oratorio  ren- 
dered by  the  Decorah  Choral  Union.  The  church  choir  then  took 
up  the  work,  and  with  the  assistance  of  some  members  of  the 
Decorah  Choral  Union  rendered  the  "Messiah"  on  Palm  Sunday, 
1921,  and  repeated  the  same  oratorio  on  December  18,  of  the 
same  year. 

IV.     Instrumental    Music 

Although  great  stress  has  always  been  laid  on  vocal  music  at 
Luther  College,  and  much  interest  has  been  shown  in  fostering 
vocal  organizations,  this  does  not  mean  that  the  instrumental  mu- 
sic has  suffered  thereby. 

In  1877  an  orchestra  was  organized  by  J.  P.  Kopang.  It  con- 
sisted of  but  three  members  at  first,  namely,  J.  P.  Kopang,  violin; 
T.  K.  Thorvilson,  violin;  K.  A.  Kasberg,  cello.  In  the  spring  of 
1878,  the  following  members  were  added  to  the  orchestra:  R.  O. 
Brandt,  guitar;  Oscar  Torrison,  flute;  and  A.  L.  Himle,  cornet. 
Mr.  Himle  was  soon  succeeded  by  O.  Solheim.  No  regular  con- 
certs were  given  by  the  orchestra  until  Nov.,  1883;  another  con- 
cert was  given  in  Feb.,  1884. 

From  the  time  it  was  organized  in  1877  to  the  present  time 
there  has  always  been  an  orchestra  at  Luther  College,  with  the 
exception  of  1891-92,  when  all  interest  seems  to  have  drifted  to 
the  band.  The  orchestra  has  played  on  many  festive  occasions, 
such  as,  the  14th  of  Oct.  and  17tli  of  May  celebrations,  concerts, 
literary  programs,  etc.,  both  at  the  College  and  downtown. 


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During  its  existence  the  orchestra  has  had  the  following  direc- 
tors: J.  P.  Kopang,  1877-78;  K.  A.  Kasberg,  1878-81;  H.  Hanson, 
1881-83;  K.  A.  Kasberg,  1883,  until  Christmas;  J.  Tingelstad, 
from  Christmas,  1883,  to  1885;  C.  A.  Sperati,  1885-88;  Prof.  H. 
Hanson,  1888-89;  E.  G.  Mellem,  1889-90;  H.  Moore,  1890-91; 
I.  A.  Thorson,  1892-95;  Prof.  H.  Hanson,  1895-1904;  Prof.  C. 
A.  Sperati,  1905 — . 


LUlilKK    COLLKCiE    OKCHKSTKA,    18i)G 
Haldor   Hanson,   Director 

It  will  be  seen  that  during  its  45  years  of  life  the  orchestra 
has  had  eight  directors,  of  whom  two  have  been  in  charge  a 
total  of  34  years — Haldor  Hanson,  14  years,  and  Carlo  A.  Sperati, 
20  years.  In  Prof.  Hanson's  day  it  had  a  membership  of  30  or 
more  and  maintained  a  high  standard.  Under  Prof.  Sperati  it  has 
done  excellent  work,  though  the  membership  has  generally  been 
smaller  on  account  of  the  greater  general  interest  among  the  stu- 
dents in  the   Concert   Band. 

The  Luther  College  Concert  Band  was  organized  in  Feb.,  1878, 
largely  tlirough  the  efforts  of  II.  B.  Tliorgrimsen.  There  had  been 
talk  of  organizing  a  band,  and  when  a  local  city  band  disbanded^ 
those  interested  in  having  a  band  at  tlie  College  recognized  this  as 
the  logical  time  to  start  one.    Accordingly,  Tliorgrimsen  called  a 


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meeting  of  those  most  vitally  interested  in  the  subject.  After  he 
had  portrayed  the  possibilities  in  glowing  terms,  a  motion  was 
made  by  I.  B.  Torrison  to  go  on  with  the  matter.  This  motion 
was  seconded  but  flatly  voted  down. 

That  certainly  would  be  enough  to  discourage  the  average 
young  man,  but  not  so  with  Thorgrimsen.  He  talked  to  the  dif- 
ferent boys  privately,  and  it  was  finally  decided  to  try  to  collect 
the  necessary  $250.00  to  purchase  this  $500  set  of  instruments. 
Committees  were  sent  out  to  solicit  donations,  and  in  this  way 
$100  was  realized.  The  balance,  $150,  was  covered  by  a  note  to 
which  all  the  boj^s  and  Prof.  L.  S.  Reque  were  signers.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  first  band  were:  O.  Solheim,  E.  Haugen,  A.  Eiken,  O. 
C.  Gr0nvold,  O.  S.  Rygg,  H.  Allen  (Ellenson),  O.  Glas0e,  E.  O. 
Vik,  J.  M.  Ness,  J.  W.  Preus,  C.  O.  Lein,  T.  Hoyme,  and  H.  B. 
Thorgrimsen,  who  was  the  leader.  The  first  appearance  of  the 
band  was  made  in  the  spring  of  1878,  when  it  played  a  few  simple 
pieces.  On  Decoration  Day,  1879,  the  band  for  the  first  time 
played   downtown. 

A  word  about  the  student  directors  of  the  band  may  not  be 
amiss.  It  meant  a  great  deal  of  work  and  worry  to  be  responsible 
for  the  band.  The  leader  was,  for  instance,  responsible  to  the 
school  for  the  conduct  and  good  behavior  of  the  boys.  He  was  the 
one  who  had  to  shoulder  all  the  work  and  responsibility,  an,d  no 
doubt  got  the  least  enjoyment  out  of  it.  Much  credit  is  due  the 
members  of  the  early  bands  for  keeping  the  interest  in  band  work 
alive,  but  certainly  still  more  credit  is  due  the  leaders.  One  leader 
tells  of  a  concert  he  had  scheduled  at  the  College,  but  of  which  he 
had  forgotten  to  speak  to  the  president.  We  can  imagine  his 
position  in  trying  to  explain  the  matter  to  President  Larsen.  On 
trips  the  responsibility  and  difficulties  of  the  student  director  would 
be  especially  great.  And  yet,  concerts  were  given;  trips  to  nearby 
towns,  and  even  quite  distant  cities,  were  taken  by  the  band,  with 
student  directors. 

That  progress  was  made  is  easily  seen  in  comparing  "Op,  Ma- 
troser,"  and  "S0nner  af  Norge",  rendered  in  1879,  with  "Light 
Cavalry  Overture,"  by  Suppe,  selections  from  "II  Trovatore,"  and 
selections  from  "Pinafore,"  rendered  in  1882.  Concerning  the 
quality  of  music  rendered  by  these  early  organizations  there  can 
be  no  doubt.  They  played  standard  music,  and  rendered  it,  as  is 
frequently  quoted,  "professionally."  Several  members  played  solo 
parts  at  the  programs. 


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One  problem  that  the  band  lias  always  had  to  contend  with  is 
that  of  providing  instruments.  This  task  in  the  early  days  was  no 
small  one.  The  second  set  of  instruments,  procured  during  the 
time  that  A.  O.  Johnson  was  leader,  shows  not  only  what  difficulties 
the  boys  had  to  contend  with,  but  how  wisely  they  met  those  dif- 
ficulties. To  sup{)ly  these  new  instruments  A.  O.  Johnson  and 
Tjernagel  wrote  to  influential  men  in  the  Church,  former  students, 
former  band  men,  and  friends  of  the  College,  to  see  if  they  would 
not  donate  an  instrument.  The  result  was  gratifying.  The  follow- 
ing  instruments   were   obtained   in   this   way: 

Eb  Cornet,  H.   M.  Tjernagel,  Story  City,  la. 

Solo  Bb  Cornet,  L.  J.  Tjernagel,  Decorah,  la. 

1st  Bb  Cornet,  J.  C.  Tarvestad,  Decorah,  la. 

2nd  Bb  Cornet,  H.  Thorson,  Elbow  Lake,  Minn. 

Solo  Alto,  L.   O.   Thorpe,  Willmar,  Minn. 

1st  Tenor,  J.  Thompson  and  sons,  Beloit,  Wis. 

2nd  Tenor,  Students  of  Luther  College. 

Baritone,  O.    Torrison,   Manitowoc,  Wis. 

Bb  Bass,  A.  C.  Haugan,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Tuba,  Decorah  friends. 

Bass  Drum,  H.  G.  Haugan,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

The  donor  of  each  instrument  had  his  name  engraved  on  the 
instrument.  These  instruments,  however,  did  not  constitute  a  full 
instrumentation,  and  as  the  additional  instruments  that  were 
purchased  left  the  boys  with  a  deficit  of  $200.00,  permission  was 
given  to  give  a  concert  on  Oct.  14,  1890,  at  Steyer's  Opera  House. 
The  financial  results  of  the  concert  were  a  success;  enough  money 
was  realized  to  pay  off  the  indebtedness,  and  Johnson  and  Tjer- 
nagel were  relieved  of  considerable  worry. 

Two  complete  sets  of  instruments  were  purchased  in  1906  and 
1907.     Low  pitch  was  adopted  at  this  early  date. 
V.   Musical  Union 

In  passing  from  the  musical  activities  of  the  earlier  period  to 
those  of  the  middle  period,  one  chooses  as  a  convenient  date  1895, 
as  that  represents  the  year  that  Prof.  Haldor  Hanson  returned  to 
the  College,  to  remain  until  1901. 

Upon  his  return  he  organized  the  I>uther  College  Musical 
Union,  amalgamating  the  band,  orchestra,  choir,  and  glee  club  into 
one  student  organization.  The  purpose  of  the  Musical  Union  is 
"to  establish  a  closer  relation  between  the  different  musical  or- 
ganizations, and  thus,  by  a  joint  effort,  promote  the  interests  of 
each  organization  composing  it."  The  first  officers  of  the  Musical 
Union  were:  Chr.  Anderson,  president;  O.  J.  Ordal,  vice-president; 


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I.  M.  I-yngaas,  secretary;  Chr.  Thompson,  treasurer.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  executive  committee  were:  A.  Gullixson,  S.  Brevig,  Col- 
lege Band;  Theo.  Nermann,  T.  Ringoen,  College  Orchestra;  C.  T. 
Clauson,  G.  B.  Wollan,  College  Clioir;  Olav  Jahr,  Chr.  Thompson, 
Glee  Club. 

That  the  Musical  Union  has  accomplished  its  purpose  in  the 
past  is  evidenced  by  the  progress  that  has  been  made  by  the  various 
organizations.  Through  the  concerted  action  of  the  Union  the  re- 
sponsibility of  keeping  up  the  various  organizations  was  shifted 
from  the  shoulders  of  a  few  to  the  many.  New  zeal  and  interest 
were  shown  that  could  not  help  but  make  for  progress.  Through 
the  Musical  Union  it  has  been  possible  to  purchase  instruments 
the  value  of  which  approaches  $15,000.  In  all,  the  Musical  Un- 
ion now  owns  127  instruments,  besides  a  beautiful  set  of  cathedral 
chimes,  bells,  xylophone,  and  a  full  set  of  traps.  It  lias  also  been 
possible  to  supply  the  band  and  orchestra  with  the  best  of  music. 
To-day  the  musical  collections  consist  of  the  latest  standard  band 
publications.  These  things,  together  with  the  financing  of  the 
many  tours  taken  by  the  band  from  time  to  time,  have  all  been 
taken  care  of  by  the  Musical  Union,  through  dues  and  concerts. 
The  College  has  given  the  Musical  Union  no  financial  support. 

Prof.  Hanson's  return  to  College  as  an  instructor  in  music 
and  director  of  the  various  musical  organizations  created  a  new 
interest  in  music  at  Luther.  One  thing  that  indicates  this  is  the 
increase  in  the  membership  of  the  band,  orchestra,  and  chorus. 
Thus,  tlie  Concert  Band,  increased  from  28  in  1894  to  36  in  1895. 
In  1897  its  number  had  reached  53.  The  Musical  Library, 
founded  in  1883  by  J.  O.  Tingelstad,  was  also  increased  during 
Prof.  Hanson's  regime.  The  collection  of  reference  works  on 
music  in  the  college  library  is  fairly  complete.  The  collection  is 
being  augmented  yearly. 

The  increase  in  the  number  of  concerts  and  public  appearances 
of  the  musical  forces  at  College  also  gives  evidence  of  renewed 
interest  and  zeal  along  musical  lines. 

In  1905  Prof.  Carlo  A.  Sperati  came  to  Luther  College  to 
take  charge  of  the  musical  activities.  If  there  was  progress  in 
the  past,  certainly  tliere  lias  been  even  greater  progress  since 
1905. 

The  Deeorah  Choral  Union  has  already  been  mentioned  as 
having  been  organized  by  Prof.  Sperati  in   1905. 

The  need  of  a  "feeder"  for  the  Concert  Band  was  at  once  seen 
by  Prof.  Sperati,  and  he  organized  the  "Second  Band".  Later 
the   "Beginners'   Band"   was  organized;   also  the   "Beginners'   Or- 


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chestra".  Through  these  beginners'  organizations  the  personnel 
of  the  more  advanced  forces  is  kept  at  a  more  uniform  figure,  and 
the  losses  from  graduation  and  other  sources  are  not  so  seriously 
felt. 

To   stimulate   interest   in   music    at   the   College,   maintain   the 
musical   standards   already   set,   build   up   new   standards,   and   ad- 


LUTHER  COLLEGE  CONCERT  BAND,  1906 

vertise  the  school.  Prof.  Sperati  worked  out  the  possibilities  of 
extended  tours  by  the  band.  More  will  be  said  concerning  trips 
by  musical  organizations  of  the  College,  but  they  are  mentioned 
here  because  of  the  bigger  scale  upon  which  they  were  carried 
out,  beginning  with  1905. 

VI.  Band  Tours 

The  first  trip  made  by  the  band  was  undertaken  in  the  summer 
of  1886,  and  lasted  from  June  21  to  July  6.*  Spring  Grove,  Minn., 
and  Minneapolis  were  visited,  one  concert  being  given  at  Spring 
Grove,  and  one  in  Harmonia  Hall,  Minneapolis,  where  the  band 
was  assisted  by  the  Kjerulf  Male  Quartette.   Fortunately,  Mr.  A.  C. 


*"Collegre   Chips"    for   June,    1895,   says    that   this   trip   was    undertaken    by   the 
band  and  orchestra. 


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Haugan  of  Minneapolis  financed  the  trip;  it  was  largely  upon  his 
invitation  that  the  boys  set  out.  The  financial  part  was  the  only 
feature   of   the   trip   that  was   not    a   marked   success. 

The  next  trip  of  any  length  was  taken  in  1890,  when  the  band 
visited  Spring  Grove  and  Mabel,  Minn.;  Story  City,  Bode,  Thor, 
and  Roland,  la. ;  Menomonie,  Hudson,  and  Baldwin,  Wis. ;  Minne- 
apolis, Rushford,  and  Highland  Prairie,  Minn.  The  trip  lasted 
from  June  23  to  July  25.  It  was  a  success,  although  there  were 
times  when  the  funds  were  none  too  plentiful.  Prior  to,  as  well 
as  after  1890  there  were  minor  trips  by  the  band,  orchestra,  choir, 
and  glee  club  to  near-by  congregations  and  towns.  These  were 
always  successful. 

As  has  been  stated,  the  period  of  the  extended  tour  began  in 
1905,  when  Prof.  Sperati  resumed  control  of  music  at  Luther  Col- 
lege.** In  1906  the  band  made  an  extended  tour  of  10  weeks  to 
the  Pacific  Coast  and  the  Northwest.  In  1907  it  played  at 
Story  City,  la.,  for  the  Sanger f est.  In  1908  the  band  played  at 
the  Synod  meeting  in  Chicago.  In  1911  a  12  weeks'  tour  was 
made  to  the  Pacific  Coast  and  the  Northwest  States. 

In  1914  the  climax  of  band  tours  was  achieved  when  the  band 
represented  Luther  College  and  Norwegian-American  culture,  es- 
pecially in  the  field  of  music,  at  the  100th  anniversary  of  Nor- 
way's independence.  A  total  of  127  admission  concerts  were 
played,  besides,  no  doubt,  an  equal  number  of  special  short  con- 
certs and  serenades.  Ten  different  countries,  represented  by  8 
different  flags,  and  six  capital  cities,  namely:  Washington,  Chris- 
tiania,  Copenhagen,  Berlin,  Paris,  and  London,  were  visited.  Con- 
certs were  given  in  the  principal  cities  of  the  Northwest  and 
the  East,  in  the  order  named:  St.  Paul,  Cliicago,  Cleveland, 
Washington,  Brooklyn,  Boston,  Milwaukee,  and  Minneapolis. 
There  were  sixty  band  members  on  the  Norway  tour,  besides 
seven  others. 

This  tour  extended  from  April  24  to  August  19.  Only  the 
most  favorable  comment  could  be  offered  on  the  tour.  It  was  a 
success  in  every  way,  and  demonstrated  the  height  of  efficiency  to 
which  Prof.  Sperati  had  developed  his  band  musically.  Anyone 
would  hesitate  to  undertake  such  a  stupendous  tour  from  a  finan- 
cial point  of  view,  and  yet,  financially,  too,  the  tour  was  a  success. 
The  cost  of  the  tour  was  about  $32,000.  The  Norway  Tour  will 
stand   unsurpassed    for   years    to   come.      A    most    interesting,   de- 


**In    1905    the   band    made   its   first   tour   under   Prof.    Sperati    to   tlie    organiza- 
tion  meeting  of   the   Choral    Union,   held   in    Minneapolis. 


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LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


tailed  account  of  this  tour  is  set  forth  in  "Norgesfaerden",  edited 
bv  Prof.  Carlo  A.  Sperati,  and  President  C.  K.  Preus,  and  written 
by  Prof.  O.  A.  Tingelstad,  business  manager  of  the  band,  Rev. 
J.  C.  K.  Preus,  press  agent,  and  Rev.  J.  A.  Moldstad,  impresario. 
Rev.  J.  A.  Moldstad  served  as  impresario  for  the  European  end 
of  this  tour,  and  Prof.  B.   K.  Savre  for  the  American. 

In  1915  the  band  was  officially  engaged  for  ten  days  at  the 
Panama-Pacific  International  Exposition  at  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Rev.  E.  M.  Stensrud  was  especially  responsible  for  this  engage- 
ment. During  its  stay  it  assisted  also  in  the  concert  of  the  Choral 
Union  of  the  Synod.  Also  on  this  tour  the  band  gave  concerts  on 
the  Pacific  Coast  and  through  the  Northwest. 

The  band  made  a  short  tour  to  St.  Paul  in  1917  to  take  part 
in  the  convention  at  which  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of 
America  was  organized. 


LUTHEIl  COLLEGE  CONCERT  BAND,  1920 


A  tour  to  Milwaukee  to  assist  in  the  Quadri-centennial  Reforma- 
tion Jubilee  Festival  was  made  in  1917.  Macfarland,  Janesville, 
Beloit,  Muskego,  Waterford,  and  Stoughton  were  also  visited  on 
this  tour.*** 

In  May,  1919,  the  first  national  convention  of  the  Young  Peo- 
ple's Luther  League  and  Choral  Union  was  held  at  Red  Wing, 
Minn.  The  band  took  part  in  this  convention  by  assisting  in  the 
choral  work  and  church  services,  and  by  rendering  two  open  air 
concerts.  The  band  took  a  similar  part  in  the  second  triennial 
convention  of  the  Young  People's  Luther  League,  held  at  La 
Crosse,  Wis.,  June  8-11,   1922. 


***With  the  establishment  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  at  Luther  College  during  the 
war,  the  bantl  assumed  the  character  of  a  military  organization.  Its  activities, 
as  well  as  the  "Camp  Sings"  held  during  this  time,  were  commend.nble  and 
were  commented  on  very  favorably  by  the  commandant,  Lieutenant  Harold  H. 
Fisher. 


MUSIC  37A 

In  1919  the  band  made  two  trips  to  Mason  City,  la.  On 
September  27-28,  1919,  it  played  for  the  Young  People's  and 
Choral  Union  Convention  of  the  St.  Ansgar  Circuit.  On  Novem- 
ber 18,  the  band  played  at  a  homecoming  for  the  Cerro  Gordo 
County  service  men.     Oh  both  occasions  the  band  did  well. 

A  more  extensive  tour  was  made  during  the  summer  of  1920, 
lasting  from  June  16  to  25.  Some  of  the  places  visited  on  this 
tour  were:  Albert  Lea,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  (where  the  band 
played  for  the  Choral  Union  Convention) ;  and  Scarville,  Clear 
Lake,  Eagle  Grove,  Story  City,  Radcliffe,  Jewell,  Roland,  Ft. 
Dodge,  Humboldt,  Bode,  and  Belmond,  Iowa.  In  the  fall  of  1920 
(Sept.  7-12),  the  band  played  at  Ames,  la.,  for  the  Choral  Union 
and  Young  People's  Luther  League  Convention. 

The  60th  Anniversary  Tour  of  the  summer  of  1921,  lasting 
from  June  7  to  August  22,  embraced  the  Middle  West,  the  North 
Pacific  States,  and  Southern  Canada.**** 

That  the  trips,  both  short  and  extended,  that  have  been  taken 
in  the  past  by  the  different  musical  forces  of  Luther  College  and 
especially  by  the  band,  have  been  of  inestimable  value  to  the  Col- 
lege is  of  course  evident.  From  a  small  beginning  it  has  been 
possible  through  the  untiring  efforts  of  the  boys  and  their  respec- 
tive directors  to  reach  the  extent  of  tours  that  assume  the  vast 
proportions  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Tours,  and  the  Norway  Tour. 
The  credit  for  the  more  extended  tours  is  due  without  question  to 
Prof.  Sperati.  Most  valuable  assistance  has  also  been  given  on 
recent  tours  by  Prof.  Enoch  E.  Peterson  as  business  manager. 
May  the  future  hold  even  greater  and  more  extended  tours  in 
store  for  the  band  than  have  been  enjoyed  by  it  in  the  past. 

VII.   Instructors  and  Directors 

Mention  has  already  been  made  of  the  men  who  acted  as  stu- 
dent or  faculty  directors  of  vocal  music.  As  student  directors 
of  instrumental  music  at  Luther  we  have  the  following:  Rev.  H. 
B.  Thorgrimsen,  1878-1879;  O.  Glas0e,  1879-February,  1881;  O. 
Solheim,  February,  1881-1882;  O.  Glas0e,  1882  until  Christmas; 
Eugene  Krohn,  Christmas,  1882-1885;  L.  A.  Larsen,  1885-1886; 
J.  Linnevold,  1886-1890;  A.  O.  Johnson,  1890-1891;  H.  M.  Tjer- 
nagel,  1891-1893;  O.  Omlie,  1893-October,  1894;  I.  A.  Thorson, 
October,    1891-1895.      Prof.    Hanson   took   charge   of   the   band   in 


****0n  this  tour,  as  on  most  of  the  previous  ones,  the  band  enjoyed  the 
matronly  care  of  Mrs.  Sperati.  It  was  also  fortunate  in  having  at  its  disposal 
during  the  entire  tour  the  services  of  the  college  nurse,  Miss  Theresse  E.  Arne- 
son    (now  Mrs.  B.  J.  Hovde). 


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1895,  remaining  its  director  until  1904;  Prof.  Sperati  took  cliarge 
in  the  spring  of  1905.  Aside  from  these  directors,  the  following 
have  also  been  instrumental  in  furthering  music  at  Luther:  In 
1885  I.  D.  Ylvisaker  organized  a  flageolet  sextette,  called  "The 
Nightingale".  Theo.  Ringoen,  Chr.  Anderson,  S.  T.  Normann,  and 
Chr.  Thompson  directed  the  orchestra,  glee  club,  chorus,  and 
band,  respectively,  during  Prof.  Hanson's  vacation  in  1896.  Hans 
Moen  organized  a  drum  corps  in  1896.  A  mandolin  club,  reor- 
ganized in  1898,  was  directed  by  Thomas  Torgerson.  Mr.  Coup 
and  Mclvin  Drotning  directed  the  band  immediately  before  Prof. 
Sperati  arrived,  and  G.  A.  Hanson  directed  the  glee  club.  N.  J. 
Bakke  was  active  especially  in  vocal  circles. 

In  the  matter  of  special  instruction,  the  different  music  pro- 
fessors at  the  College  have  always  been  willing  to  give  private 
help  to  any  student  interested  in  any  particular  instrument.  Aside 
from  this,  there  has  been,  especially  in  late  years,  a  decided  ef- 
fort on  the  part  of  the  school  authorities  to  secure  special  in- 
structors in  piano,  violin,  and  voice.  Among  the  most  recent  in- 
structors in  these  fields  we  can  mention  Mrs.  Jessie  Ervin  Marsh 
and  Miss  Katherine  Hustvedt,  piano  and  organ;  Mrs.  Ruth 
Downie  and  Mrs.  Alma  Marie  Brown,  violin;  Mrs.  L.  A.  Moe, 
piano  and  voice. 

The  musical  organizations  of  Luther  College  have  accomplish- 
ed great  tilings  in  the  past,  but  they  hope  to  be  able  to  accomplish 
even  greater  things  in  the  future.  The  Musical  Union  has,  for  in- 
stance, as  its  chief  objective  at  present  the  work  of  supplying  the 
College  with  a  pipe  organ.     This  Memorial  Organ  is  to  be  placed 


PRIMK  MIMSTKR  MICIIKI.SKN   OK  NOKVVAV    ENTKKTAINS   I'KKS.   rKEUS 
AND   THE    LUTIIKK    COLLEGE   CONCERT    BAND,    1914 


MUSIC  37T 

in  the  college  chapel  in  honor  of  O.  Angelo  Sperati,  who  passed 
away  November  8,  1916,  at  the  age  of  16  years.  Angelo  was  an 
activ'e  member  of  the  Musical  Union  for  8  years  and  had  become 
exceedingly  proficient  as  a  performer  on  the  cornet,  piano,  and 
pipe  organ.  Great  hopes  were  entertained  for  him  in  the  future, 
only  to  be  shattered  by  his  departure  from  this  world.  Surely 
a  more  fitting  memorial  to  Angelo  could  not  be  found  than  a  music- 
al one.***** 

The  work  of  providing  the  Memorial  Organ  has  been  going 
on  successfully.  As  was  stated,  the  organ  is  to  be  placed  in  the 
college  chapel.  This  fact  brings  us  to  a  still  greater  objective, 
namely,  that  of  providing  a  building  that  will  serve  as  a  chapel 
and  music  hall. 

The  band  has  from  the  beginning  operated  under  the  handicap 
of  unsatisfactory  quarters  in  which  to  carry  on  its  work.  In  the 
days  of  "No.  45,"  and  later  the  "Chicken  Coop",  the  need  of  a 
suitable  music  hall  must  have  been  felt.  To-day  that  need  is  felt 
even  more  keenly. 

With  the  realization  of  the  music  hall  objective  we  can  cer- 
tainly look  to  the  musical  organizations  of  Luther  College  to 
accomplish  even  greater  things  in  the  future  than  they  have  done 
in  the  past. 

VIII.    Sample    Repertoires 

1.     Sixth      Tour,      1915^Panamn-Pacific  SUITES    AND    BALLET    MUSIC 

Internntional  ETpoHtw^^^^^  .,      Germnn -Three  Dances  from   "Henrv 

m,t./n,f    ^°'^*^'''''^-      ^'"'^    ^-    ^^^'«"'  VIII."    (,i)   Morris  D.ince.    (b)  Shep- 

^"'^"'^i-  herds'    Dance,    (c)    Torch    Dance 

OVERTURES  ^"'     Grieg — Peer    Gynt    Suite,      (a)    Morn- 

,    ,          T^       T-v-        .  '"o     (b)    Aase's  Death,    (c)    Anitra's 

^-     t,f^~Jj^  P''^^°'°:    „     ,    „  Dance,  (d)  In  the  Hall  of  the  Moun- 

2.  Balfe — The    Siege   of    Rochelle.  j^.jj^    Kin" 

3.  Bazzinr—Saul.  23.     Saint-Saens  — Ballet       Divertissement 

4.  Keler  Bela--Rakoczy.  j.j.^,,^   'Henry  VIII."    (a)   The  Gath- 

5.  Franz  Erkel-Hunyady  Laszlo.  g,.;,      ^j  jj^^   ^lans.    (b)    A  Scottish 

6.  Herold-Zampa                 ^    ,.     ,  Idyl,    (c)    Dance   of   the   Gipsv   Girl. 

7.  Kretschmer-American   Festival.  ^^^   ji       ^^  pj^^jg    ^^^j  others. 

8.  Leutner — Fest   Overture.  \    ;       & 

9.  Mendelssohn— Military  Overture.  DESCRIPTIVE    PIECES 

10.  Mendelssohn— Ruy   Bias.  24.     Bendix— A   Day   at   West   Point. 

11.  Nieolai— Merry   Wives   of   Windsor.  25.     Lee  Johnson— The   Death  of  Custer, 

12.  Reissiger— The  Mill  on   the   Cliff.  or  The  Battle  of  Little  Big  Horn. 

13.  Rossini — Barber  of  Seville.  Synopsis:       1— Sioux      Indian      war 

14.  Rossini — Semiramide.  dance.   Night   before  battle.    2 — Buarle 

15.  Rossini — William   Tell.  calls    in    Custer's    camp    before    form- 

16.  Suppe — Poet   and  Peasant.  Ing    the    line    of    march.     3— Custer's 

17.  Thomas — Raymond.  cavalry    on    march    to    Sioux's    camp. 

18.  Tschaikowsky — "1812."  The    sound    of    horses'    hoofs    in    the 

19.  Wagner — Tannhauser.  distance.    4 — Approach  of  cavalry  with 

20.  Weber— Jubel    Overture.    And    others.  band,  playing    "National    Airs,"     the 


*****The  Young  People's  Society  of  the   F.  N.  E.  L.  Church  at  Decorah  placed 
a  fine  piano  in  the  church  parlors  as  a  memorial  to  Angelo. 


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Indians  responding  with  their  custom- 
ary   niusio.     5     Battle    of    "Little    Biff 
Horn,"   June    25,    1870,    in    wliich    our 
great    general    lost    his    life      0 — Indi- 
ans   rejoicing    over    the    victory    with 
scalp   dance.    7 — Arrival   of   reinforce- 
ments,   General    Benton    and    cavalry. 
8 — Custer's     Ijurial,      volley     of    shots, 
muffled    drums,    and    bugle    sounding 
the  last  call  over  our  general's  grave. 
. . .  Finale — "Nearer,  My  God  to  Thee." 
20.     Bodewalt-Lanipe— Home   Sweet  Home 
the   World  Over. 

27.  Myddleton— Bv    the    Swanee    River. 

28.  Moses-Tobani— The    Civil    War. 

29.  Voelker— A  Hunt  in  the  Black  Forest. 

And   others. 

CONCERT  WALTZES 

30.  Hall— Wedding  of  the  Winds. 
3L     Rubinstein — Valse    Caprice. 

32.  Johann    Strauss — Blue   Danube.     And 

others. 

MLSCELLANEOUS    CONCERT    MUSIC 

33.  Beethoven— Andante  from  Fifth  Sym- 

phony. 

34.  Beethoven — Moonlight  Sonata. 

35.  Elgar — Pomp  and  Circumstance.  Mil- 

itary  March   No.    L 

36.  Grieg — Norwegian  Dances.  H  and  III. 

37.  Max  von   Lenz— In   the   Viking's   Do- 

main. 

38.  Liszt — Dreams    of    Love.    Nocturne. 

39.  Liszt— Second   Hungarian    Rhapsody. 

40.  Meyerbeer — Coronation    March     from 

"The  Prophet." 
4L     Meyerbeer — Fackeltanz. 

42.  Rubinstein — Reve     Angelique     (Kam- 

ennoi-Ostrow). 

43.  Rubinstein — Romance. 

44.  Saint-Saens — Phaeton. 

Synopsis:  A  symphonic  poem:  Phae- 
ton, having  secured  permission  to 
drive  through  the  heavens  the  chariot 
of  the  Sun,  his  father,  starts  on  his 
career.  His  unskilled  driving,  ma<l- 
dening  the  steeds,  brings  tlie  fiery 
chariot  too  close  to  the  earth,  which 
is  menaced  with  destruction,  w-hen 
Jupiter  strikes  the  impudent  driver 
with    lightning. 

4.'>.     Schubert — Unfinished  Sympliony. 

40.     Johan  Svendsen — Coronation   March. 

47.  Wagner— Procession    of    the    Knights 

from    "Parsifal." 

48.  Wagner — Tannliauser  March. 

49.  Wagner— The    Ride   of   the   Valkyries 

from   "Die   Walkure."     And  otiiers. 

OPERATIC    SELECTIONS    AND 
FANTASIAS 

50.  Flotow— Martha. 

51.  Rudolf    Friml— The    Firefly. 

52.  Lehar — The  Merry  Widow. 

53.  Massenet — Hertxlias. 

54.  0.scar  Straus— The  Chocolate  Soldier. 

55.  Moses-Tobani — The  Opera  Mirror. 

56.  Verdi — Ernani. 

57.  Verdi — II    Trovatore. 

58.  Weber— Der    Frel.schutz. 

59.  National  Airs  from   all   Lands. 

Co.     Marches    and    Light    Numbers.      And 
others. 


SACRED  MUSIC 

01.  Handel^ — Largo. 

02.  Moses-Tobani — Providence,     Fantasia. 

03.  Wagner — Prayer  from  "Lohengrin." 
0  1.     Wilson— The    Wayside    Chapel. 

05.     Chorals     and     sacred     songs.      And 
others. 
The  repertoire  of  the  chorus  consists  of 
English    and   Norwegian   songs. 


2.  Norway  Tour,  1911, — Luther  Col- 
lege Concert  Band  and  Chorus.  Carlo  A. 
Sperati,  Director. 

1.  American    Festival    Overture  —  Wm. 

F.   Kretchnier. 

2.  American    Patrol — F.    W.    Meacham. 

3.  Arkansaw   Traveler — D.    W.    Reeves. 

4.  a)    Auld    Lang   Syne— Theo.    Moses- 

Tobani. 

5.  b)      In      the     Great     Beyond— Ellis 
Brooks. 

6.  Barber  of  Seville — Rossini. 

7.  Berceuse   from    "Jocelyn" — Godard. 

8.  Blue  Danube — Johann  Strauss. 

9.  By  the   Swanee  River— W\   H.   Myd- 

<lIeton. 

10.  Cavalry  Charge— G.  Ludcrs. 

n.     Chocolate   Soldier — Oscar   Straus. 

12.  Civil    War     (The)— Theo.    Moses-To- 

bani. 

13.  Comic   Tat-Too— Ph.    Fahrbach. 

1 1,  a)    Coronation    March      from      "The 

Prophet" — Meyerbeer. 
1.5.     b)   Tannliauser  March — Wagner. 
10.     a)   Coronation  March— Johan  Svend- 
sen. 

17.  b)  Midsummer  Night's  Dream — Men- 

delssohn. 

18.  Crcme    de    la    Creme — Theo.    Moses- 

Tobani. 

19.  A    Day    at   West   Point— Theo.    Ben- 

dix. 

20.  Death  of  Custer — Lee  Johnson. 

21.  Debutante  Waltz — Santelmann. 

22.  a)    Dreams   of   Love — Liszt 

23.  b)    Valse   Caprice — Rubinstein. 

24.  Overture  1812 — Tschalkowsky. 
2.5.  Ekko  fra  Norden — WIck-Roberts. 
20.  Ernani— Verdi. 

27.  Fackeltanz  in  B — Meyerbeer. 

28.  Fanfare— C.    Bohm. 

29.  Festival   Overture — Vor  Gud  han  er 

saa  fast  en   Borg — 0.   Nlcolai. 

30.  Fest  Overture  in   C — Lachner. 

31.  P'est  Overture — La.sscn. 

32.  Fest   Overture — Leutner. 

33.  a)    5th   Symphony — Beethoven. 

34.  b)    8th  Svmi)honv — Beethoven. 

35.  Firellv— Rudolf   Friml. 

30.  Flower  of   Italy     O.   De   Stefano. 

37.  Flying   Arrow — Holzmann. 

38.  Fra    Diavolo — Auber. 

39.  Der  Freischutz — Weber. 

40.  Gammel       Norsk       Jaegermarsch  — 

Schj01berg. 

41.  Golden  Rod — Mabel  McKinley. 

42.  Grand      International      Fantasia — T. 

H.    Rolllnson. 

43.  Greetings   March — Kristian   Knutson. 

44.  Hallelujah  Chorus  from  "Messiah" — 

H.mdel. 


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78. 
79. 
80. 
81. 
82. 

8.3. 
84. 


99. 
100. 
101. 


Hands    Across    the    Sea — Theo.    Mo- 

ses-Tobani. 
Ballet    Divertissement    from    "Henry 

Vni"~Saint-Saens. 
Herodias — Massenet. 

a)  Holy  City — Stephen  Adams 

b)  "Cantique  de   Noel" — A.   Adam. 

c)  "Pregrhiera" — E.  P.   Tosti. 
Home  Sweet  Home  the  World  Over 

— Bodewalt— Lampe. 

Humoreske — Wheeler. 

Hunting  Scene — Bucalossi. 

Hunt  in   the  Black   Forest — Voelker. 

Hunyady  Laszio— Franz  Erkel. 

In  the  Viking's  Domain — Max  von 
Lenz. 

Invitation  a  la  Valse — Weber. 

Joy  to  the  World — Arr.  by  Barn- 
house. 

Jubei    Overture — Weber. 

I    Lombard! — Verdi. 

Love  Kiss — Arthur  Pryor. 

Love   Sparks — Abe   Holzmann. 

a)  Marche  Militaire  I — Schubert. 

b)  Marche  Militaire  II — Schubert. 
Martha — Flotow. 

Meflstofele — Boito. 

Merry  Widovi',   Selection — Franz   Lo- 
bar. 
Merry  Widow,  Waltz — Franz  Lehar. 
Merry   Wives   of   Windsor — Nicolai. 
Military  Overture — Mendelssohn. 
(Les)  Millions  d'Arlequin — Drigo. 
Mill   on   the  Cliff— Reissitrer. 

a)  Moonlight  Sonata — First  Move- 
ment— Beethoven. 

b)  Bride  of   Kaschmir — Rubinstein. 
Morning,    Noon,    and    Night    in    Vi- 
enna— Suppe. 

Musician's  Hold-up — Theo.  Moses- 
Tobanl. 

a)  Nachtgesang — Wagner. 

b)  Isolde's  Liebestod — Wagner. 
Nokomis — Leach. 

a)  Norwegian  Dance  No.  I — Grieg. 

b)  Norwegian  Dance  No.  HI — Grieg. 
Offenbachiana  No.  2 — Arr.  by  Boett- 

ger. 
Opera  Mirror— Theo.  Moses-Tobani. 

a)  Pas  des  Fleurs  from  "Naila"^ 
Delibes. 

b)  Sleeping  Beauty — Theo.  Moses- 
Tobani. 

Patrol    of    the    Phantoms— W.    Paris 

Chambers. 
Peer  Gynt   Suite— Grieg. 

a)  Phaeton — Saint-Saens. 

b)  Prelude   du   Deluge — Saint-Snens. 

a)  Pizzicato  Polka — Johann  and  Jo- 
seph  Strauss. 

b)  First   Heart  Throbs— Eilenberg. 

c)  Traumerei — Schumann. 

d)  Pure  as  Snow — G.  Lange. 
Poet   and  Peasant — Suppe. 

a)  Pomp  and  Circumstance  No.  I — 
Edward   Elgar. 

b)  Pomp  and  Circumstance  No.  11^ 
Edward  Elgar. 

Procession     of     the     Knights     from 

"Parsifal" — Wagner. 
Providence— Theo.   Moses-Tobani. 
Rakoczy — Keler  Bela. 
Raymond — ^Ambroise  Thomas, 
a)    Reve   Angelique — Rubinstein. 


102.  b)    Romance — Rubinstein. 

103.  Le  Reveil  du  Lion — Kontski. 

104.  Ride  of  the  Valkyries — Wagner. 

105.  Rienzi — Wagner. 

106.  Le    Rouet    d'Omphale — Saint-Saens. 

107.  Ruy  Bias— F.  Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. 

108.  Sakuntala— Carl  Goldmark. 

109.  Saul— Bazzini. 

110.  Second   Hungarian   Rhapsody — Liszt. 

111.  Second  Polonaise — Liszt. 

112.  Semiramide — Rossini. 

113.  a)    Sextette  from   "Lucia" — Gaetano 

Donizetti. 

114.  b)   Espanola — A.  Jungmann. 

115.  c)  Die  Loreley — Josef  Nesvadba. 

116.  Shipwreck — W.  Moore. 

117.  Siege   of   Rochelle— Balfe. 

118.  Silver  Brook — Edmund   Braham. 

119.  a)   Simple  Aveu— F.  Thome. 

120.  b)   Aubade — J.  Massenet. 

121.  La   Sonnambula— Bellini. 

122.  Southern    Stars— Ascher-Mahl. 

123.  Stabat   Mater— Rossini. 

124.  Summer  Night's  Dream — Suppe. 

125.  Summer's  Day  in  Norway- Wilhners. 

126.  Sweethearts— Victor  Herbert. 

127.  Tannhauser — Wagner. 

128.  Three  Dances  from  "Henry  VIII"^ 

German. 

129.  a)   Traumbilder— H.  C.  Lumbye. 

130.  b)   Largo— G.  F.  Handel. 

131.  Trinity— Theo.   Moses-Tobani. 

132.  Triomphnle — Rubinstein. 

133.  II   Trova tore— Verdi. 

134.  Unfinished  Symphony — Schubert. 

135.  Vision   of  Salome — Lampe. 

136.  War    March     of    the    Priests     from 

"Athalia" — Mendelssohn. 

137.  Wedding   March    from    "Midsummer 

Night's  Dream" — Mendelssohn. 

138.  Wedding     of    the    Winds,     Waltz- 

John   T.    Hall. 

139.  Whispering  Flowers — F.  von  Blon. 

140.  William  Tell— G.   Rossini. 

141.  Zampa— F.   Herold. 

MARCH    SIZE 

142.  a)    Af   H0iheden. 

143.  b)    Jesu.   dine  dybe  Vunder. 

144.  c)  Vor  Gud  ban  er  saa  fast  en  Borg. 

145.  d)   Alenest  Gud  i  Himmerig. 

146.  e)   Bliv  med  din  store  Naade. 

147.  f)     Herre    Jesu     Krist,     dig    til     os 

vend. 

148.  g)   Hvad  kan  os  komme  til  for  n0d. 

149.  h)   O,   Dr0velse. 

150.  Abe  Lincoln — Warren  D.  Troutman. 

151.  African   Dreamland — Geo.   Atwater. 

152.  Ah   Sin— Walter   Rolfe. 

153.  American  Habit  (The)— W.  H.  Scou- 

ton. 

154.  American   Republic — H.   H.  Thiele. 

155.  Anniversary — Charles  Sanglear. 

156.  Arabola — Karl  Hendrix. 

157.  Arms  of  America — Arthur  Pryor. 

158.  Becksonian — Charles  Sanglear. 

159.  La  Belle  Argentina — Carlos  Roberto. 

160.  Blaze  of  Glory — Abe  Holzmann. 

161.  Bombasto— O.  R.   Farrar. 

162.  Bostonian    (The)— W.   D.   Kenneth. 

163.  Brigadier-General     (The)— Otto   Koc- 

kert. 


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186. 
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215. 
216. 


Bull-Frogr    and    the     Coon     (The)  — 

Arr.  by  W.   H    Mackie. 
Casey  Jones — Newton-Robinson. 
Caught   in  the  Net— R.  A.  King. 
Cavallcria    Rusticana — P.    Mascagni. 
Centurion    (The)— W.  A.   Corey. 
Cherry— L.   Albert. 
Chicago  Tribune — W.   P.   Chambers. 
Ciribiribin — A.  Pestalozza. 

a)  "Come,  be  my  Sunshine,  Dearie" 
— Jolin   B.   Gardner. 

b)  "Can't  Vou  See  I  Love  You"— 
Nat  D.  Ayer. 

Corn  Huskin'! — Joel  P.  Corin. 

Curro  Cuchares — Gerardo  Metallo. 

Dance  of  the  Sparrows — B.  Rich- 
mond. 

Daddy  Dear — Arr.  by  W.  H.  Mackie. 

Darkies'  Jubilee  (The) — John  M. 
Turner. 

Down  the  Field — Stanleigh  P.  Fried- 
man. 

Dreaming  Love  of  You — Chas.  K. 
Harris 

Elephant   Trot    (The)— Carl   Kahn. 

Everybody  Works  But  Father — Arr. 
Robert  Becker.* 

Facing   the    Enemy — F.    H.    Losev. 

Fighting  aiance   (A)— F.  H.  Losey. 

Fighting  Chance  (The) — Louis  Mau- 
rice. 

Firebrand — F.   H.  Losey. 

Flag  Day — Carl  Schramm. 

Fort   Des   Moines — A.   Perwein. 

For  the  Flag — J.  Bodewalt-Lampe. 

Free  Lance  (Tlie) — Joh.n  Philip 
Sousa. 

From  Time  to  Time — Arr.  by  W.  H. 
Mackie. 

Frost   King    (The)— W.   D.    Kenneth. 

a)  Funeral  March — F.   Chopin. 

b)  Chor-l- J.    S.    B^ch. 
Gage's  March — F.   H.  Losey. 

Gen.  Mixup,  U.  S.  A.— Thos.  S.  Al- 
len. 

Gettysburg — S.  B.  Stambaugh. 

Gloria— F.    H     Losey. 

Hero  of  the  Isthmus — P.  Bodewalt- 
Lampe. 

How  Gentle  God's  Commands — Na- 
geli. 

If  You  Alone  Were  Mine — Vincent 
Scotto. 

In  Storm  and  Sun.shine — J.  C.  Heed. 

In  Thoughts — Henry   Froelich. 

Invercargill — Alex.   F.   Lithgow. 

Italian  Songs — Arr.  by  Frank  A.  Pa- 
nella. 

a)  Ja,  vi  elsker  dette  landet — Nord- 
raak. 

b)  S0nner  af  Norge — Blom. 
Jersey   Carnival    (The) — Daniel    Lie- 
be  rfeld. 

King  Clianticleer — Nat  D.  Ayer. 

King  of  the  Air— Carl   Everlof. 

Lakeside — W.   C.   Jolley. 

Last  Call  (The)— Jacob  Henry  El- 
lis. 

Liberty  Bell    (The)— Sousa. 

Lights   Out— E     E.    McCoy. 

Lilacs — Kathleen    A.    Roberts. 

McKinley's  Memorial  —  W.  Paris 
Oi  ambers. 


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218. 
219. 

221. 


223. 
224. 


229. 
230. 
231. 


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234. 

235. 
236. 

237. 
238. 
239. 
240, 

211. 

2t2. 
243. 
2  II. 

2J5. 
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247. 
248. 
240. 
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251. 

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254. 

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257. 
258 
259. 
260. 
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263. 

264. 
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267. 
268. 

269. 
270. 
271. 


Magnetic — H.   A    Van   der  Cook. 

Mexico — Cole  an<l  Johnson  Bros. 

Military  Life — K.  L.  King. 

Mi.ss  Columbia— A     H.   Thrall. 

Moose    (The) — W.    L.   Skaggs. 

Motor  Maid  (The)— Edmund  Bra- 
ham. 

Music  Men   (The)— Charles  E.  Allen. 

Muttering  Fritz — F.  H.  Losey. 

National   Emblem —E.    E.   Bagley. 

National  Spirit — Frederic  W.  Ha- 
ger. 

Officer  of  the  Day— R.   B.   Hall. 

Old    Comrades— C.   Teike. 

Old    Faithful — Abe   Holzmann. 

Olympia — Theo.    A.   Metz. 

Olympia  Hippodrome — Russel  Alex- 
ander. 

On  Mobile  Bay — Daniels  and  Wen- 
rich. 

On  the  Me«sn-Grand — Louis  Maurice. 

Onward,  Christian  Soldiers — John  N. 
Klohr. 

On,   Wisconsin — W.  T.  Purdy. 

Pilgrim  Commandery  —  Robert  A. 
Foss. 

Pizzicato   Polka — Joh.    Strauss. 

Plunger   (The)— Thos.  S.  Allen. 

PoUywogs — E.   C.    Kammermeyer. 

Prayer  from  "Lohengrin" — R.  Wag- 
ner. 

Pride  of  the  Ninth  (The)— J.  D. 
Cline. 

Prince  of  Decorah — P.  G.  Lowery. 

Pussy — Joel    P.    Corin. 

Royal  Trumpeters  (The) — F.  R. 
Seltzer. 

Silomy    Jane — Joel    P.    Corin. 

Saucy   Darling — L.   W.    Hardy. 

"Secret"    (Le) — Leonard  Gautier. 

Seeing  Paris^Ch.   Mougeot. 

Semper   Fidelis — Sous-i. 

Senora — Jos.  S.  Nathan. 

74th  Regiment  Band  March  (The)  — 
F.    H.   Losey. 

Silver  Trumpets — F.  H.  Losey. 

Songe   D'Automne — Archibald  Joyce. 

Spirit  of  Independence — Abe  Holz- 
mann. 

Stars  and  Stripes  Forever  (The)  — 
Sousa . 

Staunch  and  True — C.  Teike. 

Step  Lively — Fred  Schwartz. 

Stilt  Dance  (The)— Lester  W.  Keith. 

St.   Vitus   Dance— G.    E.    Holmes. 

Summer  Dream   (A)— P.  Hans  Flath. 

Take  Me  on  the  Rollers — Arr.  by 
Maurice  F.   Smith. 

That   Italian   Rag— Al.  Piantadosi. 

Triumph  of  the  Century — Anton 
Weiss.     Op.   62. 

Troopers'  Tribunal — Henry  Fillmore. 

Under  the  Double  Eagle— J.  F.  Wag- 
ner. 

United  Liberty — F    H.  Lo.sey. 

Universal  Peace — Franz  von  Blon. 

a)  Vast  Unnumber'd  Throngs  (The) 
— E.    Grieg. 

b)  Solveig's  Song — K.  Grieg. 
Vampire    (The) — Al.   B.   Coney. 
WaUhnere — F.   H.  Losey. 
Warrior    Bold     (A) — Frank    A.    Pa- 

nclla. 


MUSIC 


381 


273.  Washington   Grays— C.  S.  Grafulla. 

274.  Wayside   Chapel    (The)— G.   D.    Wil- 

son. 

275.  Wedding  Bells— Al.  B.  Coney 

276.  Western    Girl — Albert   J.    Harbridge. 

277.  What's    the    Matter    with     Father — 

Arr.   by  J.   Bodewalt-Lampe. 

278.  When    I    Get   You   Alone   To-night- 

Fred   Fischer. 

279.  When  the  Band  Plays  Yankee  Doo- 

dle— Joel   P.    Corin. 

280.  When   the  Nightingales  are  Nesting, 

Sweet   Irene — Arr.   by   Becker. 

281.  Whip   and   Spur— Thos.   S.   Allen. 


282.  Whistler    and    His    Dog     (The)— A. 

Pryor. 

283.  Whistling  Johnnies — Fred  W.  Hager. 

284.  Winning    Fight     (The) — Abe      Holz- 

mann. 

285.  Winter—Albert  Gumble. 

286.  Yale   Boola — A.    M.    Hirsch. 

287.  Yankee   Girl — Abe   Holzmann. 

288.  The    Leader's    Delight,    140    airs    of 

all     countries — Arr.     by    Paul    de 

Ville. 
Instrumental     solos,     vocal     solos,     and 
repertoire   for  chorus   are   in   addition   to 
the    above    list. 


CHAPTER  SEVENTEEN 

IMPORTANT  EVENTS 

Knut  Gjerset 

HE  was  small  ere  he  grew  big.  It  is  the  old,  old  story",  says 
the  poet  A.  O.  Vinje  about  his  favorite  hero  Storegut.  In 
conformity  with  this  law  of  all  life,  Luther  College  has  also  had 
its  years  of  infancy  when  it  was  small  in  numbers  as  well  as  in 
material  equipment.  Its  first  president,  Dr.  Laur.  Larsen,  de- 
scribes very  vividly  how  small  it  was  in  1861  when  it  was  first 
established  in  a  parsonage  at  Halfway  Creek,  near  La  Crosse, 
Wisconsin.  "The  year  that  the  school  was  in  Halfway  Creek", 
he  says,  "we  had  only  the  one  building,  the  parsonage,  without 
an}'  outhouses  of  any  kind.  And  how  many  people  were  crowded 
together  in  this  building?  There  were  two  teachers  and  their 
families.  Professor  Schmidt  had  one  child,  and  Professor  Lar- 
sen two,  one  of  whom  died  in  October.  The  school  had  sixteen 
students,  but  not  more  than  eleven  at  any  one  time.  Christian 
Nilsen  and  his  wife  were  employed  as  steward  and  stewardess  for 
the  joint  household,  as  separate  housekeeping  for  each  family 
could  not  be  established.  As  Nilsen  was  a  carpenter,  he  made  all 
the  simple  furniture  we  had.  He  also  performed  such  manual 
labor  as  the  students  were  unable  to  do.  The  housekeepers  had 
one  child,  and  Mrs.  Nilsen's  mother  was  also  staying  with  them. 
Professor  Larsen  had  one  room  for  himself  and  family,  a  small 
adjoining  room  being  used  as  office,  spare  room,  and  hospital.  The 
meals  were  served  in  the  kitchen,  where  all  ate  at  the  same  table. 
The  students  were  divided  into  two  classes,  each  of  which  had 
one  room.  Tliese  rooms  were  furnished  in  the  following  manner: 
Our  steward  had  made  some  narrow  beds  with  rope  bottoms, 
which  were  placed  along  the  walls.  Along  the  middle  of  the  floor 
stood  long,  home-made  tables,  made  as  narrow  as  possible  to  save 
room.  Between  the  beds  and  the  tables  stood  long  wooden 
benches.  When  the  boys  arose  in  the  morning,  they  only  had  to 
step  across  the  Ixtnches  to  seat  themselves  at  the  tables,  where 
they  were  to  study  their  lessons."  Small  it  was,  indeed,  this  in- 
fant Luther  College.  So  small  that  a  committee  on  standardiza- 
tion of  colleges  in  our  day  would  never  have  discovered  it.      And 


IMPORTANT  EVENTS 


383 


still  it  was  great  even  then  in  those  qualities  which  make  an  in- 
stitution of  learning  truly  successful.  It  had  earnest  and  de- 
voted students;  teachers  of  learning  and  ability,  inspired  with  a 
high  purpose,  consecrated  to  a  great  work,  trained  and  steadfast  in 
the  Word  of  God.  So  great  was  Luther  College  in  spiritual  life 
and  force  of  character  that  it  has  never  grown  since  in  those  es- 
sentials ;  tliat  even  now,  after  sixty  years  of  development  and 
progress  in  various  lines,  our  prayer  must  be:  May  it  never  grow 
smaller  than  it  was  at  its  beginning  in  these  traits  so  necessary 
to  the  success  of  a  Christian  school. 


FIKST   HOME  OF  LUTHER  COLLEGE— 
Halfway  Creek  Parsonage,  1861-62 

The  founders  of  Luther  College  undoubtedly  dreamed  their 
dreams.  Their  visions  were  not  of  columned  porticos  and  marble 
walls,  but  as  practical  men  they  knew  that  suitable  buildings  and 
equipment  were  necessary  to  secure  the  future  growth  of  the  in- 
stitution. No  one  exercised  a  more  active  influence  in  providing 
means  and  'equipment  for  the  new  school  than  Rev.  V.  Koren,  the 
most  astute  and  brilliant  of  the  men  who  guided  the  Norwegian 
Lutheran  Synod  during  the  early  years.  In  the  many  struggles 
for  orthodox  Lutheran  doctrine  waged  in  those  times,  no  one  quite 
equaled  him  in  thorough  scholarship,  critical  discernment,  dialectic 


384  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 

skill,  or  resourceful  leadership.  A  deep  religious  interest  had 
moved  him  to  turn  his  steps  from  elegant  home  surroundings  in 
Norwaw  After  graduating  from  the  University  of  Christiania  he 
left  influential  friends  and  assured  distinction  to  cast  his  lot  with 
emigrants  in  a  pioneer  wilderness.  But  even  in  these  rustic  sur- 
roundings courtly  elegance  and  refinement  of  manners  never  for- 
sook him.  His  devout  religious  character  was  of  an  enlightened 
and  intellectual  type.  He  frowned  upon  emotionalism,  but  clung 
with  unswerving  fidelity  to  the  doctrine  of  the  verbal  inspiration 
of  the  Bible.  The  word  gegraptai  (it  is  written)  engraved  on  the 
seal  of  the  Synod  was  like  a  device  emblazoned  on  his  spiritual 
armor  in  every  religious  controversy.  But  although  he  was  found 
in  the  forefront  of  every  battle  where  purity  of  doctrine  was  at 
stake,  he  loved  peace,  and  counted  it  his  chief  mission  to  do  a 
pastor's  work  of  preaching  the  Gospel  to  his  congregations.  He 
hated  all  sham  as  thoroughly  as  he  loved  all  true  culture.  He  was 
never  happier  than  when  he  was  engaged  in  fostering  intellectual 
interests  and  in  organizing  cultural  forces  among  his  people.  His 
spirit  has  lived  in  the  Church  which  he  served,  and  in  Luther  Col- 
lege which  he  was  instrumental  in  founding.  Even  now  that  he  is 
no  longer  among  the  living,  his  impressive  personality  towers 
greater  than  ever  as  he  recedes  into  the  gathering  shadows  of  the 
past. 

The  early  fathers  of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  S^^nod  under- 
stood fully  the  importance  of  proper  training  for  the  ministers 
of  the  Church.  According  to  their  views  the  ministers  should  not 
be  preachers  only,  but  spiritual  and  intellectual  leaders  capable 
of  waging  successfully  the  battles  of  a  Church  forced  to  remain 
militant  by  existing  circumstances,  being  surrounded  on  all  sides 
by  religous  influences  of  every  sort.  The  school  to  be  erected 
would  accordingly  have  to  be  of  a  high  type,  a  spiritual  armory 
where  theological  leaders  could  be  properly  equipped.  The  stu- 
dents should  not  only  be  well  versed  in  Christian  doctrines  and 
in  the  teachings  of  the  Ciuirch,  in  history  and  modern  languages; 
they  should  also  be  specially  prepared  for  theological  study 
through  extensive  courses  in  Latin,  Greek,  and  Hebrew,  as  no 
scholarly  theologians  could  be  developed  except  through  a  thor- 
ough knowledge  of  the  classical  languages  in  which  the  Scriptures 
and  most  of  the  theological  literature  are  written.  The  teachers 
should  take  care  to  impart  genuine  intellectual  culture,  to  culti- 
vate in  the  students  love  for  simplicity  and  truth,  and  to  banish 
from  their  minds  all  pretense,  sham,  and  humbug.     The  primary 


IMPORTANT  EVENTS  385 

purpose  of  the  school  should  be  to  prepare  young  men  for  the 
study  of  theology,  but  it  should  also  serve  the  people  as  a  general 
institution  of  learning.  The  committee  appointed  to  superintend 
the  erection  of  the  College,  of  which  Revs.  V.  Koren  and  C.  L. 
Clausen  were  the  leading  members,  states  in  its  report  to  the 
Church  Council  of  November  5,  1861:  "The  committee  has 
unanimously  decided  so  to  arrange  the  plan  of  the  institution  that 
the  school  which  is  to  prepare  students  for  the  theological  seminary 
shall  also  receive  students  who  wish  to  prepare  themselves  for 
other  professions,  and  desire  to  serve  their  country  in  those  civil 
callings  which  require  more  extensive  knowledge."  This,  then, 
was  Luther  College  as  it  was  conceived  in  the  minds  of  its 
founders. 

In  1857,  at  a  meeting  of  the  Synod  held  in  the  Little  Iowa 
congregation,  Winneshiek  County,  Iowa,  of  which  Rev.  V.  Koren 
was  pastor,  a  resolution  was  passed  that  a  higher  institution  of 
learning — a  university — was  to  be  established,  and  that  a  fund 
for  this  purpose  was  to  be  raised  by  general  subscription.  In  1861 
a  committee  of  which  Professor  Laur.  Larsen,  and  Revs.  V.  Koren 
and  H.  A.  Preus,  president  of  the  Synod,  were  leading  members, 
recommended  to  the  general  church  meeting  held  at  Rock  Prairie, 
Wisconsin,  that  steps  should  at  once  be  taken  to  build  a  school  in 
Decorah,  Iowa,  this  town  "being  centrally  located  and  easy  of 
access",  and  that  the  thirty-two  acre  tract  of  land  which  Rev.  V. 
Koren  had  purchased  there  for  the  sum  of  $1,500  should  be  bought 
for  school  grounds.  This  recommendation  was  adopted  by  the 
meeting,  which  resolved  to  erect  a  school  building  in  Decorah.  A 
more  beautiful  site  could  not  have  been  selected.  At  this  time 
Decorah  was  still  a  small  frontier  town,  but  immigrants  from 
Norway  were  pouring  into  this  center  of  early  Norwegian  im- 
migration. Every  summer  numbers  of  immigrant  chests  would 
arrive  in  town  bearing  the  address  "Decorah,  Jova".  New  thriv- 
ing Norwegian  settlements  were  springing  up  on  all  sides  in 
northern  Iowa  and  southern  Minnesota,  and  many  congregations 
were  organized.  But  the  flow  of  immigration  gradually  veered 
to  the  northwest,  and  the  great  railways,  which  courted  wealth 
rather  than  beauty,  extended  their  giant  arms  in  the  same  direc- 
tion. Decorah  was  not  to  become  a  queen  in  the  commercial 
world,  nor  did  the  town  even  have  the  good  fortune  to  be  located 
on  one  of  the  principal  lines  of  communication.  Like  some  un- 
wooed  country  beauty  it  was  destined  to  remain  in  its  semi-rustic 
isolation.  In  time  this  affected  the  growth  of  Luther  College 
rather  unfavorably,  but  it  has  tended  also  to  render  permanent  its 


386  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

conservative  individual  character.  Even  now,  after  sixty  years, 
it  remains  what  its  founders  dedicated  it  to  be — a  classical  col- 
lege for  men. 

In  the  effort  to  raise  a  university  fund  of  $50,000  tlie  lead 
was  taken  by  President  H.  A.  Preus'  congregations  at  Spring 
Prairie,  Bonnet  Prairie,  and  Norway  Grove,  Wisconsin,  and  by 
Rev.  V.  Koren's  congregations  in  Winneshiek  County,  near  De- 
corah.  But  the  newer  congregations  in  Minnesota  on  the  very 
frontier,  where  the  Indians  massacred  and  scalped  their  victims 
in  1862,  were  not  behindhand  in  contributing  to  the  full  extent 
of  their  abilit}\  Already  in  1861  tlie  sum  of  $19,332  in  paid  sub- 
scriptions was  reported.  In  1861  the  amount  subscribed  readied 
$51,831.87.  The  task  of  raising  such  a  sum  in  scattered  new 
settlements  of  immigrant  pioneers  still  living  in  their  simple  log 
cabins,  in  those  dark  days  of  the  Civil  War  when  most  of  the 
strongest  men  were  away  from  home  fighting  for  their  country 
in  the  armies  of  the  Union,  when  money  was  so  scarce,  and  farm 
products  so  cheap,  could  be  accomplished  only  because  the  set- 
tlers were  willing  to  make  the  greatest  sacrifices.  We  read  with 
an  interest  not  unmingled  with  emotion  the  subscription  lists  of 
those  days:  1862;  Styrk  Reque,  $100;  Peder  Simon  Nordgaren, 
$100;  Gunder  Kitelsen  Lunde,  $100;  Knud  Halvorsen  Dalen, 
$100;  etc.  One  hundred  dollars  payable  in  gold  was  a  large  sum 
in  those  days  when  eggs  were  sold  for  six  cents  a  dozen,  butter 
for  ten  cents  a  pound,  dressed  pork  for  two  and  a  half  to  three 
cents  a  pound,  and  when  the  average  farm  with  houses  and  im- 
provements was  not  worth  over  five  or  six  Imndred  dollars.  If 
our  people  now  would  give,  not  in  proportion,  but  half  in  propor- 
tion, one  might  wonder  what  would  really  happen. 

Until  the  building  should  be  erected  the  school  at  Halfway 
Creek  was  to  receive  new  temporary  quarters  in  Decorah  in  the 
building  now  known  as  St.  Cloud  Hotel,  which  had  been  bought 
for  the  purpose.  Here  Luther  College  began  the  second  year  of 
its  activity  in  the  fall  of  1862.  The  following  summer  a  new 
church  meeting  at  Rock  River,  Wisconsin,  passed  a  resolution  that 
the  school  building  should  be  completed  as  soon  as  possible,  and 
that  the  work  should  be  carried  forward  with  the  greatest  energy. 
In  June,  1864,  the  work  on  the  foundation  liad  advanced  so  far 
that  the  corner-stone  could  be  laid.  This  was  done  with  ap- 
propriate ceremonies  on  the  30th  of  that  month.  On  February 
1,  1865,  the  College  was  incorporated  under  the  name  "The  Nor- 
wegian Luther  College",  with  Rev.  H.  A.  Preus  as  president  of 
the   corporation.    Rev.    V.    Koren    secretary.    Professor    Laur.    Lar- 


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387 


sen  treasurer;  and  Rev.  N.  Brandt,  Thore  Peterson,  Gulbrand  T. 
Lomen,  Jens  J.  Naeset,  Tjerand  Johnson,  and  Rev.  O.  J.  Hjort 
as  trustees.  The  official  report  of  the  seventh  annual  meeting  of 
the  Synod  says  about  the  articles  of  incorporation:  "In  the  Synod 
meeting,  the  articles  of  incorporation  of  the  Norwegian  Luther 
College  were  read;  also  the  deed  to  its  property  in  Decorah.  It  was 
stated  that  after  unsuccessful  attempts  to  incorporate  the  Synod, 
the  College  was  incorporated  in  such  a  manner  that  all  ministers 
and  representatives  at  the  Synod  meetings  are  members  of  the 
college  corporation,  and  must  elect  the  officials  (board  of  trustees) 
of  the  corporation." 


SECOND   HOME   OF   LUTHER   COLLEGE— 
St.  Cloud  Hotel,   1862-65 

In  the  fall  of  1865  the  college  building,  costing  nearly  $75,000, 
was  so  nearly  completed  that  it  could  open  its  doors  to  the  stu- 
dent body  for  the  school  year.  On  October  14th  of  that  year  it 
was  dedicated  with  impressive  ceremonies  as  The  Norwegian  Lu- 
ther College.  Thousands  of  people  had  gathered  from  far  and 
near  for  this  occasion,  the  most  memorable  church  event  that  the 
Norwegian  settlers  had  yet  attended  in  America.  It  is  estimated 
that  6,000  people  participated  in  the  festival.  Early  Saturday 
morning  a  large  procession  formed  at  the  bridge  across  the  Up- 
per Iowa  River,  and  marched  to  the  college  building.  The  Church 
Council,    and    ministers    and    delegates    from    a    large    number    of 


388  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

congregations  were  present,  also  representatives  from  the  college 
and  theological  seminary  of  the  German  Lutheran  Missouri  Synod, 
the  professors  Lange  and  Brauer.  During  the  program  in  the 
college  building  speeches  were  made  by  Prof.  F.  A.  Schmidt,  Rev. 
V.  Koren  and  Prof.  Lange.  The  president  of  the  Synod,  Rev. 
H.  A.  Preus,  delivered  the  dedication  sermon,  choosing  as  his 
text  the  following  words  from  the  126th  Psalm:  "The  Lord  hath 
done  great  things   for  us;   whereof  we   are  glad." 

The  dedication  festival  was  over.  Congratulations  and 
hearty  wishes  for  success  had  been  received,  the  friends  and  vis- 
itors had  come  and  gone.  The  school  now  found  itself  established 
in  a  new,  commodious  home,  where  it  could  enter  upon  years  of 
diligent  labor  with  hope  and  cheerfulness.  No  one  felt  more 
elated  over  the  completion  of  the  college  building  than  Profes- 
sor Laur.  Larsen,  president  of  the  school  since  its  first  humble 
beginning  in  Halfway  Creek.  Now  he  could  be  seen  in  his  office, 
with  beaming  face  bent  over  his  books  and  papers,  working  from 
break  of  day  till  ten  o'  clock  at  night,  the  regular  length  of  his 
working  day  during  the  forty-one  years  which  he  was  president 
of  Luther  College.  Peter  Laurentius  Larsen  (Laur.  Larsen) 
brought  to  his  work  a  methodical  diligence  and  conscientious 
punctuality  which  were  the  results  of  rigorous  discipline  and 
thorough  early  training.  His  election  proved  to  be  the  choice  not 
only  of  an  administrative  officer,  but  of  a  character  and  a  policy. 
As  a  devout  Lutheran  theologian  and  firm  supporter  of  the  ideals 
of  classical  learning  he  proved  to  be  the  best  possible  exponent 
of  those  traits  which  have  become  most  distinctive  in  the  life  of 
Luther  College.  Kind  and  fatherly  in  his  ways,  averse  to  all 
show  and  ostentation,  he  adhered  with  patriarchal  strength  and 
serenity  of  mind  to  pure  Biblical  doctrine,  conforming  rigorously 
to  Christian  principles  in  all  details  of  life  and  conduct.  He  was 
not  only  the  administrative  head  but  the  spiritual  father  of  the 
institution.  During  his  long  incumbency  he  infused  into  it  his 
own  spirit,  giving  it  so  distinct  and  individual  a  character  that 
later  growth  has  never  changed  its  fundamental  traits.  The 
phrase  "Luther  College  spirit",  though  undefined  and  probably 
undcfinable,  is  still  by  some  used  to  indicate  a  certain  austere 
and  conservative  religious  and  intellectual  attitude,  a  love  of 
scholarly  attainments,  and  oi)position  to  all  sham  and  display 
supposed  to  characterize  Luther  College  men.  How  well  Lar- 
sen succeeded  in  realizing  the  chief  aim  of  the  school  can  be  seen 
from  the  fact  that  during  his  presidency,  18(51-1902,  sixty-five 
per  cent  of  the  graduates  of  the  College  entered   the  theological 


IMPORTANT  EVENTS  389 

seminary.  If  knowledge  is  power,  character  is  a  still  greater 
power.  Larsen  had  both.  He  was  an  accurate  scholar  and  a 
well  disciplined  theologian,  but  it  was  his  character  rather  than 
his  knowledge  which  made  him  a  great  educator.  He  imparted 
to  Luther  College  the  power  of  his  own  Christian  character,  a 
force  which  made  it  a  strong  and  influential  institution  of  learn- 
ing, even  though  it  has  remained  relatively  small  in  point  of  num- 
bers. For  many  years  Professor  Larsen  was  also  the  editor  of 
the  official  organ  of  the  Synod,  the  "Kirketidende".  As  we  re- 
member him  now  plying  his  never  weary  pen,  bending  his  white 
head  over  his  large  open  Bible,  we  can  only  say:  May  God  give 
us  men  equally  faithful  and  unselfish  in  their  devotion  to  divine 
truth   and  conscientious   service  to   mankind. 

Luther  College  continued  to  prosper.  In  the  decade  1865- 
1875  the  number  of  students  rose  from  58  to  229,  and  many  new 
teachers  were  added  to  the  faculty.  The  south  wing  of  the  col- 
lege building,  completed  in  1874,  was  dedicated  on  December  2nd 
of  that  year.  In  1881  the  course  of  study  which  extended  through 
six  years  including  the  college  preparatory  classes  was  lengthened 
to  seven  years.  Hitherto  the  College  had  been  operated  on  the 
plan  of  the  Latin  schools  in  Norway;  now  the  American  plan  of 
a  college  preparatory  or  high  school  course  and  a  four-year  college 
course  was  adopted.  Besides  training  students  for  entrance  to 
the  College  the  preparatory  course  should  give  young  men  such 
general  education  as  would  fit  them  for  business  pursuits  and  for 
general  leadership  in  their  home  communities.  The  growing  need 
of  teachers  also  led  to  the  establishing  at  Luther  College  of  a 
teachers'  course,  which  was  maintained  from  1865  till  1886.  At 
first  the  only  aim  was  to  prepare  parochial  teachers,  but  in  1868 
an  extra  year  was  added  to  the  course  so  that  teachers  could  be 
educated  also  for  the  public  schools.  The  College  was  not  only 
growing  in  numbers,  buildings  and  equipment,  it  was  also  broad- 
ening the  scope  of  its  activity,  and  adjusting  itself  more  fully  to 
American  educational  standards  as  well  as  to  the  needs  of  the 
Norwegian  settlers  in  their  new  environment.  But  even  these  ef- 
forts to  widen  the  activity  of  the  College  did  not  satisfy  the  grow- 
ing demand  for  more  popular  education  and  the  erection  of  new 
schools  within  easier  reach  of  the  growing  settlements  especially 
in  the  Northwest.  In  1874  an  association  was  organized  through 
the  efforts  of  the  great  church  leader,  President  B.  J.  Muus  of  the 
Minnesota  District  of  the  Synod,  for  the  purpose  of  founding  a 
n«w  school  at  Northfield,  Minnesota.  A  commodious  building 
was    erected    on    a    beautiful    campus    overlooking    the    town.      On 


390 


LUTHER  COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


January  8,  1875,  the  coeducational  academy,  the  St.  Olaf's 
School,  the  first  of  a  large  number  of  academies  built  by  the 
Church,  began  its  work  with  two  teachers  and  thirty-six  students. 
The  president  of  the  school,  Professor  Th.  N.  Mohn,  as  well  as 
his  assistant,  Professor  L.  S.  Reque,  were  graduates  of  Luther 
College.  In  188G  the  school  was  clianged  to  St.  Olaf  College,  an 
institution  which  has  grown  to  be  the  largest  school  in  the  Nor- 
wegian I>utlieran  Church  in  America.      Besides  preparing  students 


MAIN   liUlLDlNd,   l«7l 

for  the  theological  seminary,  Luther  College  had  now  trained  a 
number  of  educators  and  church  leaders,  which  made  it  possible 
to  enter  upon  the  building  of  a  series  of  academies  and  other  ed- 
ucational institutions  in  the  Church.  Nothing  could  furnisli  more 
convincing  evidence  of  the  profound  influence  exerted  by  Luther 
College  than  the  number  of  daughter  schools  which  trace  their 
origin  to  tlie  alma  mater  of  their  early  teachers,  presidents,  and 
founders.  In  1876  Monona  Academy,  Madison,  Wisconsin,  was 
built  by  congregations  belonging  to  the  Synod.  Willmar  Semi- 
nary, Willmar,  Minnesota,  founded  by  the  Luther  College  gradu- 
ates A.  M.  Hove  and  H.  S.  Hilleboe,  began  its  work  in  1883. 
From  that  time  the   number   of   new   schools   grew   rapidly.      The 


IMPORTANT  EVENTS  391 

Bode  Academy,  Bode,  Iowa,  was  opened  in  1887;  Luther  Acad- 
emy, Albert  Lea,  Minnesota,  in  1888;  the  Lutheran  Normal 
School,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  Dak.,  in  1889;  Bruflat  Academy,  Port- 
land, N.  Dak.,  in  1889;  Stoughton  Academy,  Stoughton,  Wis.,  in 
1889;  Park  Region  Luther  College,  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1892; 
the  Lutheran  Ladies'  Seminary,  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  in  1894; 
Pacific  Lutheran  Academy  and  Business  College,  Parkland,  Wash., 
in  1894;  Glenwood  Academy,  Glenwood,  Minn.,  in  1894;  Clifton 
College,  Clifton,  Texas,  in  1896.  Grand  Forks  College  was 
bought  by  Synod  people  in  1900;  Albion  Academy,  or  H.  A. 
Preus  Academy,  Albion,  Wis.,  was  bought  from  the  Adventists  in 
1901,  and  Gale  College,  Galesville,  Wis.,  from  the  Presbyterians; 
Wittenberg  Academy  was  owned  and  operated  jointly  by 
the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Synod  and  the  German  Missouri  Synod 
from  1901. 

Since  Luther  College  was  established  chiefly  for  the  purpose 
of  preparing  young  men  for  the  ministry,  it  might  seem  natural 
to  expect  that  a  theological  course  would  be  added  to  its  cur- 
riculum, but  this  was  never  done.  The  graduates  were  sent  to 
the  theological  seminary  of  the  German  Missouri  Synod  in  St. 
Louis  until  the  Synod  established  its  own  theological  seminary  in 
Madison,  Wisconsin,  in  1876.  The  early  leaders  of  the  Church, 
who  were  university  men  of  high  scholarly  attainments,  feared 
that  a  theological  department,  if  connected  with  the  College,  might 
prove  to  be  an  incubus  inimical  to  its  growth.  Even  in  the  early 
days,  when  the  need  of  ministers  was  so  great  that  short  courses 
and  superficial  training  might  seem  not  only  excusable  but  politic, 
they  refused  to  inaugurate  a  policy  which  might  prove  unfavor- 
able to  thorough  scholastic  training.  They  wished  to  maintain 
high  intellectual  standards,  and  genuine  scholarship  in  secular 
branches.  "Everything  should  be  butter  to  the  bottom,  and  not 
only  on  top",  as  Professor  Larsen  expressed  it  in  a  speech  in  1884. 
The  Augustana  Synod,  founded  by  Swedish  and  Norwegian  im- 
migrants in  1860,  had  founded  Augustana  College  and  Seminary, 
Paxton,  Illinois.  From  this  school  sprang  Augsburg  Seminary, 
Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  the  school  of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran 
Conference.  Both  these  institutions  had  theological  departments, 
but  neither  of  them  laid  much  stress  on  purely  secular  branches. 
Luther  College,  as  a  protagonist  of  classical  scholarship  and  thor- 
ough training  in  secular  branches,  a  school  with  its  own  strong 
individuality,  wholly  distinct  from  the  theological  seminary,  oc- 
cupied a  unique  position,  and  exerted  a  profound  influence  on  the 


392  LUTHER  COLLEGE   THROUGH   SEXTY  YEARS 

development  of  the  whole  school  system  of  the  Norwegian  Lu- 
theran Church  in  America. 

Hitherto  good  fortune  had  smiled  on  Luther  College,  but  it 
was  nevertheless  destined  to  ride  the  angry  billows  of  the  storm. 
In  1880  a  great  doctrinal  controversy  arose  regarding  the  ques- 
tion of  predestination,  at  first  between  Professor  C.  F.  W.  Wal- 
ther  of  the  Missouri  Synod  and  Professor  F.  A.  Schmidt,  Profes- 
sor Larsen's  old  colleague,  now  professor  of  theology  in  Luther 
Seminary  of  the  Norwegian  Synod,  Madison,  Wisconsin.  The 
controversy  spread  througliout  the  Synod  even  to  the  congrega- 
tions and  the  lay  people,  and  became  so  bitter  that  in  1887  seven- 
ty-two ministers  and  professors,  a  number  which  was  later  in- 
creased to  ninety-seven,  seceded  from  the  Synod  with  their  con- 
gregations. This  was  a  severe  blow,  visible  so  far  as  Luther  Col- 
lege was  concerned  in  reduced  attendance  and  prestige  for  many 
years  subsequent. 

Hardly  had  the  storm  of  doctrinal  controversy  subsided  when 
fire  broke  out  in  the  college  building,  May  19,  1889,  reducing  it 
to  a  melancholy  ruin.  The  library  and  furniture  were  saved,  but 
the  loss  was  very  great,  as  the  building  was  insured  only  for 
$10,000.  But  in  these  days  of  adversity  the  friends  of  the  College 
rallied  to  its  support  with  a  determination  begotten  of  trials.  In 
1880  the  Luther  College  Alumni  Association  had  been  founded 
througli  tlie  efforts  of  John  Koren  and  Gisle  Bothne.  In  1888  it 
was  incorporated.  So  energetic  were  the  efforts  of  this  associa- 
tion and  other  friends  to  restore  the  College  and  to  render  good 
its  losses,  that  in  1890  a  new  building  rose  on  the  smoke-stained 
foundation,  even  more  beautiful  and  commodious  than  the  old.  On 
October  14th  and  15th  of  that  year  the  new  college  building  was 
dedicated.  Prof.  Laur.  Larsen  himself  preaching  the  dedication 
sermon.  It  was  a  great  festival.  The  Rev.  J.  A.  Ottesen,  Prof. 
L.  S.  Reque,  and  otliers  spoke,  and  poems  written  for  the  occasion 
by  Rev.  V.  Koren  and  Prof.  Th.  Bothne  were  read.  In  the  after- 
noon Prof.  H.  G.  Stub  of  Luther  Seminary  spoke  on  the  follow- 
ing words  from  the  prophet  Haggai  (2:9):  "The  glory  of  this 
latter  house  shall  be  greater  than  of  the  former,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts ;  and  in  this  place  will  I  give  peace,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts." 

In  1902  President  Larsen  tendered  his  resignation  to  the 
Synod  assembled  in  general  meeting  in  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
At  the  college  commencement  exercises  June  18tli  he  stood  for  the 
last  time  before  the  assembled  scliool  as  its  president.  His  coal- 
black    hair   had   turned   white    as    snow.      At   the   close   of   the   ex- 


IMPORTANT  EVENTS  393 

ercises  he  thanked  his  friends^  and  wished  the  school  godspeed 
for  the  future.  He  then  took  his  hat  and  walked  quietly  to  his 
home.  No  demonstration  of  any  kind  gave  color  to  this  quiet  but 
important  event.  The  same  church  meeting  which  accepted  Dr. 
Larsen's  resignation  elected  as  his  successor  Prof.  C.  K.  Preus. 
On  September  4th  he  ascended  the  rostrum  in  the  college  chapel. 
After  stating  that  he  had  been  elected  president  he  conducted  de- 
votional exercises,  speaking  on  the  text  from  St.  Matthew  (i:^), 
"Man  shall  not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by  every  word  that  pro- 
ceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  God".  No  ceremony  of  any  kind 
attended  his  unostentatious  debut  as  president  of  the  College. 

With  the  election  of  President  Preus  a  new  era  began  in  the 
development  of  Luther  College.  Hitherto  the  institution  had  pre- 
served a  distinct  pioneer  character  marked  by  a  frugal  content- 
ment which  was  a  legacy  of  early  days.  With  a  certain  aloof- 
ness and  modest  reserve  the  school  had  proceeded  quietly  on  its 
way,  as  though  further  innovations  might  offend  the  lares  and 
penates  of  its  well  regulated  academic  household.  President 
Preus  possessed  in  an  eminent  degree  the  qualifications  most 
needed  in  a  new  administration.  Being  a  son  of  the  former  pres- 
ident of  the  Synod,  Rev.  H.  A.  Preus,  he  sprang  from  a  distin- 
guished famil}',  and  was  reared  in  a  home  of  great  culture  and 
refinement.  He  could  move  with  tact  and  grace  in  the  highest 
circles,  but  none  of  the  old  church  leaders  understood  the  com- 
mon people  so  well,  or  came  in  so  close  and  sympathetic  touch 
with  them.  No  one  in  the  Synod,  possibly  with  the  exception  of 
his  father,  was  so  popular,  or  had  so  large  and  devoted  a  personal 
following.  In  conversation  he  was  magnetic,  jovial,  and  court- 
eous ;  in  appearance  attractive,  with  a  face  of  beaming  intel- 
ligence; in  speech  he  was  eloquent — serious,  pathetic,  humorous, 
or  cordial,  as  the  occasion  demanded — with  a  voice  so  deep  and 
sonorous  that  it  could  be  heard  by  thousands.  In  intellectual 
character  he  combined  conservative  views  with  keen  practical 
judgment  and  progressive  energy.  In  religious  views  he  was 
most  orthodox,  in  adherence  to  the  ideals  of  classical  learning  he 
was  uncompromising.  Because  of  these  traits  he  could  not  in- 
augurate a  policy  which  in  any  way  would  change  the  character 
of  the  school.  But  in  questions  pertaining  to  the  improving  and 
enlarging  of  the  equipment  of  the  institution,  enriching  its  cur- 
riculum or  winning  for  it  a  wider  and  more  general  recognition, 
he  was  an  enthusiastic  progressist. 

In  1903  a  general  meeting  of  the  Synod  was  to  assemble  in 
Decorah  to   commemorate   the   fiftieth   anniversary   of   the   found- 


394  LUTHER  COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

ing  of  the  Church.  In  anticipation  of  this  notable  churcli  gather- 
ing, President  Preus  secured  the  enlargement  of  the  college  gym- 
nasium to  three  times  its  original  size,  to  provide  a  suitable  audi- 
torium for  the  meeting.  In  1905  a  fourth  year  was  added  to  the 
college  preparatory  course,  making  it  not  only  equivalent  but  in 
some  respects  superior  to  a  regular  high-school  course.  In  1906 
President  Preus  brought  before  the  yearly  meeting  of  the  Synod 
a  request  for  a  new  dormitory.  The  meeting  hesitated,  but  fin- 
ally passed  a  resolution  instructing  the  Church  Council  to  make 
such  arrangements  that  he  could  travel  about  and  raise  the  neces- 
sary money  by  general  subscription.  This  arduous  task  he  gladly 
undertook.  In  the  fall  of  1907  the  new  building,  the  Laur.  Larsen 
Hall,  had  been  completed  at  a  cost  of  over  $75,000.  In  one  part 
of  the  building  a  well  equipped  chemical  laboratory  was  es- 
tablished at  a  considerable  cost;  later  also  a  physical  laboratory. 

In  1916  a  new  dining  hall,  the  Loyalty  Hall,  was  erected  at  the 
cost  of  $16,000.     The  final  cost  added  $2,000  more. 

A  revision  of  the  curriculum  was  undertaken  in  1906  for  the 
purpose  of  making  the  courses  more  elastic  than  they  had  been 
hitherto.  The  elective  system  in  a  very  attenuated  form  was  in- 
troduced by  establishing  a  literary  course  to  run  parallel  with  the 
classical  course  during  the  junior  and  senior  years.  But  six  years 
of  Latin,  three  years  of  Greek,  and  one  year  of  Hebrew  were 
required  also  in  the  literary  course.  In  1918  Hebrew  was  made 
an  elective.  In  1911  the  whole  eight  years'  course  of  the  school 
was  standardized,  and  organized  in  such  a  way  as  to  meet  the 
requirements  of  the  theological  seminary  on  the  one  hand,  and  on 
the  other  the  standard  university  requirements  for  a  B.  A.  degree. 
In  1918  the  sub-preparatory  work,  which  had  been  given  in 
special  classes  since  1911,  was  organized  into  a  separate  class, 
and  the  Preparatory  Department  was  divided  into  a  Junior  High 
School  with  a  two  years'  course,  and  a  Senior  High  School  with  a 
three  j^ears'  course.  In  that  j'ear  Luther  College  also  joined  the 
North  Central  Association  of  Colleges  and  Secondary  Schools,  by 
which  organization  it  had  already  been  accredited  for  several 
years. 

In  1911  Luther  College  would  celebrate  the  fiftieth  anniver- 
sary of  its  founding.  For  this  occasion  its  friends  resolved  to 
raise  an  endowment  fund  which  would  give  the  school  added 
strength  and  stability.  Mr.  L.  S.  Swenson,  United  States  Min- 
ister to  Norwa}',  one  of  the  most  distinguislied  alumni  of  the  Col- 
lege, had  secured  from  the  great  railway  magnate,  Mr.  James  J. 
Hill,  the   promise   of  $50,000   toward   such   a   fund   if   the    Church 


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39.1 


would  raise  $200,000.  The  offer  was  accepted.  Another  distin- 
guished alumnus,  Rev.  H.  G.  Stub,  president  of  the  Synod,  under- 
took to  raise  the  needed  sum  by  general  subscription,  a  task  which 
he  carried  out  so  successfully  that  in  the  fall  of  1911  the  total 
subscription,  including  Mr.  Hill's  donation,  amounted  to  $286,000. 
At  the  anniversary  celebration  October  14th  a  fund  of  $250,000 
was  presented  to  the  College  by  President  Stub  on  behalf  of  its 
friends. 

President  Preus  was  never  disposed  to  seek  relaxation  from 
labor  or  to  rest  on  laurels  already  won.  In  1918  he  prevailed  on 
the  church  meetings  to  empower  the  college  Board  of  Trustees  to 
raise  funds  by  general  subscription  for  a  library  building.  The 
work  of  soliciting  the  subscriptions  was  largely  done  by  himself 
alone.  At  the  same  time  a  movement  was  also  set  on  foot  to  pro- 
vide funds  for  a  new  gymnasium.  The  erection  of  the  library 
building  was  begun  in  the  fall  of  1920,  but  Preus  was  not  destined 


FIFTIETH   ANNIVERSARY,   1911 

to  see  its  completion.  In  the  morning  of  May  28,  1921,  word  was 
received  announcing  his  sudden  death.  Voices  were  hushed,  and 
busy  tasks  were  laid  aside.  Dr.  Oscar  L.  Olson  was  placed  in 
charge  as  temporary  president,  and  preparations  were  made  to 
show  the  departed  worker  the  last  honors  which  could  be  his  on 
earth.  The  library  building,  named  the  Koren  Library  in  honor 
of  the  former  president  of  the  Synod,  Rev.  V.  Koren,  was  com- 
pleted at  a  cost  of  $130,000  in  time  to  be  dedicated  in  connection 
with  the  celebration  of  the  sixtieth  anniversary  of  the  founding 
of  the  College,  October  14,  1921. 

If  the  election  of  C.  K.  Preus  as  president  marks  a  new  epoch 
in   the   history   of   Luther   College,   his   death,   and   especially   the 


396  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

war,  which  made  also  liis  burdens  so  heavy,  probably  mark  an- 
other. Wlieii  the  war  bugles  blew,  the  3'oung  men  of  military  age 
at  the  school  joined  the  colors.  Not  less  than  356  Luther  College 
students  and  graduates  entered  the  army.  Of  these  eight  are 
known  to  have  died  in  the  service.  For  a  time  the  class-rooms 
looked  almost  deserted,  until  the  government  in  October,  1918, 
established  at  the  College  a  Students'  Army  Training  Corps  in 
charge  of  Lieutenants  Harold  H.  Fisher  and  Allen  C.  Grundy. 
Both  these  officers  were  fine  young  men,  who  cooperated  cordially 
with  the  faculty  in  attempting  to  solve  the  problems  connected 
with  the  sudden  change  of  the  school  into  a  military  establish- 
ment. The  curriculum  was  completely  rearranged  to  meet  the 
new  demands  of  training  young  men  for  the  army.  The  old 
courses  were  made  elective,  and  new  ones  were  added,  the  only 
required  courses  in  the  new  curriculum  being  war  aims  (3  hours), 
military  English  (2  hours),  religion  (1  hour).  A  spirit  of  co- 
operation and  good-will  characterized  the  work.  According  to 
general  opinion  and  the  reports  of  all  inspectors,  the  Luther  Col- 
lege S.  A.  T.  C.  was  a  very  successful  unit.  It  was  demobilized 
December  11,  1918.  In  all  other  war  activities  the  teachers  of 
the  school  and  their  wives  took  an  active  part.  Luther  College 
performed  well  the  duty  of  serving  its  country  during  the  great 
crisis  of  the  war.  Another  military  unit,  the  Reserve  Officers' 
Training  Corps,  established  in  January,  1919,  at  the  request  of 
the  college  faculty,  with  Lieutenant  Harold  H.  P'isher  as  profes- 
sor of  military  science,  was  not  so  successful  as  the  S.  A.  T.  C. 
All  interest  in  military  affairs  seemed  to  vanish  with  the  war,  and 
the  unit  was  demobilized  January  9,  1920. 

Successful  as  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  unit  was  in  a  general  way,  its 
influence  nevertheless  impaired  the  old  standards  of  scholarship. 
Under  pressure  of  the  great  war  academic  work  could  not  receive 
the  customary  attention  in  a  busy  military  routine.  To  this  grief 
new  sorrows  were  added  when  Governor  W.  L.  Harding  on  May 
23,  1918,  issued  a  proclamation  stating  among  other  things  that 
"English  should  and  must  he  the  only  medium  of  instruction  in 
public,  private,  denominational,  and  other  similar  schools."  Eng- 
lish was  the  only  medium  of  instruction  in  Luther  College,  and  as 
it  was  thought  that  the  proclamation  was  not  intended  to  affect  in- 
struction in  foreign  languages  in  higher  institutions  of  learning, 
and  encouraged  by  the  United  States  commissioner  of  education, 
Mr.  Claxton,  the  College  retained  both  German  and  Norse  in  its 
curriculum.  But  the  interest  in  languages  other  than  English  was 
greatly   weakened    by   this    Draconian    measure.      Before   the   war 


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three  Norwegian  societies  flourished  at  Luther  College.  Governor 
Harding's  proclamation  destroyed  them  all,  and  no  effort  since 
has  been  able  to  revive  them.  Also  in  other  respects  the  war  left 
traces  of  its  vitiating  influence.  Even  long  after  it  was  over,  a 
lack  of  feeling  of  responsibility  and  devotion  to  scholarly  ideals 
prevailed,  which  only  patient  and  persistent  effort  has  been  able 
to  overcome.  But  the  hand  which  heals  all  wounds  will  also  ef- 
face the  fiery  trail  of  the  war  dragon.  A  new  generation,  bright- 
eyed  with  the  hope  of  youth,  is  entering  Luther  College  in  in- 
creasing numbers.  The  institution  has  now  the  largest  attendance 
in  its  history.  We  welcome  them  as  the  heirs  to  the  inheritance. 
They  will  work  and  build  as  did  their  fathers  under  the  egis  of 
the  same  covenant  which  God  made  with  King  Solomon:  "I  have 
hallowed  this  house  which  thou  hast  built,  to  put  My  name  there 
forever,  and  Mine  eyes  and  Mine  heart  shall  be  there  perpetual- 


LUTHER  COLLEGE 


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A  TESTIMONIAL 


CHAPTER  EIGHTEEN 

SIXTIETH    ANNIVERSARY 

Carlo  A.  Spkrati 

PREPARATIONS  for  the  Sixtieth  Anniversary  festivities  com- 
menced in  earnest  as  soon  as  school  opened  in  the  fall.  Com- 
mittees were  elected,  meetings  were  held,  plans  were  laid,  and 
faculty  and  student  body  were  busy  as  bees  on  College  Hill.  Nor 
were  friends  in  the  city  idle.  They  rose  to  the  occasion  to  help 
Luther  prepare  for  the  home-coming.  P'or,  indeed,  such  it  was 
for  the  many  sons  and  friends  of  our  Alma  Mater. 

Nature  herself  did  not  forget  us.  She  was  very  kind  during 
the  four  daj's  of  festivities.  Her  best  attire,  her  warm  sunny 
smile,  her  soothing  moonlight  evenings,  helped  to  make  every- 
body happy.  The  celebration  commenced  Thursday  afternoon  of 
October  13th.  This  day  was  the  late  President  C.  K.  Preus'  birth- 
day. He  would  have  been  69  years  old  liad  he  lived.  We  missed 
him;  but  God's  thoughts  are  not  our  thoughts,  neither  are  our 
ways  His  ways.  Professor  Preus  had  fought  a  good  fight,  he  had 
finished  his  course,  he  had  kept  the  faith.  Now  he  rested  from 
his  labors,  and  the  crown  of  righteousness  was  his. 

It  has  been  the  custom  in  late  years  that  the  graduating  class 
presents  a  gift  to  the  College  in  memory  of  the  class.  This  year 
Professor  Preus  had  suggested  to  the  class  of  1921  that  a  flag 
pole  on  the  campus  would  be  a  very  welcome  gift.  The  class 
gladly  acted  on  the  suggestion,  and  so  it  happened  that  on  the 
13th  of  October  a  95-foot  flag  pole,  with  cement  foundation,  could 
be  dedicated.  The  faculty  and  this  year's  students  bought  a 
beautiful,  large,  American   flag. 

The  ceremonies  for  tlie  raising  of  the  flag  were  simple  but 
impressive.  The  faculty,  students,  and  Luther  College  Concert 
Band,  together  with  friends  from  town  and  those  guests  who  had 
already  arrived,  gathered  around  tlie  flag  })ole.  At  this  occasion 
the  Preus  family,  in  reunion  for  the  last  time  at  the  president's 
home,  was  present.  The  flag  was  raised  to  the  strains  of  "The 
Star  Spangled  Banner".  Dr.  Oscar  L.  Olson  delivered  a  brief 
address,  in  which  he  jjaid  a  tribute  to  President  Preus,  in  whose 
memory  the  day  for  the  flag-raising  liad  been  chosen,  and  empha- 


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sized  the  relations  of  Luther  College  to  our  country  and  our  peo- 
ple and  the  faithfulness  of  the  College  to  the  ideals  that  are 
symbolized  by  the  Stars  and  Stripes.  After  the  address  the  as- 
sembly sang,  "My  Country,  'Tis  of  Thee",  accompanied  bj^  the 
band.     This  ended  the  short  but  very  impressive  ceremony. 

Guests  had   already  begun  to   arrive   on   Wednesday   the    12th, 
and  on  Thursdav  evening  the  hotels  were  filled.     The  housincj  com- 


FLAG    POLE,    DEDICATED    OCTOBER    13,    1921 

mittee  was  on  hand  day  and  night.  Not  only  were  the  guests 
that  had  reported  told  where  to  go,  but  autos  were  ready  to  take 
them  to  their  places. 

The  festivities  proper  commenced  with  the  dedication  of  Koren 
Library  Friday  afternoon,  October  14th.  Professor  Karl  T.  Ja- 
cobsen,  '02,  the  college  librarian,  has  an  article  on  "The  Library" 
in  the  anniversary  number  of  "College  Chips".  He  also  gives 
"An  Addition"   in   the    November  number   of   "Chips '. 

Near  the  northwest  corner  of  the  library  was  erected  a  plat- 
form for  the  speakers  of  the  day.  The  large  audience  filled  the 
bleachers  and  the  raised  seats  to  the  north  and  those  who  could 
get  no  seat  gathered  around  the  platform.  The  Luther  College 
Concert  Band  was  seated  on  the  west. 


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LUTHER  COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


At  2:30  the  band  opened  the  exercises  with  a  half-liour  con- 
cert as  a  prelude.  The  band  also  accompanied  all  the  hymns. 
At  3 :  00  o'clock  the  hymn :  "Thee,  God,  we  praise,  Thy  name  we 
bless",  was  sung,  after  which  Rev.  J.  Nordby  of  the  class  of  '73, 
president  of  the  Eastern  District  of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran 
Church  of  America,  offered  the  invocation. 

The  opening  address  was  delivered  by  Hon.  J.  A.  O.  Preus, 
'03,  governor  of  Minnesota,  son  of  our  late  president,  C.  K. 
Prcus.  Governor  Preus  connected  the  day  and  Luther  College 
with  the  great  reformer.  Dr.  Martin  Luther.  The  ideals  in  gov- 
ernment and  religion  which   Luther  laid  before  the  world   at  the 

Diet  at  Worms,  just  four  centuries  ago, 
in  1521,  freedom  in  state  and  church,  are 
the  ideals  for  which  Luther  College 
stands.  Governor  Preus  spoke  of  the 
man  for  whom  the  new  library  building 
was  named.  He  said  in  part:  "Our  pur- 
pose on  this  1  ith  of  October  is  not  only 
to  celebrate  the  birthday  of  Luther  Col- 
lege, but  also  to  honor  the  memory  of 
one  of  the  noblest  men  who  came  to 
America — Dr.  Koren."  He  portrayed 
the  life  of  this  great  pioneer,  whose  sole 
purpose  was  to  serve  God. 

After  Governor  Preus'  address  fol- 
lowed Koran's  hymn:  "Ye  lands,  to  the 
Lord  make  a  jubilant  noise."  Dr.  O. 
E.  Brandt,  '79,  vice-president  of  Luther 
Theological  Seminary,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  delivered  the  dedication 
address.  Dr.  Brandt  spoke  of  Dr.  V.  Koren  as  "The  Man  of  the 
Word",  and  of  Professor  C.  K.  Preus  as  "The  Man  of  the  Work". 
"Dr.  Brandt  gave  as  the  reason  for  placing  the  name  'Koren 
Library'  on  this  building  that  Dr.  Koren  was  of  all  the  pioneers 
the  one  wlio  was  most  of  all  interested  in  books  and  good  literature. 
However,  the  main  reason  for  thus  naming  the  new  library  must 
be  that  Koren's  name  represents  that  spirit  whicli  must  govern 
the  use  of  this  treasury  of  books  and  historic  monuments.  And 
here,  he  said,  he  referred  not  to  Dr.  Koren's  well  known  hatred 
of  sham  in  matters  educational,  but  to  the  thought  which  is  best 
expressed   in    Dr.    Koren's    favorite    prayer    from    Psalm    86,    1 1 : 


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'Unite  my  heart,  O  God,  to  fear  Thy  Name'.  Dr.  Koren's  high- 
est purpose  in  life  was  to  do  honor  to  the  name  of  God.  The 
Word  of  God  was  his  most  highly  prized  possession,  and  for  him 
all  books  were  of  value  as  they  supported  or  explained  the  Scrip- 
tures. In  this  spirit  Dr.  Koren,  the  man  of  the  Word,  laid  the 
foundations  of  this  library  in  the  Scriptures. 

"It  was  the  work  of  President  C.  K.  Preus  to  build  on  this 
foundation  the  workshop  which  was  being  dedicated.  Although 
keenly  realizing  that  it  was  largely  due  to  the  efforts  of  Dr.  Lar- 

sen  and  Prof.  Naeseth  that  Luther 
College  has  its  excellent  collection 
of  books  for  which  the  building  was 
erected,  still  it  was  given  to  Prof. 
Preus  to  complete  the  work  for  the 
new  building,  which  it  was  not  his 
lot  to  see  in  its  finished  form. 

"Thereupon  Dr.  Brandt  pro- 
nounced the  words  of  dedication : 
'By  the  authority-  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Luther  College  of  the 
Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of 
America.  I  now  do  set  apart  and 
consecrate  this  library  and  museum, 
in  memory  of  Ulrik  Vilhelm  Koren, 
in  gratitude  to  Christian  Keyset 
Preus,  to  the  service  of  sacred  learn- 
DU.  o.  E.  BRANDT  j^g  jn  the  spirit  of  Luther,  for  the 

advancement  of  Luther  College  and  the  Norwegian  Lutheran 
Church  of  America,  and  to  the  glory  of  God,  in  the  name  of  the 
Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.'  "* 

These  impressive  words  were  followed  by  the  majestic  hymn: 
"God's   Word  is   our   great   heritage". 

Professor  J.  C.  M.  Hanson,  '82,  associate  director  of  the  Un- 
iversity of  Chicago  Libraries  and  a  member  of  the  building  com- 
mittee for  Koren  Library,  spoke  on  the  more  technical  side  of  the 
library.  His  remarks,  he  said,  would  "deal  more  directly  with 
the  library,  its  past  history,  present  problems,  and  possible  fu- 
ture developments". 

He  told  of  the  organization  of  the  private  library,  properly 
named   "Mimer",  "for  that  character   in   Norse   Mythology   which 


*  Carl  W.  Strom,  '19,  in  "Decorah  Public  Opinion." 


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sat  at  the  foot  of  the  oak  Ygdrasil  and  drank  wisdom  from  tlie 
fountain  whicli  there  gushed  fortli,  and  to  whom  even  Odin  liad 
to  turn  wlien  in  mental  perplexity."  "Mimer"  was  later  merged 
with  the  college  lihrary.  "Tliis."  said  Professor  ILanson,  "and 
the  gradual  acquisition  tlirough  gift  and  purchase  of  some  of  the 
best  works  of  Scandinavian  writers,  particularly  in  literature 
and  Iiistory,  has  resulted  in  one  of  the  best  collections  of  books 
on  the  north  of  Europe  to  be  found  anywhere  in  America".  In 
1911-   the   Bisliop    Bang  Library  was   purchased.      This   was    made 

possible  through  "the  generosity  of  the 
late  Mr.  Hauman  Haugan,  a  staunch 
friend  of  the  College,  and  the  alert  inter- 
est of  an  honored  alumnus,  Mr.  Laurits 
S.  Swenson  of  Minneapolis,  then  and 
now  U.  S.  minister  to  Norway.  .  .  .  We 
have,  then,  in  this  building  today,  the 
nucleus  of  what  I  believe  is  destined  to 
become  the  largest  and  best  collection  of 
hooks  in  northern  Iowa,  and,  as  far  as 
l)Ooks  on  the  Scandinavian  North  is  con- 
cerned, .  .  .  one  of  the  leading  collec- 
tions in  this  country." 

After  Professor  Hanson's  address  fol- 
hiwed  the  doxology :     "Praise  God,  from 
Whom  all  blessings  flow",  and  the  bene- 
diction, pronounced  by  Rev.   I.   B.  Tor- 
PROF.   J.   C.   M.    HANSON        rison    '79. 

The  dedication  of  Koren  Library  closed  with  the  "Hallelujah 
Chorus",  from  Handel's  "Messiah",  sung  by  the  choir  of  the  First 
Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  Decorah,  accompanied  by  the 
Concert  Band. 

One  of  the  interesting  features  of  the  festivities  was  the  re- 
union of  Luther  College  Musical  Union.  Some  brought  their  own 
instruments  and  others  were  supplied  from  the  stock  at  the  College. 
At  4 :  30  they  assembled  in  the  College  Auditorium  to  rehearse 
for  the  concert  in  the  evening.  A  Reunion  Band  was  organized: 
7  flutes  and  piccolos,  1  E  flat  clarinet,  17  B  flat  clarinets,  1  oboe, 
2  bassoons,  9  saxophones,  20  cornets,  14  horns,  8  trombones,  6 
baritones,  8  tubas,  1  pair  of  tympani,  8  snare  drums,  4  bass  drums, 
which,  counting  the  director,  made   a  band  of   107   members.      It 


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was  a  happy  group.  All  were  young  again  although  many  had 
passed  the  sixty  mark. 

Could  they  play  ?  Those  who  had  been  skeptical  on  this  point 
found  it  wise  to  hold  their  peace  and  say  nothing.  This  was  no 
trifling  band.  It  was  the  old-timers  that  were  playing,  and 
younger  members  looked  and  listened  with  awe.  Not  only  did 
they  show  remarkable  technic,  but  they  played  with  such  preci- 
sion and  feeling  that  it  was  an  inspiration  to  the  conductor  and 
a  rare  musical  treat  for  the  audience. 

At  7:30  the  time-honored  illumination  took  place.  At  the 
tapping  of  the  college  bell  the  Main  Building  blazed  forth  in  light 
while  the  Concert  Band,  according  to  custom,  played  the  battle 
hymn  of  the  Reformation:  "A  Mighty  Fortress  is  our  God". 
The  college  motto:  "Soli  Deo  Gloria",  shone  forth  in  all  its  splen- 
dor, as  did  also  the  numbers  1861  and  1921.  Suddenly  the  Main 
Building  was  in  darkness  and  a  strong  light  showed  from  the 
east,  and  there  was  the  newly  dedicated  daughter  of  the  old 
mother  building  on  the  hill  all  lighted  and  with  flood  lights  play- 
ing on  the  beautiful  structure,  shifting  to  the  Luther  Statue  and 
to  the  other  buildings ;  and  above  all  Old  Glory,  lighted  by  a 
steady,  strong  flood  light,  as  it  lazily  waved  with  the  breeze.  The 
light  on  Old  Glory  continued  when  all  was  darkness  on  the  cam- 
pus. 

After  the  illumination  everybody  hurried  to  the  Auditorium. 
The  exercises  commenced  with  the  singing  of  that  hymn  which, 
ever  since  Dr.  Laur.  Larsen's  days,  has  marked  the  opening  of 
the  14th  of  October  exercises:  "Lad  os  bede  lysets   Fader". 

The  vocal  features  of  the  concert  were  a  solo  by  Rev.  H.  B. 
Thorgrimsen,  '79,  two  numbers  by  the  Winneshiek  County  San- 
gerforbund,  Reissiger's  "Olaf  Trygvason"  and  Ph.  Nicolai's  chor- 
ale "Wake,  awake,  for  night  is  flying",  and  last  "In  Flanders 
Fields",  with  the  musical  setting  by  Dr.  Adolph  O.  Aaker,  ex-'99, 
of  Velva,  N.  D.,  and  sung  by  Rev.  Ove  J.  H.  Preus,  '01,  with 
band  accompaniment. 

Rev.  H.  B.  Thorgrimsen  was  one  of  the  foremost  singers  in 
the  former  Synod,  and  although  his  hair  has  a  silver  lining  his 
voice  is  as  young  and  sympathetic  as  ever.  That  he  pleased  the 
audience  was  evidenced  by  the  hearty  applause  and  the  call  for 
encore. 

Winneshiek  County  Sangerforbund  sang  with  precision  and 
fine  ensemble.  Dr.  Aaker's  composition,  played  from  manuscript, 
is  a  fine  piece  of  art  with  a   true  inspiration.      Rev.   Ove  J.    H. 


404  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

Preus,  of  the  class  of  '01,  has  a  well  schooled,  sonorous,  and  pleas- 
ing baritone  voice.  He  sang  Dr.  Aaker's  composition  with  feel- 
ing and  })ower. 

A  xylophone  solo,  "The  Mocking-Bird",  was  given  with  great 
effect  by  C.  Vittorio  Sperati,  '25,  accompanied  by  the  band.  Mr. 
Sperati's  xylophone  work  always  makes  a  hit  with  the  audience. 
This  time  his  xylophone  seemed  to  have  a  peculiar  birdlike  ring, 
especially  in  the  strain,  "Listen  to  the  Mocking-Bird".  Both  the 
soloist  and  the  band  listened,  and  they  placed  softer  and  softer. 
Some  master  whistler  in  the  audience  had  picked  up  the  melody 
with  its  variations,  and  the  xylophone  and  band  gave  a  harmon- 
ious background.  Dr.  Olson  helped  the  audience  to  discover  the 
whistler.  He  was  none  other  than  the  governor  of  Minnesota. 
The  applause  was  loud  and  long  and  the  audience  was  not  satis- 
fied until  Governor  Preus  appeared  on  the  stage  and  repeated 
part  of  the  number.  He  is  a  former  member  of  the  Luther  Col- 
lege Concert  Band,  and  his  whistling  solos  with  band  accompani- 
ment never  failed  to  take  the  audience  by  storm.  This  ended  the 
first  half  of  the  program. 

In  addition  to  the  greetings  delivered  orally  at  the  sixtieth 
anniversary  exercises.  Professor  O.  A.  Tingelstad,  '05,  read  tele- 
grams and  greetings  from  friends  and  alumni  who  were  not  able 
to  be  present.  Many  greetings  contained  donations  to  the  build- 
ing fund.     There  were  telegrams  or  letters  from  the  following: 

Rev.  T.  Lerud,  '10;  Prof.  C.  Tyssen,  'OG;  Prof.  A.  L.  Bron- 
stad,  '19;  Prof.  E.  R.  Larson,  '20,  Clifton,  Texas.  Gudmund 
Thorgrimsen,  '17;  G.  A.  Fjeldstad,  '16,  Grand  Forks,  N.  D.  The 
Chicago  Norwegian  Club,  by  T.  A.  Siqueland,  president,  Chicago, 
111.  The  State  Bank  of  Chicago,  by  Henry  A.  Haugan,  president, 
Chicago,  111.  Prof.  J.  S.  Nordgaard,  '8o";  Prof.  H.  S.  Hilleboe, 
'81;  Prof.  O.  A.  Solheim,  '81;  Prof.  C.  M.  Christianson,  '81,  Sioux 
Falls,  S.  D.  M.  E.  Remmen,  '88;  Sven  Hanson,  '09;  E.  F.  Kiland, 
'17,  Hettinger,  N.  D.  National  Capital  Luther  College  Club, 
by  T.  Jahr,  '96;  S.  N.  Dahl,  '07;  G.  H.  Gerald,  '01;  O.  A.  Juve, 
'07;  P.  C.  Paulson,  '04,  Washington,  D.  C.  P.  O.  C.  Johnson,  '06; 
J.  E.  Strand,  '05;  O.  K.  Omlie,  '95,  Watford  City,  N.  D.  John 
M.  Brendal,  '06,  Glenwood,  Minn.  Missionary  Rev.  Johannes 
Astrup,  '9.3,  Mandal,  Norway.  Rev.  C.  Hougstad,  '93,  Wausau, 
Wis.  Dr.  H.  A.  Reque,  '94,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Rev.  O.  E.  Heim- 
dahl,  '95,  Fir,  Wash.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  S.  N.  Hagen,  '96,  Gettys- 
burg, Pa.  Rev.  O.  J.  Ordal,  '98,  Everett,  Wash.  Dr.  J.  A.  O. 
Stub,  '98,  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Rev.  Alfred  Hendrickson,  '06; 
Rev.  T.  L.  Roslioldt,  '99;  and  Carl  Rosholdt,  '06,  Wolf  Point,  Mont. 


SIXTIETH  ANNIVERSARY  405 

The  Greater  New  York  Ministerial  Conference,  by  Rev.  Helmer 
Halvorson,  '04,  pres.;  Rev.  A.  O.  Bjerke,  ex.  '02,  sec.  Rev.  G.  A. 
Hanson,  '05,  Goodridge,  Minn.  Dr.  C.  Fjeldstad,  '05,  Minneap- 
olis, Minn.  H.  O.  Saxvik,  '05;  Joseph  Lee,  '18;  Harald  Tolo,  '21; 
L.  C.  Sorlien,  '21,  Wahpeton,  N.  D.  Prof.  Herman  C.  Nordlie, 
'06,  Fargo,  N.  D.  Rev.  E.  Struxness,  '06;  Rev.  J.  C.  Wisnaes,  '09; 
Rev.  V.  F.  Larson,  '11;  C.  P.  Birkelo,  '17,  Nome,  N.  D.  Rev.  J. 
W.  Rosholdt,  '07,  Crosby,  N.  D.  Rev.  K.  B.  Vaaler,  '10;  Elmer  A. 
Peterson,  Brandt,  S.  D.  Rev.  A.  N.  Livdahl,  '11,  Glasgow,  Mont. 
Prof.  Enoch  E.  Peterson,  '12,  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan.  Rev.  O.  J. 
Mithun,  '15,  Anaconda,  Mont.  Rev.  and  Mrs.  J.  Magnus  Rohne, 
Cambridge,  Mass.  Prof.  Roy  O.  Storvick,  '21,  Canton,  S.  D.  The 
California  Circuit  of  the  Norw.  Luth.  Church  of  America,  by  Rev. 
E.  M.  Stensrud,  '93,  pres.;  Rev.  N.  B.  Thorpe,  '14,  sec,  Santa 
Barbara.  Herman  L.  Ronnei,  '15,  St.  Francis,  Minn.  Augustana 
College  and  Normal  School,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  D.,  by  Dr.  Albert 
Keiser,  sec.  Faculty  and  Students,  Lutheran  Normal  School,  Can- 
ton, S.  D.  Gale  College,  Galesville,  Wis.,  by  Prof.  H.  F.  Swan- 
sen,  '14,  and  Rev.  L.  S.  J.  Reque,  '94.  Lutheran  Ladies'  Semin- 
ary Corporation,  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  by  Dr.  C.  L.  Opsal,  pres. 
Red  Wing  Seminary,  by  Prof.  H.  E.  Jorgensen,  pres.  St.  Olaf 
College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  by  Dr.  L.  W.  Boe,  pres.  The  Symra 
Society,  Decorah,  Iowa,  by  J.  B.  Wist  and  J.  A.  Nelson.  Rev. 
O.  H.  Smeby,  '71,  Albert  Lea,  Minn.  Prof.  O.  G.  Felland,  '74; 
Prof.  Olav  Lee,  '83;  Prof.  I.  F.  Grose,  '85,  St.  Olaf  College, 
Northfield,  Minn.  K.  G.  Faegre,  '77,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Dr.  Laur- 
itz  Larsen,  '02,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Rev.  J.  O.  Hougen,  '79,  Story 
City,  Iowa.  Rev.  and  Mrs.  K.  Seehuus,  '81,  Denver,  Colo.  Dr.  L. 
Hektoen,  '83,  Chicago,  111.  Rev.  J.  H.  Jahren,  '84,  Lake  Park, 
Minn.  Prof.  J.  G.  Halland,  '84;  Prof.  P.  J.  Iverson,  '10;  Nels 
Brevig,  G.  N.  Livdahl,  Fargo,  N.  D.  Dr.  J.  A.  Ness,  '84,  Spring- 
field, Ohio.  Dr.  C.  A.  Mellby,  '88,  Christiania,  Norway.  The  Ice- 
landic Lutheran  Synod,  by  Rev.  N.  S.  Thorlaksson,  '81,  pres. 
Windom  Circuit  of  the  Norw.  Luth.  Church  of  America,  by  Rev. 
L.  P.  Thorkveen,  pres.,  and  Rev.  P.  C.  Danielson,  sec.  President 
J.  N.  Brown,  Canton,  S.  Dak. 

After  the  reading  of  greetings  the  Alumni  Association  pre- 
sented the  College  with  a  "rouser"  song  written  by  Norvald  G. 
Maakestad,  '21,  and  Arthur  J.  Tolo,  '18.  Copies  of  the  song 
were  distributed  among  the  students,  and  with  the  composer,  Mr. 
Maakestad,  at  the  piano  it  was  sung  with  a  "pep"  and  a  "go" 
which  proved  that  the  song  will  be  popular  with  the  students. 

The  last  part  of  the  evening's  program  was  given  over  to  the 


406  LUTHER  COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

Reunion  Band.  Suppe's  "Poet  and  Peasant"  overture,  Drdla's 
"Serenade",  and  several  marches  were  played.  The  applause  was 
spontaneous  and  the  enthusiasm  ran  high.  One  veteran  player 
was  heard  to  say:  "This  has  made  me  many  years  younger."  The 
program  closed  with  the  hymn:  "Tak,  vor  Fader  i  det  h0ie". 
This  has  been  the  regular  closing  hymn  at  14th  of  October  pro- 
grams, just  as  "I^ad  os  bede  lysets  Fader"  has  marked  the  open- 
ing of  the  exercises. 

Saturday  morning,  October  IStli,  at  8:00  o'clock,  chapel  ex- 
ercises were  held  in  the  Auditorium  for  students  and  alumni.  Rev. 
I.  D.  Ylvisaker,  '88,  president  of  the  North  Dakota  District  of  the 
Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  America,  conducted  the  service 
and  chose  for  his  text  Psalm  19:  1,  2,  11-14. 

At  9:00  o'clock  the  Luther  College  Alumni  Association  met  in 
the  college  chapel  for  its  annual  business  meeting.  The  .time 
proved  very  short  for  the  amount  of  business  on  hand.  However, 
several  important  resolutions  were  passed.  Rev.  I.  B.  Torrison, 
'79,  presided.  It  was  resolved  to  push  with  all  possible  vigor  the 
campaign  for  a  new  gymnasium.  A  committee  was  placed  in  charge 
of  this  work.  The  executive  committee's  buying  of  tlie  so-called 
Dayton  property  immediately  south  of  the  campus,  with  another 
baseball  diamond  in  view,  was  approved.  A  resolution  was  passed 
in  favor  of  a  Memorial  Chapel.  Dr.  H.  G.  Stub  brought  greetings 
to  the  alumni  from  the  Board  of  Education  of  our  Church.  Great 
satisfaction  was  shown  when  the  announcement  was  made  that  a 
financial  secretary  for  Luther  College  had  been  nominated  by  the 
Board  of  Education. 

Immediately  after  this  meeting  the  assembly  passed  out  of 
the  chapel  by  classes  and  formed  on  the  campus  where  a  very  good 
photograph  of  the  Alumni  Association  was  taken. 

The  reunion  meeting  of  the  Musical  Union  was  scheduled  for 
10:00  in  the  college  chapel  and  the  class  reunions  for  11  :00  o'clock. 
Both  of  these  meetings  were  of  necessity  late  in  starting  on  ac- 
count of  the  morning's  previous  important  business.  The  meeting 
of  the  Musical  Union  had  to  be  cut  short,  but  was,  nevertheless,  of 
the  greatest  importance  for  the  future  welfare  of  the  Union.  It 
was  resolved  that  all  who  have  at  any  time  belonged  to  a  musical  or- 
ganization at  I-uthor  College  are  members  of  the  Musical  Union. 
It  was  furtlier  resolved  that  the  members  contribute  one  dollar  a 
year  towards  securing  the  memorial  pipe-organ  for  the  college 
chapel  which  the  Musical  Union  in  1916  decided  to  build  in  memory 
of  Olaf  Angelo  Sperati.  The  need  of  a  music  hall  was  also  dis- 
cussed. 


SIXTIETH  ANNIVERSARY  407 

The  class  reunions  were  held  as  indicated  on  the  regular  printed 
program  of  the  festivities.  Many  classes  used  this  opportunity  to 
lunch  together,  and  several  classes  had  invitations  to  private 
homes. 

At  one  o'clock  the  Reunion  Band  assembled  in  front  of  Laur. 
Larsen  Hall,  ready  for  parade,  and  a  photograph  was  taken.  The 
Deccrah  Commercial  Club  had  arranged  for  automobiles  to  take 
the  band  to  town.  The  parade  formed  at  the  west  end  of  Water 
Street,  and  the  band,  110  in  line,  with  Rev.  S.  L.  Tallakson,  '06, 
acting  as  drum  major,  was  an  imposing  sight  as  it  paraded  through 
the  business  section  to  the  stirring  music  of  "snappy"  marches.  The 
streets  were  lined  with  appreciative  people.  Dr.  Laur.  A.  Larsen, 
'86,  and  Carlo  A.  Sperati,  '88,  had  the  pleasure  of  once  more  play- 
ing snare  drum  side  by  side.  It  was  reported  that  neither  of  them 
shirked  on  the  job.  It  was  not  their  fault  that  no  drumheads  were 
broken. 

At  2:00  o'clock  the  football  game  between  St.  Olaf  College  and 
Luther  College  was  staged  on  the  gridiron.  It  was  a  hard  fought 
battle  throughout.  A  touchdown  and  a  drop  kick  in  the  last  quarter 
made  the  score  10  to  0  in  favor  of  St.  Olaf.  At  4:30  a  rehearsal 
of  the  two  cantatas  to  be  sung  Sunday  was  held  in  the  college 
chapel. 

The  climax  on  Saturday  was  the  alumni  banquet  at  7:00 
o'clock  in  the  College  Auditorium.  The  hall  was  beautifully  dec- 
orated and  covers  were  laid  for  500  guests.  The  College  Orchestra 
furnished  music  during  the  meal.  The  committee  in  charge  had  ar- 
ranged the  seating  by  classes.  The  officers  of  the  association  and 
the  speakers  of  the  evening  were  seated  at  a  special  table  on  the 
stage.  Rev.  A.  O.  Johnson,  '91,  retiring  president  of  the  associa- 
tion, acted  as  toastmaster.  He  deemed  it  an  honor  to  fulfill  such  a 
duty  at  this  occasion.  He  used  a  gavel  from  the  Viking  ship  of 
1893  presented  to  the  museum  by  Dr.  George  A.  Torrison,  '85,  of 
Chicago. 

Dr.  H.  G.  Stub,  '66,  represented  the  first  class  that  graduated 
from  Luther  College,  not  because  he  was  president  of  the  Nor- 
wegian Lutheran  Church  of  America,  but  because  he  was  now  the 
only  one  out  of  his  class  in  the  service  of  the  church.  He  knew 
how  deeply  the  love  for  Luther  College  was  rooted  in  the  hearts  of 
our  congregations.  He  testified  to  how  much  the  College  had  ac- 
complished in  its  sixty  years  of  existence. 

Judge  O.  M.  Torrison,  '81,  said  that  Luther  should  continue 
to  concentrate  on  a  special  course  and  be  the  classical  school  of 
the  Middle  West  as  Amherst  is  in  the  East.    It  should   remain  a 


408  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

college  for  men,  but  we  should  also  have  a  college  for  women,  and 
co-educational  schools.  The  interest  in  music  should  continue  and 
should  be  given  credit  toward  graduation. 

Rev.  N.  Astrup  Larsen,  '96,  spoke  on  the  motto  of  his  class 
— "Esse  non  videri."  This  expresses  also  the  spirit  of  Luther  Col- 
lege— to  be,  not  to  seem  to  be.  It  necessitates  both  a  forward  look 
and  lo^-alty  to  the  past. 

Rev.  Norman  A.  Madson,  '11,  pictured  the  pioneer  homes  of 
our  forefathers.  "Luther  College,"  he  said,  "is  the  offspring  of 
horny-handed  labor,  begotten  of  faith,  reared  in  love  and  hope" 
....  She  "could,  no  doubt,  have  been  a  more  imposing  insti- 
tution today,  had  she  but  chosen  to  deviate  from  the  path  marked 
out  for  her  by  her  founders.  But  I  doubt  that  she  could  have 
served  more  well." 

Prof.  E.  Hove,  '84,  of  Luther  Theological  Seminary,  spoke  of 
the  close  connection  between  Luther  College  and  the  Seminary. 
A  powerful  address. 

Hon.  L.  S.  Swenson,  '86,  United  States  minister  to  Norway, 
gave  a  beautiful  tribute  to  the  memory  of  the  late  President  C.  K. 
Preus.     (Given  in  full  in  the  Preus  Memorial  volume,  pp.  233-234.) 

Dr.  Oscar  L.  Olson,  '93,  acting  president  of  Luther  College, 
spoke  of  what  the  institution  had  in  property,  in  courses,  in  fa- 
culty, in  student  body.  He  outlined  what  new  buildings  were 
needed.  The  College  has  a  higli  standard  in  scholarship,  and  this 
standard  must  be  maintained. 

After  these  inspiring  addresses,  the  assembly  was  asked  to  rise 
in  honor  of  the  late  Peer  O.  Str0mme,  '76.  Likewise  in  honor  of 
the  widows  surviving  former  Luther  College  professors  who  had 
died  in  recent  years,  namely  Mrs.  Laur.  Larsen,  Mrs.  L.  S.  Reque, 
Mrs.  C.  A.  Naeseth,  and  Mrs.  C.  K.  Preus.  Greetings  were  sent 
to  Rev.  J.  W.  Preus,  '82,  of  Calmar,  Iowa,  who  was  prevented 
from  being  present  by  sudden  illness. 

Sunday  morning,  October  16th,  people  awoke  to  the  most  glor- 
ious of  the  four  days  of  the  Sixtieth  Anniversary  festivities.  Auto- 
mobiles arrived  from  far  and  near.  At  8  :30  the  Sixtieth  Annivers- 
ary Cantata  was  rehearsed  in  the  Auditorium.  At  10:30  divine 
services  were  held  in  the  Auditorium  in  Norwegian.  The  building 
could  not  accommodate  the  great  throng.  Therefore  an  overflow 
meeting  was  conducted  under  the  college  oaks  by  Professor  E. 
Hove. 

Faculty,  students,  and  alumni  formed  in  front  of  the  Main 
Building  and   marched   in   procession   to   the   Auditorium.      Luther 


SIXTIETH  ANNIVERSARY  409 

College  Concert  Band  played,  as  a  prelude,  Schumann's  "Festival 
Overture." 

Rev.  H.  B.  Thorgrimsen  conducted  the  altar  services,  and  the 
band  accompanied  and  led  in  the  hymns. 

Dr.  H.  G.  Stub,  president  of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church 
of  America,  preached  at  the  service  in  the  Auditorium.  He  based 
his  sermon  on  the  87th  Psalm.  Dr.  Stub  shovi'ed  how  Luther  Col- 
lege by  its  founders  had  been  built  on  the  Lord,  and  how  in  its 
subsequent  sixty  years  of  service  it  has  always  been  able  to  say 
with  the  Psalmist,  "All  my  springs  are  in  Thee." 

When  Luther  College  was  founded  it  was  to  serve  two  purposes. 
It  was  to  become  a  sound  and  thorough  institution  for  instruction 
in  secular  subjects,  but  above  all  it  was  to  train  students  prepara- 
tory to  taking  up  theology.  Both  of  these  aims  have  been  main- 
tained by  its  two  presidents,  Larsen  and  Preus.  Dr.  Stub  an- 
swered the  question.  What  has  the  future  in  store  for  Luther 
College  ?  In  the  first  place,  it  must  continue  to  be  an  up-to-date 
standard  college.  There  must  be  no  eifort  to  reduce  it  to  the 
rank  of  a  junior  college,  as  has  been  the  fate  of  many  denomina- 
tional colleges  in  America.  Luther  College  must  be  an  American 
college,  but  must  at  the  same  time  continue  to  be  the  preserver 
of  Norwegian  culture  in  this  country.  Literary  and  artistic  in- 
terests must  continue  to  flourish,  and  must  not  be  displaced  by  an 
interest  in  physical  development.  But  above  allj  it  must  continue 
to  be  a  Christian  and  a  Lutheran  college.  Therefore,  the  faculty 
must  be  composed  of  Christian  as  well  as  learned  men.  All  the 
work  of  the  College  must  in  the  last  analysis  be  conducted  accord- 
ing to  the  Word  of  God. 

After  the  sermon  an  offering  was  taken  both  in  the  Auditorium 
and  at  the  overflow  meeting  to  defray  expenses  in  connection 
with  the  festivities.    This  offering  amounted  to  $800.00. 

Immediately  after  the  offering  the  "Sixtieth  Anniversary  Can- 
tata" was  given  by  a  chorus  of  150  voices  under  the  direction  of 
Professor  Carlo  A.  Sperati,  '88.  The  words  were  written  by  Rev. 
Paul  Koren,  '82,  in  compliance  with  a  request  made  by  President 
Preus  a  short  time  before  his  death.  The  music  was  composed  by 
Prof.  John  Dahle  of  Luther  Seminary.  Mr.  Ingolf  Grindeland, 
ex-' 12,  sang  the  tenor  solo  parts  in  pleasing  and  artistic  style.  Os- 
car J.  Strom,  '24,  and  Arthur  M.  Wisness,  '14,  were  the  accom- 
panists on  piano  and  organ  respectively.  The  large  chorus  ren- 
dered with  enthusiasm  the  inspiring  text  and  music,  and  at  the 
close  the  audience  showed  its  appreciation  by  according  writer 
and  composer  a  rising  vote  of  thanks. 


410  LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

In  the  afternoon  an  opportunity  was  afforded  to  representa- 
tives of  other  institutions  to  bring  their  greetings  in  oral  form. 
Rev.  O.  Glesne  opened  the  meeting  with  invocation.  President  M. 
O.  B0ckman,  representing  I.uther  Theological  Seminary,  described 
the  course  of  study  at  Luther  College  as  the  most  ideal  for  those 
who  intend  to  enter  the  ministry,  and  gave  thanks  to  God  for  the 
firm  attitude  of  faithfulness  which  Luther  College  has  always 
maintained  as  to  the  means  of  Grace  and  as  to  the  motto,  "It  is 
written."  On  this  occasion  Luther  College  w^as  honored  by  the 
presence  of  Dr.  F.  G.  Gade  of  Norway,  president  of  Nordmands- 
forbundet.  He  had  landed  in  America  but  a  few  days  previously, 
and  had  cancelled  several  other  important  engagements  to  be  pres- 
ent at  the  Sixtieth  Anniversary  festivities.  He  brought  an  oral 
greeting  from  His  Majesty  King  Haakon  VII  and  a  written  greet- 
ing from  the  University  of  Christiania.  Rev.  H.  C.  Holm,  presi- 
dent of  the  Iowa  District  of  our  Clmrch,  brought  greetings  from 
the  Church  Council.  Rev.  Edward  Johnson,  representing  the 
Board  of  Education,  alluded  to  the  generous  contribution  of  Luther 
College  to  tlie  ministry  of  the  Church.  President  L.  W.  Boe  pre- 
sented the  felicitations  of  St.  Olaf  College,  and  termed  that  insti- 
tution a  child  of  Luther  College.  President  J.  A.  Aasgaard  repre- 
sented Concordia  College  of  Moorhead,  Minn.,  and  President  C. 
O.  Solberg  of  Augustana  College  and  Normal  School  of  Sioux 
Falls,  S.  D.  Dr.  T.  Stabo  of  Decorah  spoke  on  behalf  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Luther  College,  thanking  the  people  of  our 
Church  for  their  support  of  this  institution. 

In  the  evening  a  closing  concert  was  given  in  the  Auditorium 
by  the  Sixtieth  Anniversary  Chorus,  under  the  leadership  of  Prof. 
Carlo  A.  Sperati.  Felix  Mendelssohn's  sacred  cantata,  "Hymn  of 
Praise",  was  sung  with  truly  inspiring  effect.  The  soloists  were: 
Mrs.  L.  A.  Moe,  soprano;  Mrs.  A.  M.  Rovelstad,  alto;  Mr. 
Ingolf  Grindeland,  tenor.  It  was  a  very  fitting  closing  to 
the  Sixtieth  Anniversary  festivities.  The  hearts  of  the  great 
audience  seemed  carried  away  by  the  chorus  into  one  grand  out- 
burst of  praise  to  God  for  His  gracious  protection  and  guidance 
throughout  these  sixty  years. 


CHAPTER  NINETEEN 

GRADUATES 

M.  H.  Trytten 
I.  Occupational  Index  (1921-22) 


(Listing  all   graduates   up  to  and   includ- 
ing  the   class   of    1921.) 

1.  FARMERS  (32) 

Olsen,  EUef,  '66,  Kirley,  S.  D. 
Hoff,  L.  M.  A.,  '75,  Madison,  Minn. 
Jorgenson,    Christian,   '75,   East  Stanwood, 

Wash. 
Ruste,    Erick   O.,   '76,    Humboldt,   S     D. 
Evenson,    Edwin,    '79,    Seattle,    Wash. 
Karstad,  Lars,   '80,   Nicollet,  Minn. 
Ylvisaker,    A.    Chr.,    '81,    Zumbrota,    Minn. 
Langemo,   H.   T.,   '83.   Badger,    Minn. 
Aubol,  Carl  O.,  '83,   Big  Lake.   Minn. 
Eden,   Martin   P  ,   '92,   Lee,  111. 
Landsverk,  John  P.,   '95,   Saude,  Iowa. 
Lyngaas,    Ingeman    M.,    '97,    Winneconne, 

Wis. 
Aarnes,  Sam  H.,  '98,  Sacred  Heart.  Minn. 
Dahlen,    Fred,    '98,    Hayfleld,    Minn. 
Tasa,   Gilbert,   '99,   Dennison,   Minn. 
Burtness,   Peter,    '00.    Cook,    Minn. 
Fuglie,    A.    Edwin,    '01,    Ashbv.    Minn. 
Dahlen,   Theo.   A.,   '03,   Wendell,   Minn. 
Hovde,   Rudolph,   '03,   Glenwood,   Minn. 
Strand,   Herman,  '05,  New  London,  Minn. 
Monson,  Martin  J.,   '08.  Delhi,  Minn. 
Naeseth,   Adolph  O.,   '09,   Zumbrota,   Minn 
Storstad,  Alfred  G.,  '12,  Horace,   N.  D. 
Brunsdaie,    C.    Norman,    '13,    Portland,    N. 

D..    Farm   Manager. 
Brunsdaie,  G.   Elmer,   '13,   Mayville,  N    D. 
Gulbrandson,   Cleon,   '13,   Haywaru,   Minn. 
Levorson,   Oscar,   '14,   Lake   Mills,    low.i. 
Askegaard,      Arthur     D.,      '15,     Comstock, 

Minn. 
Seebach,    Carl    H.,    '15,    Goodhue,    Minn. 
Subey,   Ward   A.,    '15.   Stoughton,    Wis. 
Dolen,   Nels  B.,   '20,   Leland,   Iowa. 
Bergum,   Arthur  E.,   '21,   Rio,  W'is. 

2.  MANUFACTURERS    (2) 

Faegre,    Kaspar    G.,    '77,    President    Man- 
hattan  Corset  Co.,   New  York,   N.   Y. 
Markhus,    George.    '85,     Violin    Manufac- 
turer, St.  Paul,  Minn. 

3.  PROFESSIONAL  SERVICE   (485) 
a.  Clergymen  and  Missionaries  (262) 

Normann,    Olaus    A.,    '66,    Ashby,    Minn., 

Emeritus. 
Sherven,     Lars,    '68,     Los    Angeles,     Cal., 

Emeritus. 
Alfsen,     Adolph     O.,     '69,     Chicago,     111., 

Emeritus. 
Lunde,    Gudbrand      A.,      '69,    WMttenberg, 

Wis.,    Emeritus. 
Bj0rgo,     Knut,     '70,     Red     Wing,     Minn  , 

Emeritus. 
Smeby,    Oluf    H.,    '71,    Albert    Lea,    Minn., 

Emeritus. 


Gotaas,   Paul   B.,   '73>   St0ren,   Norway. 
Hustvedt,    Halvor   B.,   '73,   Decorah,   Iowa, 

Emeritus. 
Roalkvam,    Halvard   G.,    '74,    Coon   Valley, 

AVis.,   Emeritus. 
Hendrickson,    Peter    A.,    '76,    Bowdon,    N. 

D. 
Strand,    Henrik    J.,    '76,     Norway     Lake, 

Minn.,    Emeritus. 
Blilie,  Johan   A..   '77.   Flr>ndreau.   S.   D. 
Brandt,    Realf    O.,    '77,    Macfarland,    WMs. 
Grpnsberg,    Ole    N.,    '77,    San     Francisco, 

Cal. 
Johansen,  Jens,  '77,  Fresno,  Cal. 
Botline,    Johannes    D.,    '78,    Pequot,    Minn. 
Engh,   Hagbart,   '78,.  Ostrander,  Minn. 
Gjevre,      Anders      H.,      '78,      Minneapolis, 

Minn.,  Jewish   Missionary 
Homme,    Thorleif    O.,    '78,    Hornnes,    isae- 

tersdalen.    Norwav. 
Lee,    Atle    J.,    '78,    Deerfleld,    Wis.,    Eme- 
ritus. 
L0kensgaard,      Ole,      '78,      Hanley      Falls, 

Minn. 
Giere,   Niels,  '79,   Sacred  Heart,   Minn. 
Hougen,    Johan    O.,    '79,    Tacoma,    Wash., 

Emeritus. 
Skartvedt,  Peter,  '79,  La  Center,  Wash. 
Skyberg,    Hans    O.,    '79,    Fisher,    Minn. 
Storli,    Knut    O.,    '79,    Eugene,    Ore.,    Em- 

ei-itus 
Thorgrimsen,     Hans,    '79,      Grand      Forks, 

N.   D. 
Torrison,  Isaac  B.,  '79,  Decorah,  Iowa. 
Halvorson,   Jobs.,   '80,    Rockdale.    Wis. 
J0rgenson,    Fingar,    '80,    Grand    Forks,    N. 

D.,   Emeritus. 
Larsen,  Gustav  A.,  '80,  Edmore,  N.  D 
Ness,   Johannes   M.   O.,    '80,   Perley,    Minn. 
Saettre,    Thorbjrtrn     A.,      '80.      Evansville, 

Minn.      (Died   July    12,    1921.) 
Bergman,    Fredrik,    '81,    Winnipeg,    Man., 

Can. 
Braaten,    Sven    O.,    '81,    Thompson,    N.    D. 
Kasberg,  Karl  A.,   '81,  Grantsburg,  Wis. 
Rygh,  George  A.  Taylor,  '81,  Minneapolis, 

Minn. 
Seehuus,   Knut,   '81,   Denver,   Colo. 
Jerdee,   Lars  J.,   '82,   Bemidji,   Minn. 
Koren,  Paul,  '82,  Decorah,  Iowa. 
Preus,   Johan   W.,   '82,   Calmar,   Iowa. 
Rogne,    Erik    T.,    '82,    Spokane,    Wash. 
Rygg,  Oluf  S.,   '82,   Rudyard,   Mont. 
Langemo,   John   T.,   '83,   Edinburgh,   N.   D. 
Larsen,   Christian   M.,   '83,   Whalan,   Minn. 
Magelssen,   Hans,   '83.   Walker,   Minn. 
Larsen,    Thorvald    H.,    '84.    Taylor,    N.    D. 
Vik,    Eivind    O.,    '84,    La    Crosse,    Wis. 
Kvaase,   Daniel  J.,   '85,   Chicago,   111. 
Lien,    Abel   E.,    '85,   Portland,    N.    D. 
J0rgenson,  Jacob  E.,  '86,  Decorah,  Iowa. 
Ovri,    Ellend  J.,    '86,   San   Diego,    Cal. 


412 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


.  I  DEO  GUOf., 

0MjNJ3U5  >J/\3  Urtt'dAzj  LiCtUfiJS  S^MU'r^M. 


im 


Peterson,  S.  Christian  N.,  '86,  Minneapolis, 
Minn. 


8,  Faribault,  Minn. 
,  Ridsewav.  Iowa. 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


Fjeldstad.  Halvor  O., 
Jordahl,    Daniel    C, 
KittiLsbv,  Peter  A.,  'S 
Levorson,   John,    '88,   Irene,    S.    D. 
Rikansrud,  Glaus  T.,   '88,   El   Paso,   Texas. 
Beito.   Gulbrand   G..   '89.   Terrace.   Minn. 
Lunde,    Joh-mnes    H.,    '89.    Huxlev.    Iowa. 
Ottersen,   Ole,   '89,   West   Salem,   Wis. 
Strarul,  John  J.,   '89,   St    Peter,  Minn. 
Vereide,   Ole   M..    '8!t.    Elmore.    Minn. 
Kvale.    Ole   J..    '9<i,    Benson.    Minn. 
Linnevold,    Jolinn,    '9ii,    Glenwood.    Minn. 
.Solum,    Henry    E.,   '9ii.    Baltic,   .S.    D. 
Tolo,    Thore   O.,    '90,    L.ocust,    Iowa. 
Gimmestad,  Lars  M.,  '91,  Orfordville.  Wis. 


'91,    Spring    Grove, 
'91.   Mankato.    Minn. 


John.son,    Alfred    0. 

Minn. 
N'ord^aard,    Nils    N.. 
Strom.    Eimar    I.,    '91,    Watson.    Minn. 
Berp,    Nils    I.,    '92.    Deering:.    N.    D. 
Blaekkan,  Ingebret  J  ,  '92,  Coeur  d'Alenc 

Idaho. 
Christen.sen,     Martin     A.,     '92,     Portland 

Ore. 
Reque.   Slpr%'ard  T.,   '92,   St.  Paul,   Minn. 
Rue,    Halvor   S.,    '92,    Prairie    Farm,    Wis 
Thoen,    Jacob   E..    '92.    Oklee.    Minn. 
Xavier.    Karl,    '92,    Thompson.    Iowa. 
Akrc,  Ole  J  ,  '9.'t,  Hinsdale,  Mont. 
Astrup,   Jolrinnes,    '9.'t,    Untunjaml)ili,    Na 

tal.    South    .Africa. 
Bestul,  Christian  B.,  '9."},  Ettrick,  Wis. 
D0ving,  Carl,   '93,  Chicago,  111. 


Hougstad,    Christian.    '93.    Merrill,    Wis. 
Otte,   Heinrich,  '93,   Kwahlabisa,   Zululand, 

South    Africa. 
Stensrud,   Edward  M.,  '93,  San   Francisco, 

Cal. 
Waller.  Martinus  C,  '93.  Eau  Claire,  Wis. 
Juul,   Otto  G.,   '94,   Minneapolis,    Minn. 
Kvamme.    Kristen,    '91,    Ossian,    Iowa. 
.Moldstad,   John    A.,   '94,   Chicago.   III. 
Ke(|ue,   Lauritz  S.  J  ,   '94,   Galesville,  Wis. 
Haatvedt,    Lars    A.,    '9.5,    Lakota,    N.    D. 
'9.5,  Fir,  Wa.sh. 
M  ,    '95,    Maddock,    N. 


Nicolaus,     '9.5,     Fergus 
'96,      Minneapolis, 


Heimdahl.  Olaf  E 
Orwoll,    Sylvester 

D. 
Ylvisaker,     S.     J. 

Falls.   Minn. 
Anderson,      Christian 

Minn. 

Clauson,    Carl    T.,    '96,    Bloomer,    Wis. 
Halvorsen.   Nils    E.,   '96,    Ali)ena.    Midi, 
.luul.    Martin    B.,    '96,    Minneapolis.    Minn. 
Larsen,    Nikolai    Astrup,    '96,   Kwangcliow, 

Honan.    China 
Olsen.    Holdcn    M.,    '96,    Madi.son.   Wis. 
Hallanger,    Christopher   M.,    '97,    Portland, 

N.  I). 
Lunde.  Amund  G.,  '97,  Great  Falls,  Mont. 
Nonnann,  S.  Theodor,  '97,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
S(^renson,    Andrew,    '97.    Bigley,    Minn. 
Stnim,   Oscar   A..   '97,   Cleveland.   O. 
Thompson,   Christian    S.,   '97.    Colfax,   Wis. 
Unseth.    Joseph    B.,    '97,    Waterville,    Iowa. 
Boyd,    Edwin    A.,    '98,    Manitowoc,    Wis. 
.lohnson,   John   L.,   '98.   Wakonda,   S.   D 
Ordal,   Zakarias  J.,   '98,   River   Falls,   Wis. 


GRADUATES 


413 


414 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Ring0en,     Tlieodor,     '!)8,     Stevens     Point, 

Wis. 
Swenson,   Bernt  C,  '98,  Gary,   Ind. 
Turma,  Olaf,  '98,  Brndish.  Nebr 
Wein,   Hans  J.,   '98,   Winona,   Minn. 
Johnson,    Wilford    A.,    '99,    Capron,    111. 
Kilness,    Peter    .1.,    '99,    Marcus,    S.    D. 
Rosholdt.  Thore  L.,  '99,  Ophelm,  Mont. 
Turino,  Stcner,   '99,   Brooklyn,   N.   Y. 
Boe,   Ole  T  ,   '00,   Gran<l  Meadow,   Minn. 
Dahle,   John   0.,   'on,    Nekoma.   N.   U. 
Hellekson,   Oscar   C,   'OO,    Newman    Grove, 

Nebr. 
Hestenes,   Jacob   M.,   '00,   Waterford,   Wis. 
Kilness,   Julius   B.,   '00,   Mecklins,    S.    I). 
Normann,   H  tlvor  M.,  'on.   C-osco.  Iowa 
Olafson,    Kristinn    K.,    '00,    Mountain,    N. 

D. 
Strom.   Axel  E.,  '00,  Battle  Lake,   Minn. 
Stub.    Hans   A.,   'no.    Seattle,    Wash. 
Sundby,    G.    Adolph,   '00,    Rio,    Wis. 
White,    Andrew    U,    'on,    Manitowoc,    Wis. 
Berven,  Sven  K.,  'oi.  Spring  Valley,  Minn. 
Dreng,    John    O.,    'ni,    St.    Paul,    Minn. 
Gutteb0,  Lauritz  S.,   'oi,   Deerfleld,   Wis. 
Preus,  Ove  J.  H  .  '01.   De   Forest.   Wis. 
Sauer,    Carl    I.,    '01,    Crosby,    N.    D. 
Eger,    Olaf.    'n2,    Seattle,    Wash. 
Preus,  J.   Carl   K.,  'n2.   Byron,   Minn. 
Smeby,   Hartwick  C,  'n2,   lola.   Wis. 
Bergh,  Axel,  '03,  Tracy,  Minn. 
Blicher,    Peter,    '03,    Boyceville,    Wis. 
Borge,    Olaf,    '03,    Lawrence,    Wiisli. 
Gullixson.  Thaddaeus  F.,  '03,  Minot,  \    D. 
Hansen,    Emil,   'n3,    Scirville,   Iowa. 
Ingebritson,  Henry,  '03,  Lake  Mills,  Iowa. 
Naeseth,    Careli\is    G.,    '03,    Morrisonville, 

Wis. 
Nelson,   Alfred.   '03,   Madison.   S.   1). 
Norgaard.  Carl  H.,  '03,   Everett,  Wa.sh. 
Olsen.    Harry    E.,    'n3,    Milwaukee,    Wis. 
Thorpe,  C    Scriver,  'ns,  Minne 'polis,  Minn. 
Tweten,  Jacob  O.,   'n3.   Steward,   III. 
Ullensvang,    Lars    L.,    'ns,    Bulyea,    Sask., 

Can. 
Baalson,    Hermnn    E.,   '04,    Silvana,    Wash. 
Estrem,   Herman   W.,   '04,   Pelican   Rapids, 

Minn. 
Halverson,   Melvin   AV.,   '04,    Beloit,   Wis. 
Halvorson,    Helmer,    '04,    Brooklyn,    N.    Y. 
Hoff,    Thoralf    A..   '04.    Minneapolis,    Minn. 
Lund,    Lauritz    P..    '04,    Luverne,    Minn. 
Moldstad,      Christian      A.,      '04,      Jamaica 

Plain,  Mass. 
Quill,    Carl   J.,    '04,   Renville,   Minn. 
Bredesen,    Alfred,    '0.5,    Bricelyn,    Minn. 
Fretheim,   Martin    E.,   '05,   Chicago,   III. 
Hanson,    Gustav    A..    '05,    Belgrade,    Minn. 
Hegg,    Gustav   J.,    'n5.    Wil('>-n---A     M     li 
Johnson,    Bergel    A.,    '05,    Hayfleld,    Minn. 
Wulfsberg,    Jacob    A.    O.,     'n.'),    Michig..n, 

N    D. 
BruLind.  Peter  O.,  '08,  San  Franci.sco,  Cal. 
Christopherson,      Einar     B.,      '00,      Pigeon 

Falls,   Wis. 
Estrem,  G.   Rudolph,   'nO,  Cooperstovvn,   N. 

D. 
Hendrickson.      Alfred.     'Of>,     Wolf     Point, 

Mont.      rCarpio,    N.    D.,    1922.) 
Johnson,   Joseph,   '06,  Jamestown.   N.   D. 
Struxne.ss,    Edwart,    'OC,    Nome,    N.    D 
Tallakson,    Selmer    L.,    '00,    Grand    Forks, 

N.    D. 
Wrolstad,    J.    Oliver,    'no.    Granite    Falls, 

Minn. 
Belgum,    Anton    H.,    '07,    Glenwood,    Minn. 
Belgum,    Erik   S.,    '07,   Appleton,   Minn. 


Fretheim,    Severt   J.,    '07,   Scarville,   Iowa. 
F0rde,    Gerhard    O.,    '07,    Starbuck.    Minn. 
Rosholdt,  Jacob  W.,   '07,   Crosby,   N.  D. 
Smcby,  Olaf  V.,  '07,  Mission   Hill,   S.  D. 
Sumstad,    M.    Ovedius,    '07,    Roland,   Iowa. 
Vaaler,   Arnt   J  ,    '07,   Willmar,   Minn. 
Borge,    Daniel   J.,    '08,    Deerfleld,    Wis. 
Haugen,  Clarence,  '08,  Canby,  Minn. 
Holum,    James    O.,    '08,    Westby,    Wis. 
Kjorlaug,   Peter   F.,    '08,   Thor,   Iowa. 
Korsrud,   .Mbert  C  '08,  Glenville,  Minn. 
Lillegard,   George   0.,   '08,   Ichang,    Hupeh, 

Ciiina. 
Naeseth,  William  K.,  '08,  Rochester,  Minn. 
Ensrud,   Joseph   O.   E.,   '09,   Garske,   N.   D. 
Faye,      Christopher,      '09,       Untunjambili, 

Natal,    South    Africa. 
Haugen,  Thomas  A.,   '09.  McHenry,  N.   D. 
Magelssen,    Finn,    '09,    Rushford,    Minn. 
Salvesen,    Emil,    'n9,    Barnesville,    Minn. 
Wisnaes,  John  Carlot,  'n9,  Kathryn,  N    D. 
Ylvisaker,    Nils    W.,    'n9,    Hitterdal,    Minn. 
Jordahl,  Edward  L.,  '10,  Bryant,  S.  D. 
Lerud,    Theodore,    '10,    Clifton,    Texas. 
Preus,   H.   A.,   'lo,   Chicago.  111. 
Rognlien,  Joseph   B.,  'in,  Campbell,  Nebr. 
Sandager,  Christian  N.,  '10,  Outlook,  Sask., 

Can. 
Tufte,   Olaf  B.,   '10,   Glendive,   Mont. 
Vaaler,   Knut   B.,   'in.   Brandt,   S.   D. 
Aaberg,  Theodore,  '11,  Westby,  Mont. 
Aal,    Eugene   J  ,    '11,    Huron,   S.    D. 
Johnshov,    J.     Walter,     '11,     Eau    Claire, 

Wis. 
Larson,  Victor  F.,  '11,  Valley  City,  N.  D. 
Livdahl,   Albert  N.,  '11,   Glasgow,  Mont. 
Madson,   Norman   A.,   '11,   Bode,    Iowa. 
Quill,   Martin   B,   '11,  Waco,  Texas. 
Sandberg.   Ivar,   '11,   Barrett,   Minn. 
Austin,    Otto    G.,    '12,    Sisseton,    S.    D. 
Foss,   Carl   I-.,   '12,   Parkland,   Wash. 
Greibrok,    Aanon,    '12,    Woodworth,    N.    1) 
Haavik,  Olai   L..   '12,   Seattle,   Wa.sh. 
Forseth,   Pcder  C,   '13,   New   Era,   Mich 
Kjaer,    Ludvig   P.,    13,   Plentvwood,   Mont. 
Nesset,   Alfred   O.,   '13,   Leeds,   N.   D. 
Petersen,     Justin     A.,     '13,     Linn     Grove, 

Iowa. 
Ulvilden.  Reinhardt,  '13,  Omaha,  Nebr. 
Andrews,   Melvin   O.,   '14,   Wheaton,   Minn 
Borlaug,    Arthur    O.,    '14,    E<lnionton,    Al- 
berta,   Can. 
Gigstad,    Walter   T.,    '14,    Beach.    N.    D. 
Grefthen.    Emil    A.,    '14.    Providence.    K.    I. 
Halvorson,     E.      Nestor,      'It,      Galesburg, 

Wis. 
Thorpe,    Nordahl    B.,    '14,    Santa    Barbara, 

C<l. 
Wanberg,   Richard  T.,   '14,   Towner,   N.   U. 
Baal.son,   Elmer  A.,   '15,   Durand,   III. 
Hoff,  Pernell  B.,  '1.5,  Los  Angele.s,  Cal. 
Maakestad,    J.   W^alter   B.,    '15,    Pasadena, 

Cal. 
Mitliun,   Odd  J.,   '15.   Anaconda,  Mont. 
Romne.ss.     Henry     R.,     '15,     Jersey     City, 

N.    J. 
Topness,  Sibert  M.,  '15,  Red  Wing,  Minn. 
Lecjue,  Nils  M.,  '10,  South  Bend,  Wa.sh. 
Losen,    Carl,    '10,    Astoria,    Oregon. 
Rosenqvist.    Rolf,    '10,    Nerstrand,   Minn, 
invilden,  George,   '10,  Toronto.  S.  D. 
Amundson,  Alfred   H..  '17,  Gully,  Minn. 
Andersen,     Andrew     P.,     '17,     Owatonna, 

Minn. 
Evans,   Leif  E.,   '17,   La   Crosse.   Wis. 
Hansen,   Harold,   '17,  Washburn,   N.  D. 
Hexom,   Wilhelm   T.,    '17,    Virginia,   Minn. 


GRADUATES 


415 


THE    CLASS    OF    18G6    AFTER     15    YEAKS 
H    G.  Stub  Ellef  Olsen  I.  E.  Bergh   (tl905) 

R.    B.    Anderson  O.  A.  Nermann  G.   Erdahl    (tl9l4) 

T.  0.  Juve    (tl913)  L.  J.  Markhus  (tl885) 


416 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Kraabel,   Alf  M.,   '17.    Fessenden,   N.   D. 
Lee,  Clarence  L.,   '17,   Redtield,   S.    D. 
Lono,   Mikkel,   '17,   Kasson,   Minn. 
Moe,   Sig:urd    M.,   '17,    Clinton,    Minn. 
Narum,  Hartvig   K.,    '17,    Faulkton,   S.   D. 
Rotto,  Theodore  I.,  '17,  Ken.siiig:ton,  Minn. 
Preus,  ,latol)  Hjort,  '17,  Strum,   Wis. 
Tolo,   G.   Walther.    '17.    Noonan,    N.    D. 
Ylvisaker,   Carl   B.,   '17,   Nortlnvood,   Iowa. 
Stornio,   Carl   A.,   '18,   Roseau,   Minn. 
\Va.age,    K.    Olav.    '18,    Little    Fork,    Minn. 

OFFICERS   OF   THE   CHURCH 

Stub,  Hans  G.,  '6G,  President  Xorwegian 
Lutheran  Church  of  America,  St.  Paul. 
Minn. 

Harstad,  Bjug,  '71,  President  Norwegian 
Synod  of  the  American  Evangelical 
Lutheran    Church.    Parkland.    Wash. 

Nordby,  Jvirgen,  '73,  President  Eastern 
District,    N.    L.    C.    A.,    Deerfleld,    Wis. 

Eggen,  Thore,  '79,  Executive  Secretary 
Lutheran  Brotherhood,  Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

Thorlaksson,  Nils.  '81.  President  Icelandic 
Synod,    West    Selkirk,    Man.,    Can. 

Boe.  Nils  N.,  '80,  President  South  Dakota 
District,  N.  L.  C.  A.,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  D. 

Ylvisaker,  Ivar  D.,  '88,  President  North 
Dakota  District  N.  L.  C.  A.,  Fargo, 
N.   D. 

Gullixon,  George  A..  '90,  President  Nor- 
wegian Synotl  of  the  American  Evan- 
gelical Lutheran  Church,  Chicago.  111. 
(Succeeding  B.  Harstad,  Aug.  1,  1922  ) 

Stub.  Jacob  A.  O.,  '98,  President  Lutheran 
Brotherhood  of  America,  Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

Larsen,  Lauritz,  '02,  President  National 
Lutheran    Council,   New  York,   N.    Y. 

Ylvisaker.  Nils  M..  '02.  Executive  Secre- 
tary Young  People's  Luther  League, 
Minneapolis,    Minn. 

b.     DRAFTSMAN    (1) 
Backerud,   Martin    B.,    '08,    San    Francisco, 
Cal. 

c.     EDITORS  AND   AUTHORS    (10) 

Anderson.  Rasmus  B.,  '66,  Amerika,  Mad- 
ison, Wis. 

Bergh,  Hallvard,  '7fi,  Lomen,  Valdres, 
Norway.       (Died    May.    1922.) 

Eikeland,    Peder   J.,    '80,    Mack,    Minn. 

Mikkelsen,  Michael  A.,  '86,  Architectural 
Record,   New    York,   N.    Y. 

Lee.  Gustav  T..  '88,  Lutheran  Church 
Herald,    Minneapolis.    Minn. 

Anderson,    Isaac,    '90,     Mountain      Lakes, 

N.  .r. 

Saervold.  Ola  J..  '9.5.  Minneapolis,  Minn 
Savre,  Bertinius  K..  '96.  Glenwood,  Minn. 
Kalnes.  I.  Magnus,  '07.  Alexandria.  Minn. 
Kvale,   Paul   J.,   '17,   Minneapolis,   Minn. 

d.     LAWYERS   (2.3) 
Aubolce.  Mads  O.,  '84,  San   Diego,  Cal. 
Thuland,   Conrad   M.,   '85,   San   Diego.   Cal 
Remnien.  Martin   V...  '88.   Hettinger,   N.   D. 
Dahlen.    Knut   T.,    '01.    Minneapolis.   Minn. 
Johnson,     Eugene     G.,     '98,     Minneapolis, 

Minn. 
Man.son,    Nils    B.,    '99,    Barnesville,    Minn. 
Bergman,     Hjalmar     A.,     '00,     Winnipeg, 

Man  .  Can. 
Hegland,    Martin,    '00,    Roseau,    Minn 
Johnson,    L.    Gerhard,    '02,    Fort    Morgan, 

Colo. 
'Aaker,   Ca.sper  D.,  '02,  Minot,   N.   D. 


Dahle,    Martin    O., 

Can. 
Brekke,  Etlward  A., 
Koefod,    Sigvard    M 

Minn. 
Brendal.   John   M..   ' 
Chommie,  Hans  N., 

.Minn. 
Halls,    Carl    B.,    '06, 
Rodsater,   (Jeorge  I., 
Naeseth,    John    R.. 
Torrison.   Anker  ()., 
Leum,    Henry.    '09, 
Halvorson,      Alfred 

Minn. 
Preus,    Wilhelm    C, 
StalUmd,    Knute    D  , 


'02,    Winnipeg,    Man., 

'03,  Argyle,  Minn. 
.    R..     '03,     Baudette, 

06.    Hnllock.    Minn. 
'06,  Thief  River  Falls, 

Webster,    S.    D. 
,    '06,   Mohall,   N.   D. 
'07.    Warren.    Minn. 

'i'7.    Browning.    Mont. 
Mayville,    N.    I). 

O.,     '10,     Crookston, 

'13,    Ortonville,    Minn. 
'18,    St.    Paul,    .Minn. 

e.      LIBR.\RIANS    (3) 
Hanson,   James   C.    M.,   '82,    University   of 

Chicago    Libraries,     Chicago,     III. 
Jahr,    Torstein,    '96,    Librai-j-   of   Congress, 

Washington,   D.   C. 
Jacobsen,     Karl    T.,     '02,     Luther    College 

Library,    Decorah,    Iowa. 

f.      MUSICIAN     (1) 
Askegaard,    Arthur    C,    '16,    Minneapolis, 

Minn, 
g.      PHYSICIANS    AND    SURGEONS    (35) 
.Mohn,    Fred.   Voss,   '81,   Los   Angeles,  Cal. 
Krohn,    Eugene,    '85,    Black    River    Falls, 

Wis. 
Torrison,  George  A.,  '8.5,   Chicago,  111. 
Larsen,   Lauritz   A.,   '86.   Colfax,   Wis. 
Unseth,  Magnus  A.,  '90,   Cliicago,  111. 
Reque,   Peter   A.,   '91,   Brooklyn,   N.   Y. 
Swennes.    Ole    S.,    '91,    Wahkon.    Minn. 
Dahl,   Gerhard   A.,   '93,   Mankato,   Minn. 
Bothne.    Erling    A.,    '91,    Ulen,    Minn. 
Petersen,  John  R.,  '9-1,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Reque.    Herman    A.,    '91..    Brooklyn,    N.    Y. 
Tliorsgaard,    Karl    L..    '96,    Chicago.    111. 
GuUixson,  Andrew,  '97,  Albert  Lea,  Minn. 
Lewison,   Eli,   '97,   Canton,  S.   D. 
Jenson.    James    C.    '99.    Hendricks.    Minn. 
Olsen,  Martin  I.,  '99,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
Gaard,    Rasmus,    '00.    Radcliffe,    Iowa. 
Larson,    Oscar    O..    'oo,    Detioit.    .Minn 
Estrem,   Carl  O.,   '01,    Fergus   Falls,   Minn. 
Hexom.    John    D.,    'oi,    Decorah,    Iowa. 
Teisberg.    Carl    B..    'oi,.  St.    Paul,    Minn. 
Grangaard,   Henry  O..   '02,   Douglas,  N.   D. 
Sorenson,   Alfred   R.,   '02,    Rugby,    N.   D. 
Grinde,   George  A.,   '03,   Cumberland,   Wis. 
Kaasa,  Lawrence  J.,  '03,  Lake  Mills,  Iowa. 
Rosholt.   A.   Jens.   '03,   La  Crosse,   Wis. 
Hov<le,  Carl  H.  R.,  '04,  Madison,  S.  D. 
VoUuni.  Edward  O.,  '04,  Albert  Lc  i,  Minn. 
Fjeldstad,     C.     Alford,     '05,     Minneapolis, 

Minn. 
Johnson,   Peter   O.   C,   '06,   Watford   City, 

N.  D. 
Bjorgo.  C.  W.  Walther,  '07,  Cannon  Falls, 

Minn. 
Ylvisaker,  Lauritz  S.,  '07,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Minn. 
Birkelo,    Carl    C.    '10,    Detroit,    Mich. 
Ekfelt,      Odd,      '10,      Siangyang,      Hupeli, 

China,    Medical   Missionary. 
Hjelle,    Carl    A.,    '10,    Clifford.    N.   D. 

DENTISTS    (2) 
Thorsen,    M.    Hauman,     '07,    Minneapolis, 

.Minn. 
Qually,    Peter   W.,    '10,    Bode,    Iowa. 

CHIROPRACTOR    (1) 
Op.s.ahl,  J.  Ebeihanl,  '16,  New  Vork,  \.  Y. 


GRADUATES 


417 


h.     PROFESSORS  AND  TEACHERS   (147) 

Felland,  Ole  G.,  '74,  St.  Olaf  College. 
Northfleld,   Minn. 

Rondestvedt,  Ainvid  P.,  '77,  Christian  la, 
Norway. 

Bothne,  Gisle,  '78,  University  of  Minne- 
sota,   Minneapolis,    Minn. 

Brandt,  Olaf  E.,  '79,  Luther  Theological 
Seminary,    St.   Paul,    Minn. 

Nordgaard,  John  S.,  '80,  Augustana  Col- 
lege and  Normal  School,  Sioux  Kails, 
S.  D. 

Christiansen,  Conrad  M.,  '81,  Augustana 
College  and  Normal  School,  Sioux 
Falls,   S.   D. 

Hilleboe,  Hans  S.,  '81,  Augustana  Col- 
lege and  Normal  School,  Sioux  Falls, 
S.   D. 

SoUieim,  Ola,  '81,  Augustana  College  and 
Normal   School,   Sioux   Falls,   S.    I). 

Fossum,  Andrew.  '82,  Concordia  College, 
Moorhead,    Minn. 

Koren,  VVdliam,  '82,  Princeton  University, 
Princeton,  N.  J. 

Hektoen,  Ludvig,  '83,  University  of  Chi- 
cago,  Chicago,   111. 

Lee,  Olav  E.,  '83,  St.  Olaf  College,  North- 
fleld,   Minn. 

Hove,  Elling,  '84,  Luther  Theological 
Seminary,   St.   Paul,   Minn. 

Ness,  Jens  A.,  '84,  Wittenberg  College, 
Springfleld,    Ohio. 

Grose,  Ingebrikt  F.,  '85,  St.  Olaf  College, 
Northrtekl.    Minn. 

Tingelstad,  John,  '8.5,  University  of  N. 
Uakota,   Grand   Forks,   N.   D. 

Blegen,   Hans  A.   H..  '86,  Leeds,  N.  D. 

Estrem,  Andrew,  '86,  Olivet  College, 
Olivet,    Mich. 

Mellby,  Carl  A.,  '88,  St.  Olaf  College, 
Northfleld,    Minn. 

Sperati,  Carlo  A.,  '88,  Luther  College, 
Decorah,   Iowa. 

Grundesen,   Grunde   H ,    '92,   Oklee,   Minn. 

Olson,  Oscar  L.,  '93,  President,  Luther 
College,    Decorah,    Iowa. 

Xavier,  Johan  U.,  '93,  Pacific  Lutheran 
College,    Parkland,    Wash. 

Hong,  Nils  J.,  '95,  Lincoln  High  School, 
Tacoma,    Wash. 

Omlie,  Oscar  K.,  '95,  Superintendent,  Wat- 
ford  City,    N.   D. 

Hagen,  Sivert  N.,  '96,  Pennsylvania  Col- 
lege,  Gettysburg,   Pa. 

Hagestad,  Knute  M.,  '97,  Santa  Cruz,  Cal. 

Ordal,  Ola  J.,  '98,  President,  Pacific  Lu- 
theran   College,    Parkland,    Wash. 

Peterson,  Joseph  M.,  '98,  Hutchinson  The- 
ological   Seminary,    Hutchinson,    Minn. 

Hov,  Iver  S.,  '00,  Superintendent,  Mc- 
intosh,   Minn. 

Wulfsberg,  Einar,  '00,  President,  Park 
Region  Luther  College,  Fergus  Falls, 
Minn. 

Clauson,    Nils    Y.,    '01,    Portland,    Ore. 

Jacobson,  D.  (Justav,  '01,  Park  Region 
Luther   College,    Fergus    Falls,    Minn. 

Hustvedt,  S.  Bernhard,  '02,  University  of 
(Southern)  California,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal. 

Reque,  Sigurd  S.,  '03,  Luther  College,  De- 
corah,  Iowa. 

Ylvisaker,  Sigurd  C,  '03,  Concordia  Col- 
lege, St.   Paul,   Minn. 

Bale,  Christian  E.,  '04,  Concordia  College, 
Moorhead,    Minn. 

Dorrum,  Ingebret,  '04,  Concordia  College, 
Moorhead,   Minn. 


Pederson,   Alfred   C,    '04,   Superintendent, 

Argyle,   Minn. 
Thompson,    T.    Elmer,    '04,    High    School, 

Chicago,  111. 
Tonning,  Ole,  '04,  Fargo  Business  College, 

Fargo,   N.   D. 
Felland,    Alfred    T.,    '05,    Superintendent, 

County  Agricultural  High  School,  Mad- 
dock,   N.  D. 
gaxvik,     Henrj'     O.,     '05,     Superintendent, 

Hankinson,    N.    D.      (Bismarck,    N.    D., 

1922-1923.) 

Tingelstad,  Oscar  A.,  '05,  Luther  College, 
Decorah,  Iowa. 

Braafladt,  Louis  H.,  '06,  Johns  Hopkins 
University,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Drotning,  T.  Melvin,  '06,  High  School, 
Seattle,  Wash. 

Nordlie,  Herman  C,  '06,  Concordia  Col- 
lege,  Moorhead,  Minn. 

Tyssen,  Carl,  '06,  President,  Clifton  Lu- 
theran   College,    Clifton,    Texas. 

Vaala,  Alf  O.,  '07,  County  Superintendent 
of   Schools,   New   Hampton,   Iowa 

Halvorson,  Alfred  O.,  '08,  High  School, 
St.   John,   N.   D. 

Hanson,  Karl  O.,  '08,  Superintendent,  Ro- 
land,  Iowa.      (Tama,  Iowa,   1922-1923.) 

Harstad,  S.  George,  '08,  Superintendent, 
Cottonwood,    Minn. 

Hem,  Hans  N.,  'Ot?,  Superintendent,  Ana- 
moose,   N.   D. 

Iverson,   Henry,   '08,   Silver  City,   Idaho. 

Larsen,  Henning,  '08,  State  University 
of  Iowa,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Larsen,  Jakob,  A.  O ,  '08,  University  of 
Washington,   Seattle,    Wash. 

Peterson,  Tillman,  '08,  Principal,  Willard 
School,    Tacoma,    Wash. 

Skaaland,  Swen  G.,  '08,  Superintendent, 
Waterville,   Minn. 

Gaarder,  Olaf,  '09,  State  Normal,  May- 
ville,   N.   D. 

Grindstuen,  Iver  I.,  '09,  Superintendent, 
Belfleld,   N.  D. 

Hanson,  Sven  A.,  '09,  Superintendent, 
Hettinger,    N     D. 

Johnshoy,  M.  Casper,  '09,  Luther  The- 
ological   Seminary,    St.    Paul,    Minn. 

Mevig,  Andrew  M.,  '09,  Superintendent, 
Lake  Crystal,  Minn.  (Lamberton, 
Minn.,    1922-1923.) 

Pederson,  Christopher  A.,  '09,  Superin- 
tendent,  Cass   Lake,   Minn. 

Peterson,  Francis  E.,  '09,  Luther  College, 
Decorah,   Iowa. 

Reishus,  Knut  P.  B.,  '09,  Superintendent, 
Mabel,    Minn 

Shervem,    Henry    O.,    '09,    Lindsay,    Cal. 

Iverson,  Peter  J.,  'lo.  Superintendent 
Secondai-y  Education,  State  Agricul- 
tural   College,    Fargo,    N.    D. 

Estenson,  Emil,  '11,  Superintendent,  Pe- 
tersburg, N.  D.  (Velva,  N.  D.,  1922- 
1923.) 

Fritz,  Cliarles  A.,  '11,  President,  Luther 
Academy.    Albert    Lea,    Minn 

Grimier,  Oliver  P.  B.,  '11,  Outlook  College, 
Outiook,    Sask.,    Can. 

Jerde,  Oscar  J.,  '11,  Superintendent,  Alta, 
Iowa. 

Norgaard,  James  R.,  '11,  Superintendent, 
Sarles,   N.   D 

Onsgard,  Henry  A.,  '11,  State  Nomial, 
Aberdeen,   S.  D. 

Opstad,  Iver  A.,  '11,  Superintendent,  Iowa 
City,    Iowa. 

Siniley,  Irvin  T.,  '11,  Superintendent, 
Thief    River    Falls,    Minn. 


418 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SLXTY  YEARS 


LL  illl-.l;  Cul.l.l.i.l-,  ALL  MM,    I!'-'! 


Aanestad,  0.  Herbert,  '12,  High  School, 
Hill    City.    Minn. 

Dahl,  Willielm  P.,  '12,  Superintendent, 
Munich,  N.  D.  (Maddock,  N.  D.,  1922- 
1923.) 

Moe,  Leonard  A.,  '12,  Principal  Prepar- 
atory Department,  Luther  College,  De- 
corah.   Iowa. 

Nelson,  David  T.,  '12,  Luther  College, 
Decorah,  Iowa. 

Sperati,  Carsten  E.,  '13,  Park  Region  Lu- 
ther   College,    Fergus    Falls,    Minn. 

Harstad,  Oliver  B.,  '14,  Superintendent, 
McVille,  N.  D. 

Monson,  Herman  W.,  '14,  High  School, 
Minneapolis,   Minn. 

Swansen,  H.  Fred.  '14,  President,  Gale 
College,  Galesville,  Wis. 

Umess,  John  N.,  '14,  Superintendent,  Mo- 
hall,   N.   D. 

Wisness,  Arthur  M.,  '14,  Superintendent, 
Spring    Grove,    Minn. 

Baal.son,  Geo.  A.,  '15,  Superintendent, 
Garretson.    S.    D. 

Bergan,  Knute  W.,  '15,  Superintendent, 
Simms.  Mont. 

Brandt,  Walther  I.,  '15,  State  University 
of  Iowa,   Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Elvehjem,  Oswald  M.,  '15.  University  of 
Wisconsin,   Madison.   Wis. 

Erickson,  Albert.  '15,  Superintendent,  Co- 
lumbus,  N.  D. 

Lokensgaard.  Herbert  O.,  '15,  Superin- 
tendent,   Hills,    Minn. 

Ylvisaker,  Herman  L.,  '15,  Superintendent, 
Leeds,   N.   D 

Dohlen,  Hjalmar  O.,  '16,  Superintendent, 
Opheim,    Mont. 

Gilbertson,  Theo..  '10.  Principal,  High 
School,    Fin  ley,    N.   D. 

Hovde.  Brynjolf  J..  '10,  Luther  College, 
Decorah,   Iowa. 

Nelson.  Martin  J.,  '16,  Superintendent, 
Willow    City.    N.    D. 

Ronnei.  Herman  L,  '10,  Superintendent, 
St.  Francis,  Minn. 


Swanson.    Leonard    O.,    '10,    Superintend- 
ent,  Undenvood.  N.   D. 
Swensen,    Walter   J.,    '16,    Superintendent, 

Cogswell,   N.   D. 
Trytten,  Merriam  H.,  '10,  Luther  College, 
Decorah,    Iowa. 

'16.       Superintendent, 
(Valley    City,     N.    D  , 


'17,      Superintendent, 


Twito,       Helmer, 

Grano,    N.    D. 

1922.) 
Birkelo,    Carl      P., 

Nome.    N.   D. 
Johnson.  O.   Leslie,   '17,  M'est  Salem.   Wis. 
Jorgenson,    Eugene    F.,    '17,    High    School, 

Werner.    N.    D. 
Knutson,   Walter   M.,    '17,   Principal,    High 

School,   Hatton,   N.   D 
Kiland,   Edwin    F.,  '17,   High  School,   Het- 
tinger,  N.  D. 
Lee,     Arthur     O.,     '17,     Principal,     High 

School,  Roland,  Iowa. 
Lien.  Jacob  A.  O.,  '17,  High  School,  Lake 

Mills,  Iowa.      (Ossian,  la.,   1922-23.) 
Natvig,    Arthur   S.,    '17,    Albuquerque,    N. 


Mex 
Nelson,      Ole      A., 

Goodell,    Iowa. 
Olson,     Tharlie    O., 

School,    Pequot, 
Talle,    Henry   O.,   '17 

corah,  Iowa. 
Tingelstad.     Edvin, 

Maddock,  N.  D. 

1922-1923.) 
Evanson,    Clicllis   N., 

Decorah,   Iowa 
Lee,     P.     Joseph. 

'IH 


'll 


Superintendent, 
Principal,     High 


'17, 
Minn. 

Luther  College,   De- 

'17,     Superintendent, 
(Hood  River,  Oregon, 

,    '18,    Luther    College, 

'18.      Principal,      High 
D. 
High   School,   Slater, 


Lunde.   Alert  J. 
lowji. 

Natvig,  Alvin  J.,  '18.  Park  Region   Luther 
College,    Fergus    Falls,    Minn. 

Nelson,    Olaf,    '18,      Superintendent,      Ed- 
more,    N.    D. 

Qualley,   Orlando  ^,V.. 
Decorah,   Iowa. 

Wierson,   Andrew  T  , 
Thor,  Iowa. 


'18,  Luther  College, 
'18,  Superintendent, 


GRADUATES 


419 


LUTHER  COLLEGE  ALUMNI,  1921 


Bronstad,   Alvin  L.,  '19,  Clifton  Lutheran 

College,  Clifton,  Texas. 
Strom,   Carl   W.,   '19,   Luther   College,   De- 
corah,  Iowa. 
Thompson.     Maurice     A.,     '19,     Principal, 

High    School,    Maddock,   N.   D. 
Arneson,    Arthur   H.,    '20,    Lutheran    Nor- 
mal  School,   Madison,   Minn. 
Gr0nlid,   I.    Rudolph,    '20,   Superintendent, 

Grenora,  N    D. 
Jordahl,    Harold    C,    '20,    Principal,    High 

School,    Kerkhoven,   Minn. 
Kaupanger,    Olin    L.,    '20,    Superintendent, 

Toronto.  S.  D. 
Larson.    Elmer    R.,    '20.    Clifton    Lutheran 

College,    Clifton,    Texas. 
Sorenson,   Morris   A.,    '20,   Superintendent, 

Calmar,  Iowa. 
Swensen,    Alf   W.,    '20,   Wartburg    Normal 

College.   Waverly,   Iowa. 
Trytten.   Gilbert  N  .    '20,   State   University 

of   Iowa,    Iowa   City,   Iowa. 
Eid,   Elmer  S.,  '21,   Superintendent,  Wing, 

N.   D. 
Halvorson,    Nelius    O.,    '21,    High    School, 

Spring  Grove,   Minn. 
Hermundstad,    Emil,    '21,    Principal,    High 

School,    Bode.   Iowa. 
Jorgenson,    Victor    G.,    '21,    High    School, 

Akely,    Minn. 
Lee.   Gisle  J.,  '21,  Principal,   High   School, 

Calmar.  Iowa. 
Lien,  Eriing  W.  N  ,   '21,  High  School,  Big 

Lake,    Minn. 
Malmin,    Olaf    G..    '21,    Luther    Academy, 

Albert  Lea,  Minn. 
Olson,    Clayton     M.,    '21,    Superintendent, 

Brandt.  S.   D. 
Parsons,   Edward   H.,   '21,   Superintendent, 

Bode,    Iowa. 
Rindahl.    Opie    S.,    '21,    Jewell    Lutheran 

College,    Jewell,    Iowa. 
Sihler,    Ernest    G.    W,    '21,    High    School, 

Spring    Grove,    Minn 
Sorlien,    Leon   C,    '21,    High   School,    Han- 

kinson,   N.   D. 
Storvick,    Roy    O.,    '21,    Canton    Lutheran 

Normal   School,   Canton,   S.  D. 


Tolo.  Harold  M.,  '21,  Principal,  High 
School,    Elbow    Lake,    Minn. 

Ylvisaker,  J.  Wilhehn,  '21,  Luther  Acad- 
emy, Albert  Lea,  Minn 

4.  PUBLIC  SERVICE  (25) 

a.      ARMY    (2) 

Storaasli,   Gynther,   '11,   Manila,  P.  I.,   1st 

Lt.   Chaplain. 
Sperati,  Paolo  H.,  '15,  Camp  Lewis,  Wash., 
Captain    Inf. 

b.     PUBLIC   OFFICERS     (23) 

Teisberg,  Aslak  K.,  '70,  Customs  Appraiser, 
St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Koren,  John,  '79,  International  Prison 
Commissioner  for  the  United  States, 
Brookline,   Mass. 

Torrison,  Oscar  M  ,  '81,  Judge  Circuit 
Court,    Evanston,   111. 

Kiland.  Gustnv  H.,  '83.  State  Deputy  Fire 
Marshal,   Madison,   Wis. 

Voldeng,  M.  Nelson.  '83.  Superintendent 
State  Hospital  for  Epileptics,  Wood- 
ward. Iowa. 

Lund.  John  H.,  '84,  Judge  County  Court, 
Webster,    S.    D. 

Games,  Botolf  H.,  '85,  Postal  Clerk,  Min- 
neapolis.  Minn. 

Swenson,  Laurits  S.,  '86,  United  States 
Minister  to  Norway,  Christiania,  Nor- 
way 

Steensland,  John  G.,  '97,  Instructor  Rail- 
way Mail  Sei-vice,  Chicago.  111. 

Peterson,  Helmer  S.,  '03,  Federal  Board 
for  Vocational  Education,  Seattle, 
Wash. 

Preus,  Jacob  Aall  O.,  '03.  Governor  of 
Minnesota,    St.    Paid,    Minn. 

Sauer,  Herman  O.,  '03,  County  Agricul- 
tural   Agent,    Linton,    N.    D. 

Paulson,  Peter  C,  '01,  Attorney  Inter- 
State  Commerce  Commission,  Washing- 
ton,   D     C. 

Hustvedt,  P.  Thomas,  '06,  Postal  Clerk, 
Decorah,   Iowa 

Mortenson,  Emil  E.,  '06,  Postal  Clerk, 
St.  Paul,  Minn. 


420 


LITHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Dahl,  Sondre  N..  '07.  Private  Secretary  to 
Member  of  the  House,  Washington. 
D    C 

Holkesvik.  Julian  A..  '07,  Deputy  County 
Treasurer,    Carson.   N.    D. 

Juve.  Oscar  A  ,  '07,  U.  S.  Uept.  of  Agri- 
culture.   Washington.    D.    C. 

Olsen.  Nils  A.,  '07.  U.  S.  Dept.  of  Agri- 
culture,   Washington,    D.    C. 

Jessen,  Carl  A.,  'ou.  State  High  School  Su- 
pervisor,   Helena,    Mont. 

Jensen,  Carl  Andrew.  '10.  Public  Account- 
ant.   Fort    Atkinson,    Wis. 

Anderson,  Conrad  A  ,  '17,  A.sst.  State 
Treasurer,   St.   Paul,   Minn. 

Ravndal,  Christian  M..  '20,  U.  S.  Con- 
sular   Service.    Vienna,    Austria. 

5.  STUDENTS     (29) 
Buedall.    Anton.    '12,    University    of    Chi- 
cago,  Chicago,  III. 
Peterson.     Knocli     E..     '12.     University    of 

Michig.ui.    Ann    Arbor,    Mich. 
Kilness.   G.  Waldemar  W.,   'Ifi.   University 

of    Wisconsin.    Madison.    Wis 
Seines,  E.   Kobert.   '16.   University  of  Min- 
nesota.    Minneapolis.    Minn. 
Ylvisaker,  Johan    K.,   '10,  Paris,   France. 
Jargo,  Rudolph  A..  '17.  University  of  Wis- 
consin,  Madison,   Wis. 
Rohne,    J.    Magnus,    '17,    Harvard    Univer- 
sity.  Cambriilge,  Ma.ss. 
Thorgrimsen.  Oudrnund  G    C.  J.,  '17,  Uni- 
versity of  North  Dakota,  Grand   Forks, 
N.   D." 
Han,son,     J.    Tillman,     '18,     Northwestern 
University     (Dental    School),     Chicago. 
III. 
Johnson,  Joseph  M.,  '18,  Davenport.  Iowa. 
Lunde,    Herman    A.    P..    '18.    Luther    The- 
ological   Seminan'.    St.    Paul,    Minn. 
Tollcfsrud,    Mervin    B,    'IS,    Luther    The- 
ological   SeminaiT,    St.    Paul.    Minn. 
Tolo.    Arthur    J.,    '18.    Luther    Theological 

Seminary.   St.  Paul.   Minn. 
AVaage.  Johannes.  '18,  Glen  Lake,  Minn. 
Larsen.    Myron    W..   '19.    Washington    Uni- 
versity,  .St.    Louis.   Mo. 
Monson,  "Orville  S.,  '19,  Ru.sh  Medical  Col- 
lege,  Chicago,   III. 
Nelson,    Allen    E.,    '19.    Luther   Theologicil 

Seminary,    St.   Paul.    Minn. 
Skalet.    Qiarles    H.,    '19,    Johns    Hopkins 

University,    Baltimore,    Md. 
Vaaler.    Torvald.    '19.    University    of   Min- 
nesota,   Minneapolis,    Minn. 
Ellingson,  Abel  R..  '2ii,  University  of  Min- 
nesota,   Minneapolis,    Minn. 
Megorden,    Tennis    H  ,    '20,    Luther    Theo- 
logical  Seminary.  St  Paul.   Minn. 
Rossing,     Torstein     H..    '2ii,    Luther    Theo- 
logical   Seminary,    St.    Paul,    Minn 
Scarvie,    Walter    B..    '20.    Luther    Theolog- 
ical   Seminary,    St.    Paul,    Minn. 
Unseth.    Malcolm    M'.,    '20.    University    of 

Wisconsin,    Madison,    Wis. 
Ylvisaker.   Ragnvald  S.,  '20.   University  of 

Minnesot.a,   Minneapolis.   Minn. 
Eddaen.    B.    Syvers.    '21,    Luther    Theolog- 
ical Seminary,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
Maakestad,   Norvald  G.,  '21,  Luther  Theo- 
logical  Seminary,   St.   Paul.   Minn. 
Oefstedal.    Rudolph.    '21.    Luther    Theolog- 
ical   Seminarv,    St.    P.uil.    Minn. 
Storvick.    Alfre<l    O..    '21,    Luther   Theolog- 
ical Seminary,  St.  Paul.   Minn. 


(i.  Th'ASSt'OHTATIOy      (5) 
Brecke,    Ole    E,    '81,    Minneapolis,    Minn., 

Wiiite   Star  Line. 
Hove.    Andreas    M..    '81,    Aniarillo,   Texas, 

Santa    Fe   Ry.   Offices. 
Hansen,    Carl    M.,    '12,    St.    Paul,    Minn., 

Omaha   Ry. 
Rainl)erg.    Freeman    E.,    '10,    Robbin.sdale, 

Minn.,   Soo    Line 
Streeter,    Elmer  M,    '17,    Brooklield,    Mo. 
7.  THADt:     (li:t) 
a.      BANKERS    (42) 
Fries.   Jeremias    F..    '82.    Toronto,    S.    D. 
Brandt,   John    A.,   '83,    Hayti,   S.    D. 
Finseth.    Knute    A..    '86.    Nerstrand,    Minn. 
Ongstad,    Sophus   H..    '86,    Manfred,   N.   D. 
Opheini,  Ola  S.,  '91.  Sisseton,  S.  D. 
Brevig.   Samuel  B.,  '96,   Fortuna,  N.  D. 
.Johnson.  Perry  S.,  '99.  Minneapolis.  Minn. 
Torgeison,  Jacob    A.  C,  '99,  Oklee,  Minn. 
Anderson,    Andrew   O.,    'oi,    Velva.    N.    U. 
Gerald,   G.    H.,   '01,   Washington,   D.   C. 
Livdahl,    Carl,    'oi,    Dod.son.    Mont. 
Skinnemoen,  John  S..   '01,  Wendell,  Minn. 
Wollan,  Oliver  B.  F..  'oi,  Glenwood,  Minn. 
Hailstone,      A.      Augustus,      '02,      Farwell, 

Minn. 
Vangen,  Charles  O.,  '04,  Albert  Lea,  Minn. 
Grefstad,   Oscar    K.,   '0.5,    Bode,    Iowa. 
Hjelle,  Ole  S.,  '0.5.  Mercer,  N    D. 
Schjeldahl,     Theodor,     '0.5,     Highlandville, 

Iowa. 
Sorlien,  Henry  J..  '05,  Bergen,  N.  D. 
Sponheim,    Oscar    H.,    '05,    Portland,    Ore- 
gon. 
Moe,  Edwin  O.,  '06,  Gale.sburg,  N.  D. 
Orwoll,    Melvinus    S.,    '06,    Granite    F"alls, 

Minn. 
Sevareid,   Alfred,   'no.   Velva,   N.   D. 
Fries,    Lyman    A.,    '07,    Toionto,    S.    D. 
Lvnne.    .Justus    A.,    '07,    F'airmount,    N.    D. 
Dahl.   (ierhard    H.,   '(I8,   Sioux    Falls,   S.   D 
Gutteb0,    Nels    H.    W..    '09.    Aurora,    S.    D. 
Trvtten.    C.    O.scar,    '09,    Wildro.se,    N.    D. 
Hegg.    Elmer   R.,   '11,   Stevens   Point,   Wis. 
Preus,   Paul   A.,   '11,   St.   Paul,   Minn. 
Trvtten,  .John  M.,  '11.  Lodge  Grass.  Mont. 
Aaby,   Arthur  O..    '12.    Brandt,   S.   D. 
Wollan.   Winfred   A.,  '12.   Hinghain.   Mont. 
Rahn.  Grant  O    G.,  '13,  Belview,  Minn. 
(Jorder,  Lester  W..  '15,  Minneapolis.  Minn. 
Kraabel.   T.  Oswald.   '15.   Lawton.   N.   D. 
Brevig.  Martin  L..  '16.  Withrow.   Minn. 
Jacobson.  Irenus  C.  '16.  Wittenberg,  Wis. 
Johnson,    Paul    G,    '16,    Lewis.    Wis. 
Kraabel,  Ragnar  E..  '16.  Clifford.  N.  D. 
John.son,    Bernhard    A.,    '19,    Minneapolis, 

Minn. 
Mclaas.    Ira    J..    '19.    Huxley,    Iowa. 

1).    MERCHANTS    AND    BUSINESS    MEN 

(71) 
Borgen,  Edward,  '76.  Madi.son.  Wis. 
Quarve,   Timan    L.,   '78.    Fessenden,   N.    D. 
lande,    Ole.    '79,    Northfield,    Minn. 
H.idland.  Ole  P..  '80.  .Spring  Valley,  Minn. 
.Mien.    Hans.   '83.  Minneapolis.   Minn. 
Hanson.    Haldor.    '83.    Norlhcrn    Book    and 

Music    Co..    Chicago.    III. 
Halland.    John    G..    '84,    Fargo,    N.    D. 
Shefloe.    Joseph    S..    '85.    Agent,    The   M.ic- 

mill.in  Co.,  Baltimore,   Md 
Fiiglei.   Ole   K  ,   '86,   Petersburg.   Nehr. 
Torrison.    Norman,    '89,    Manitowoc,    Wis. 
Sleeiisland,  Morton  M.,  '9(t,  Madison,  Wis. 


GRADUATES 


421 


Aaker,  John  T.,  '93,  President,  Soo  Lum- 
ber  Co.,    Velva.    N.    D. 

Thorson,  I.  August,  '95,  President,  North- 
western Scliool  Supply  Co.,  Minne- 
apolis,  Minn. 

Torrison,  Wilhelm  !>.,  '95,  Manitowoc, 
Wis. 

Markhus,  Alfred  L.,  '97,  Contractor,  Mis- 
soula,   Mont. 

Wollan,   Gustav  B..   '97,   St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Hess.  J.  Edward,  '98,  Stevens  Point,  Wis. 

Johnson,  George  J.,   '98,   Crocus,   N.   D. 

Teisberg,   Carl  O.,   '99,   Minneapolis,    Minn 

Ylvisaker,   Olaf.   '99,   St.   Paul.   Minn. 

Gullixson,   Herman  O.,   '00,   Humboldt,  la. 

Styve,  Oscar  C,  'oo,  Spokane,   Wash. 

Wollan,   Gustav   C,   'oo,   Glenwood,   Minn. 

Brauer,   Julius,   '01,   San   Francisco,   Cal. 

Thorstenson,  Knute  A.,  '01,  Albert  Lea, 
Minn 

Larsen,  Carl  E.,  '02,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Naeseth,   Herman,  '02.  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Skatteb0l,  Chr.,  '02,  Manila,  P.  L 

Apland,   Martin,    'o:i,    I.arimore,    N.    D. 

Brusegaard,  Theo.  B.,  '04,  Brainerd.  Minn. 

Nelson,   Walter,  '04,  Mayville,  N.  D. 

Petersen.    J.    W.,    '04,    Minneapolis,    Minn. 

Gilbert,   Walter  I.,    '05,   Zamboanga,   P.   I. 

Strand,   J.   Edward,    '05.    Schafer,    N.   D. 

Rosholdt,  Carl  L..  '06,  Roanwood,  Mont. 

Kulaas,    Peter,    '07,   Minot.   N.    D. 

Ruen,  Oliver,  '07,  Clark  Fork,  Idaho. 

Teisl)erg,  Thomas  H.,  '07,  Fergus  Falls, 
Minn. 

Kloster.  Lars  S..  '08,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Rosholdt,  Ingelbert  E.,  '08,  Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

Rostad,  Martin  L.,  '08,  Comertown,  Mont. 

Sperlcy,  John,  '08,  Spokane,  Wash. 

Hanson,   Joseph   G.,   '09,   Bode,   Iowa 

Peterson,    Aslak   S.,   '09,    Albany,    Wis. 

Rosenqvist,  Bernhard,  '09,  Hoffman, 
Minn. 

Rosholdt,  Theo.  G.,  '09.  Minneapolis.  Minn. 

Erstad,    Andrew  T.,   'lo.    Barber,    Idaho. 

Herseth.   Adolph   A.,   '10,   Hitterdal,   Minn. 

Monson,   Albert,  '10.   Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Thorpe,  Olaf  C,   '11,  Willmar,  Minn. 

Wollan.  Casper  I.,  '11,  Glenwood,  Minn. 

Dale,  Herman  F.,  '13,  Decorah,  Iowa. 

Hansen,   H.  Clarence.  '13.  Lakewood,  (). 

Reishus.   Fritiof  E.,  '13,  Minot.  N.  D 

Rosholdt,  Herman  S,  '13,  Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

Brunsdale,  K.  Edward,  '14,  Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

Larson,   Einar  R.,  '15,  Philadelphia,   Pa. 

Loberg,   Jesse   D.,   '15,    Nelsonville,    Wis. 

Lysne,   Henry   O.,    15,   Cicero,   111 

Sauer,   Arnold  G.,  '15,   Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Fjeldstad,  Gustav  A  ,  '10,  Grand  Forks, 
N.   D. 

Haugen,    Donald    J.,    '10,    Decorah,    Iowa. 

Preus,  Herman  A.,  '10,  Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

Holter,  Arthur  M.,  '17,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

Lovik,   Louis  T.,  '17.   Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Olaf.son,  Clarence  M.,  '17,  West  Duluth, 
Minn. 

Thorsen,  O.  Herman,  '18,  Northwestern 
School    Supply   Co.,    Des   Moines,   Iowa. 

Aamodt,   Otis   M.,   '19,   Minneapolis,    Minn. 

Ravndal,  Olaf,  '20,  Constantinople,  Tur- 
key. 

Siqueiand,    Harald,   '20.    Chicago.    111. 

Sorlien,  Arne  R  ,  '21,  Decorah,  Iowa. 


DECEASED    GRADUATES     (110) 

With   Occupation  mid  Address   at   Demise 

Aaberg,  Herman,  '03,  Teacher,  Grand 
Forks,    N.    D. 

Aaberg,  Joseph,  '17,  Clerk,  Parkland, 
Wash. 

Amundson,  Albert,  '78,  Physician,  Cam- 
bridge,   W^is. 

Amundson,  H.  E.,  '8fi,  Law  Student,  Red 
Wing,    Minn. 

Anderson,  Sivert,  71,  Farmer,  Cordele, 
Ga. 

Aspelund,  Joseph,  '01,  Physician,  Minne- 
apolis,  Minn. 

Austvold,  Edwin  B.,  '97,  Clergyman, 
Rothsay.   Minn. 

Bakke,  Nils  J  ,  '77,  Publicity  Secretary, 
Colored  Mission,  Synodical  Conference, 
Milwaukee,   Wis. 

Bakke,  Peter  H.,  '88,  Physician,  Preston, 
Minn. 

Bergh,  Johannes  E.,  '60,  Clergyman, 
Sacred   Heart,   Minn. 

Bj0rgaas,  John,  '79,  Clergyman,  Decorah, 
Iowa. 

Bj0rgo,  Gerhard  A.,  '08,  Science  Student, 
Red    Wing,    Minn. 

Bothne,  Carl,  '86,  Medical  Student,  Yale 
University,   New   Haven,  Conn. 

Bredesen,  Adolf,  '70,  Clergyman,  Deer- 
field,   Wis. 

Brevig,  Oluf  L.,  '94,  Clergyman,  Moor- 
head,    Minn 

Brorby,  Joseph,  '99,  Lawyer,  Minne- 
apolis,   Minn. 

Bygland,  Olav  S..  '96,  Theol.  Student, 
Robbinsdale,    Minn. 

Christensen,  Nehem,  '71,  Clergyman,  Park- 
land.   Wash. 

Dahl.  Olaus,  '85,  Teacher,  University  of 
Chicago,    111. 

Davick,  Albert  O.,  '05,  Agent,  Coulee,  N. 
D. 

Egge,  Albert  E.,  '79,  Professor,  Willa- 
mette  University,    Salem,    Ore. 

Ellestad,  Nils  J  ,  '71,  Clergyman,  Seattle, 
Wash. 

Erdahl,  Gullik,  '66.  Clergyman,  Barrett. 
Minn. 

Evenson,  Gustav  A.,  '80,  Student,  Balti- 
more,  Md. 

Fardal,  Nils  E.,  '86,  Farmer,  Stanhope, 
Iowa. 

Floren,  Syver  L.,  '69,  I'recentor,  Minne- 
apolis,   Minn. 

F0rde,  Nils,  '73,  Clergyman,  Starbuck, 
Minn. 

Fosmark,  Ole  N.,  '75,  Clergyman,  Grand 
Forks,    N.   D 

Fryslie,  Benjamin,  '85,  Bank  Cashier, 
Nome,  N.  D. 

Gjellum,  Erik  S.,  '79,  Farmer,  Fowler, 
Colo. 

Glas0e,  Oluf,  '83.  Clergyman,  Brush 
Prairie,    Wash. 

Granrud,  Johan  E.,  '86,  Professor,  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

Gr0nli(l,  C.  J.  M..  '77,  Clergyman,  Wa- 
terville,    Iowa. 

Gullikson,  Oscar,  '95,  Medical  Student, 
Decorah,   Iowa. 

Hanson,  A.  Oliver,  '17,  Farmer,  Meridian, 
Texas. 

Hanson,  George  C,  '09,  Lawver,  Glendive, 
Mont. 

Haugen,  Christopher  E.,  '91,  Teacher,  Lu- 
ther Academy,   Albert  Lea,  Minn. 


422 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


PROF.    L.    S.    REQUE— 
Alumnus  Longest  at  Luther 
College — 44    years 


Hegg,  Robert,  '98,  Elocutionist,  Decorali, 
Iowa. 

Hektoen,  Martin,  '95,  Asst.  Physician, 
State  Hospital  for  Insane,  Hospital, 
111. 

Hilmen,  Peder  T.,  '72,  Clergyman,  Crooks- 
ton,  Minn. 

Hokaasen,  Otto  T.,  '09,  Clerk,  Decorah, 
Iowa. 

Holden,  Ole  M.,  '94,  Clergyman,  Santa 
Barbara,   Cal. 

Holstad,  Andr.,  '81,  Teacher,  San  Fran- 
cisco.   Cal. 

Hovde,  Cliristian  J.,  '92,  Clergyman,  Blair, 
Wis. 

Hoyme,  Thrond,  '79,  Tlieol.  Student,  Madi- 
son,  Wis. 

Huset,   Isak,  '82,   Student,  Norway,   Minn. 

Huus,  Alfred,  '82,  Clergyman,  Northwood, 
Iowa. 

Ingebrigtsen,  Johan  E.,  '89,  Clergyman, 
Minneapolis,   Minn. 

Jahr,  Olav,  '96,  Cand.  Theol.,  Christiania, 
Norway. 

Jahren,  Johan  H.,  '84,  Clergyman,  Lake 
Park,    Minn. 

Jenson,  Omar  H.,  '10,  Student,  Minne- 
apolis,  Minn. 

Juul.  r.ustav  A.,  '02,  Banker,  Warren, 
Minn. 

Juve,  Tarje  O.,  'GO,  F.-irmer,  Lancing, 
Tenn. 

Kaasa,  Edward  O.,  '92,  Professor,  Luther- 
an Ladies'  Seminary,  Red  Wing.  Minn. 

Kalheim,  Ole  M.,  '84,  Editor,  Chicago, 
III. 

Kildahl,  John  N.,  '79,  Tlieol.  Professor,  St. 
Paul,   Minn. 

Kirkeby,  Guttomi,  '78,  Tlieol.  Student, 
Madison,    Wis. 

Knutson,  Carl  S.,  '13,  National  Service 
(France). 

Kopperdal,    Hans,    '81,    Editor,    Fargo,    N. 


Langeland,  Magne,  '75,  Clergyman,  Uoth- 
say,  Minn. 

Larsen,  Herman,  '89,  Physician,  Norse, 
Texas. 

Larsen,  Lauritz,  '79,  Chicago,  111. 

Larsen,  Olaf,  '78,  Theol.  Student,  Madi- 
son,   Wis. 

Larsen,  Reier,  '72,  Clergyman,  Spring 
Grove,    Minn. 

Lee.  Ole  T.,  '84,  Clergyman,  Northwood, 
Iowa. 

Linde,  Henr>'  J.,  '01,  Lawyer,  Bismarck, 
N.    D. 

Lomen,  J0rgen.  '78,  Asst.  State  Audi- 
tor,  St.   Paul,    Minn. 

Mandt,  Olaf,  '73,  Clergyman,  Baltimore, 
Md. 

Markhus,  Lars  J.,  '06,  Clergyman,  Nor- 
way  Lake,    Minn. 

Mellem,  Edwin  G.,  '90,  Business  Man, 
Marshfleld,    Ore. 

Moen,  Paul,  '99,  Clergyman,  Canby,  Minn. 

Alohn,  Thorbj0rn  N..  '7(i,  President,  St, 
Olaf    College,    Northfield,    Minn. 

M011er,  Fred  A.,  '70,  Clergyman,  Nelson, 
Wis. 

Moore,  Henry  "W.,  '91,  Physician,  De- 
corah,   Iowa. 

Naeseth,  Christen  A.,  '74,  Librarian,  Lu- 
ther  College,   Decorah,    Iowa. 

Nilsson,  Thomas,  '89,  Editor  Kirketidende, 
Decorah,   Iowa. 

Nordgaard,  Chr.,  '78,  Law  Student,  Iowa 
City,   Iowa. 

Opsahi,  Theo.  G.,  '84,  Clergyman,  Cal- 
lender,  Iowa. 

Ottesen,  Otto  C,  '80,  Clergyman,  Linn 
Grove,   Iowa. 

Petersen,  Halvor,  '81,  Lawyer,  Chicago. 
Ill 

Petersen,  W.  M.  H.,  '75,  Theol.  Professor, 
Robbinsdale,   Minn. 

Peterson,  Leon  C,  '05,  Collector,  Fair- 
view,  Mont. 

Peterson,  Samuel,  '97,  Clergyman,  Loma, 
N.  D. 


PROF.    C.    A.    NAESETH— 
43    years    at    Luther   College 


GRADUATES 


423 


Preus,    Christian    K.,    '73,    President,    Lu-  Torrison,    Thos.    E.,    '76,    Merchant,    Mani- 

ther    College,    Decorah,    Iowa.  towoc,  Wis. 

Ranistad,  Ola,   '83,  Professor,   Luther   Col-  Tufte,  Martin  C,  '91,  Los  Angeles,  Cal 

lege,    Decorah,    Iowa  Tvedt,    Nils    G.,    '72.    Clergyman.    Maskell. 

Reque,    Lars    S.,      68,    Professor,    Luther  jjeb 

„    9°VlP'T°,w''^.'i'.  ^?^Y"-  T,  ,-  Ulsaker,    Sven    K.,    '83,    Clergyman.    Mari- 

Rosholdt,    Tollef,    '68,    Clergyman,    Pelican  etta    Minn 

Sag^nl^'AndreaT-K.,   '74.    President,    East-       ^'"'"^^L^'lf-J'    '"''    Clergyman,    Twin 
ern^  District.    N.   L.   Synod.   La   Crosse,        ^J^l'^H;   ^^j-p^    ,„_    p,.^^.,^„^^    ^^^^ 

Sander,     Anton     B.,     '74,     Teacher,     New  District,   N.   L.   Synod,   Colton,   S.   D. 

York,    N.    Y.  Varlo,   Olaf,    '73,   Norway. 

Skyberg,  Kristian,  '80,  Clergyman,  Dalton,  Vinnor,    Anders,    '69,    Clergyman,    Morri- 

Minn.  sonville.   Wis. 

Stensby,    Theodore,    '16,    Student,    Valley  Welo,   Jens,   '71,   Agent,  Yankton,   S.   D. 

City,  N.  D.  ,.  ^     ,,    ,.  Winger,   Johan   Edw.,   '97,   Farmer.   Nord- 

Str0mme,    Peer  O.,    '76,    Journahst,    Madi-  np««     Town 

sin     AVis  '    ^°^^- 

Stub,  'oiaf    T.    A.,    '80,    Clergyman,    Sioux  Ylvisaker      Johan     Th.,     '77,     Clergyman, 

Falls.    S.    D.  '  Si  ,  Decorah,   Iowa. 

Syftestad,    Olaus    P.,    '79,    Clergyman,    Mt.  Ylvisaker,    Johannes,    '74.    Theol.    Profes- 

Horeb,    Wis.  sor.    St.    Paul,    Minn. 

Thorpe,  Ove  B.,  '86,  Clergyman,  St.  Paul,  Ylvisaker,  Olaf.  '88,  Theol.  Student,  Zum- 

Minn  brota,    Minn. 

Thorvilson,    Thorvil    K.,    '78,    Clergyman,  Ytterboe,    Halvor    T.,    '81,    Professor,    St. 

Minneapolis,    Minn.  Olaf   College.   Northflekl,   Minn. 

SUMMARY 

OCCl'PATIONS  LIVING  DECEASED  TOTAL 

1.  Farmers    32  6  38 

2.  Manufacturers   2  . .  2 

3.  Professional  Service   (485) 

a.  Clergymen    and   Missionaries    262  42  304 

b.  Draftsmen     1  . .  1 

c.  Editors   and   Authors    10  4  14 

d.  Lawyers      23  4  27 

e.  Librarians     3  1  4 

f.  Musicians     1  .  .  1 

g.  Physicians   and   Dentists    38  6  44 

h.  Professors  and  Teachers   147  16  163 

4.  Public  Service  (25) 

a.  Army    2  1  3 

b.  Public  Offlcers   23  2  25 

5.  Students 29  15  44 

6.  Transportation     5  . .  5 

7.  Trade  (113) 

a.  Bankers      42  2  44 

b.  Merchants  and  Business  Men    71  6  77 

8.  Unclassified     5  5 

Total  Number  of   Graduates,   1866-1921 691  no  801 

Luther  College  has  also  conferred  the  M.  A.  degree  upon  21  of  the  above 
graduates  (See  pp.  424-425).  and  upon  Rev.  Sigvard  Sondresen,  now  of  Christiania, 
Norway,  in  1900,  and  Rev.  Rasmus  Malmin,  present  editor  of  "Lutheraneren",  in 
1906. 

II.  Geographical  Summary 


TABLE     SHOWING     DISTRIBUTION     OF 

LIVING    GRADUATES    OF    LUTHER 

COLLEGE,    MAY,    1922 

United  States    (669) 

California     18 

Colorado 2 

District  of  Columbia   6 

Idaho    4 

Illinois  25 

(Chicago  20) 

Indiana  1 

Iowa    74 

(Decorah  23) 

Maryland    3 

Massachusetts   3 

Michigan     5 


Minnesota     235 

(St.  Paul  31) 

(Minneapolis    50) 

Missouri     2 

Montana    20 

Nebraska     5 

New  Jersey    3 

New   Mexico    1 

New    York     9 

North    Dakota    105 

Ohio    3 

Oregon     5 

Pennsylvania     2 

Philippine  Islands   3 

Rhode    Island     1 

South    Dakota     38 

Texas    7 

Washington   25 

Wisconsin     64 


424 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Canada   (8) 

Alberta    1 

Manitoba     ^ 

Saskatchewan    3 

Austria    1 

China    3 

France     1 

Norway   5 

South   Africa    3 

Turkey     1 

Total     <59l 

The  last  addresses  of  the   no  deceased 

graduates    of    Luther    College     were    <lis- 

tributed    as   follows: 

Unite<l    States    (1(I7) 

California     3 

Colorado     1 

Connecticut     1 


Georgia 1 

Illinois      5 

Iowa     19 

Maryland    2 

Minnesota     38 

Montana    2 

Nebraska     1 

New    York    1 

North    Dakota    8 

Oregon     2 

South   Dakota    3 

Tennessee    1 

Texas    2 

Washington    4 

Wisconsin      13 

France     1 

Norway    2 


Total 


.110 


III.   Postgraduate  and  Professional  Degrees 


The  following  list  of  Luther  College 
graduates  who  liave  obtained  graduate 
and  professional  <logrees  is  as  complete 
as  available  information  periuils.  Many 
graduates  have  in  earlier  years  received 
the  M.  A.  degree  fiom  Luther  College  in 
recognition  of  work  <lone  elsewhere;  but 
at  no  time  has  the  list  of  higher  degioe? 
been  an  adequate  measure  of  the  amount 
of  graduate  work  done  oy  Luther  Col- 
lege men. 

1.  MASTERhi       (li-i) 

a.   MASTER   OF   ARTS     (.V.i) 
Anderson,   Rasmus   B.,   '60,   M     A.,   Alfred 

I'niversity    (N.    Y.),    1868    (Hon.) 
Reque,  Lars  S.,  '08,  M.  A.,  Luther  College, 

18H3. 

Naeseth,  Christen  A..  '71,  NL  A.,  Luther 
College,   l8H:t 

Roalkvam.  Halvard  O.,  '7i,  M.  A.  Luther 
College,    1883. 

Bothne,  Gisle  C.  J.,  '78,  M.  A.,  Luther 
College.    18M3. 

Cijevre.  Anders  IL,  '78,  M.  A  ,  Luther 
College,    Hto.t. 

Homme.  Thorleif  O..  '78,  M.  A  .  Luther 
College.    188  1. 

Fgge,  Albert  E..  '79,  M.  A.,  .Luther  Col- 
lege.   188  1.. 

Eikeland,  Peder  .1..  'hii.  M.  A..  St.  Olaf 
College,    mio. 

Evenson,  Gustav  A  ,  '80,  M.  A..  Lutlier  Col- 
lege,   1881. 

Hilleboe,  Hans  S.,  '81,  M.  A.,  Luther 
College.    1880. 

Holst.id,  Andr.,  '81,  M.  A.,  Luther  Col- 
lege,   1881. 

Fossuin,  An<lrew,  '«2,  M.  A  ,  Luther  Col- 
lege,    1  8H  I. 

Koren,  William,  '82,  M.  .A.,  Luther  Col- 
lege.   1892. 

Hektoen.  Ludvig,  '83,  M.  A.  Luther  Col- 
lege,    1896. 

Lee,  Olav  E.,  '8:i,  M.  A.,  Luther  College, 
190  1 

Ness,  Jens  A.,  '8  1,  M.  A.  Lutlier  College. 
1890. 

Grose,  Ingebrikt  F.,  '8.">,  M.  A.,  Luther 
College,    1890. 

Tingelst.id,  John  O.,  '8.'>,  M.  A.,  Luther 
College.    1890. 

Estrem.  Andrew  ().,  'ho.  M.  .\.,  Cornell 
University,    1889. 


Granrud,  John  E.,  '86,  M.  A.,  Luther  Col- 
lege,   1890. 

Swen.son,  Laurits  S.,  '80,  M.  A.,  Luther 
College,    1889, 

Lee,  Gustav  T.,  '88,  M.  A.,  Luther  Col- 
lege,   1903. 

Kvale,  Ole  J.,  '90,  M.  A.,  University  of 
Cliicago,    1911. 

Steensland,  Morton  M.,  '90,  M.  A.,  Luther 
College. 

Olson,  Oscar  L.,  '93,  M.  A.,  University 
of  Minnesota,   1903. 

Jahr,  Olav,  96,  Cand.  Philos.,  Royal  Frede- 
rik  University,  Christiania,  Norway, 
1902. 

Olsen,  Holden  M.,  '96,  M.  A ,  Harvard 
University,    1912. 

Hagestad,  Knut  M.,  '97,  M.  A.,  Univer- 
sity  of   Minnesota,    1899. 

Dahlen,  Fred,  '98,  M.  A.,  University  of 
Minnesota,    19oo. 

Peterson,  Joseph  M.,  '98,  M.  A.,  Univer- 
sity   of    Minnesota,    1901. 

Johnson,  Perry  S.,  '99,  M.  A.,  L'niver- 
sity  of  Wisconsin,   1903. 

Hustvedt,    S.    Bernhard,    '02.    M. 


A.,    Uni- 
Harvard 


versify    of    California,    191^ 

University.    1911. 
Jacobsen,    Karl   T.,   '02,    M. 

of  Wisconsin.   1006. 
Bale,    Christian    E.,    '01, 

sity  of  Iowa.   1906. 
Dorium.     Ingebret.    '01, 

University,    1912. 
Thompson,    t.    Elmer,    'ol, 

sity   of  Chicago,    1911. 
Toniiing,    Ole,    'oi,    M.    A.,    University    of 

Michigan,    1907. 
Tingelstad,    Oscar    A..    '0.5,    M. 

sity   of   Chicago,    1913. 
Brendal,   John    M.,    '06,   M.    A.. 

of   Minnesota,    1908. 
Brul.ind.     Peter    O.,     '06,    M. 

Stanford    University,    1921. 
Nordlie,    Herman    C,    '06,    M. 

sity    of    Wisconsin.    1908. 
Tyssen,    Carl,    '06,    M. 

Wisconsin,    191-3. 
Olsen,    Nils   A.,    '07,   M. 

Wisconsin,    1909. 
Larscn,    Henning,    '08, 

of  Iowa.    1911. 
Larsen,   Jakob   A.   O.,   '08,   M.    A.,    Univer- 

versity    of    Iowa.    19lo;    B.    A..    Oxford 

University,    1911. 


A.,   University 

M.    A.,    Univer- 

M.    A.,    Harvard 

M.    A  ,    Univer- 

niversity    of 

A.,   Univer- 

University 

A.,    Leland 

A.,    Univer- 

A  ,    University    of 

A.,   University   of 

M.    A.,    University 


GRADUATES 


425 


Lillegard,    George    O.,    '08,    University    of 
Qiicago,    1918. 

Naeseth,  William  K.,  '08,  M.  A  ,  Columbia 
University,    1015. 

Hokaasen,  Otto  T.,  'oo,  M.  A.,  Northwest- 
ern   University,    1911. 

Peterson,    Francis   E.,   'o9,   M.   A..    Univer- 
sity   of    Wisconsin,    1910. 

Iverson,    Peter   J  ,    'lO,    M.    A.,    University 
of   North    Dakota,    1917. 

Onsgard,    Henry    A.,    '11,    M.    A.,    Univer- 
sity   of    Wisconsin,    1918. 

Opstad,  Iver  A.,  '11,  M.  A.,  University  of 
Iowa,    1919. 

Hansen,  Carl  M.,  '12,  M.  A  ,  Leland  Stan- 
ford   University,    1914. 

Nelson,  David   T.,   '12,  B.  A.,  Oxford  Uni- 
versity.   1920. 

Peterson,  Enoch  E.,  '12,  M.  A  ,  University 
of    Michigan,    1922. 

Urness,    John    N.,    '11,    M.    A.,    University 
of   North   Dakota,    1921. 

Brandt,    Walther    I  ,    'la,    M.    A.,    Univer- 
sity   of    Wisconsin,    1917. 

Hovde,  Brynjolf  J.,  '16,  M.  A.,  University 
of   Iowa,    1919. 

b.   MASTER   OF   SCIENCE    (2) 

Fjeldstad,   Chr.  Alford,  '05,    University  of 
Cliicago,    1910. 

Braafladt,    Louis    H.,    '06,     University    of 
Chicago,  1911. 
c.   MASTER  OF   PEDAGOGY    (1) 

Christianson,    Conrad    M  ,    '81,    New    York 
University,   1900. 
2.    DOCTOR    OF    PHILOSOPHY 
(In    Cursu)     (18) 

Sander,    Anton    B.,    '74,    Yale    University, 
1877. 

Egge,   Albert  E.,   '79,  Johns  Hopkins  Uni- 
versity,   1887. 

Fossum,     Andrew,     '82,     Johns     Hopkins 
University,    1887. 

Ness,    Jens    A.,    '84, .  Johns    Hopkins    Uni- 
versity, 1901. 

Dahl,  Olaus,   '85,   Yale  University,   1891. 

Shefloe,    Joseph    S.,    '85,    Johns    Hopkins 
University,    1890. 

Estrem,    Andrew    O.,    '86,    Cornell    Univer- 
sity,   1892. 

Granrud,    John    E.,    '86,    Cornell    Univer- 
sity,   1892. 

Mikkelsen,    Michael    A.,    '86,    Johns    Hop- 
kins University,  1892. 

Mellby,   Carl   A.,   '88,    University  ,of   Leip- 
zig,  1901. 

Olson,    Oscar    L.,    '93,    University    of    Chi- 
cago,   1914. 

Hagen,     Sivert     N.,     '96,     Johns     Hopkins 
University,    1900 

Peterson,    Joseph    M.,    '98,    University    of 
Leipzig.   1909. 

Hustvedt,  S.  Bernhard,  '02,  Harvard  Uni- 
versity,  1915. 

Ylvisaker,    Sigurd    C,    '03,    University    of 

Leipzig,    1910. 
Larsen,    Henning,    '08,    Princeton    Univer- 
sity, 1920. 
Larsen,   Jakob   A.   0.,    08,   M.    A.,    Oxford 

University,    1920 
Brandt,     Walther    I.,     '15,     University    of 
Wisconsin,    1920. 

3.    HONORARY    DOCTORATES    (18) 
a.   DOCTOR  OF  DIVINITY    (6) 
Stub,  Hans  Gerhard,  '66,  Concordia  Semi- 
nary,   1903. 


Ylvisaker,  Johannes,  '74,  Concordia  Semi- 
nary, 19(14;  Lutheran  Seminary,  Wau- 
watbsa.    Wis.,    1904. 

Brandt,  Olaf  Ellas,  '79,  Northwestern 
College,    1915. 

Kildahl,  Johan  Nathan,  '79,  Board  of 
Education,    Augustana   Synod,    1912. 

Stub,  Jacob  Aall  Ottesen,  '98,  Pennsyl- 
vania   College,    1919. 

Larsen,  Lauritz,  '02,  Pennsylvania  Col- 
lege, 1919. 

b.  DOCTOR  OK  SACRED  THEOLOGY    (1) 
Larsen,    Lauritz,    '02,    Thiel    College,    1919. 

c.   DOCTOR  OF  LAWS    (0) 

Anderson,  Rasmus  B.,  '66,  University  of 
W^isconsin.    1888. 

Stub,  Hans  Gerhard,  '66,  Capital  Univer- 
sity, 1922. 

Hektoen,  Ludvig,  '83,  University  of  Cin- 
cinnati.   1920. 

Voldeng,  M.  Nelson,  '83,  Buena  Vista  Col- 
lege,  1905. 

Larsen,  Lauritz,  '02,  Muhlenberg  College, 
1921. 

Preus,  Jacob  Aall  Ottesen,  '03,  Augustana 
College,    1921. 
d.     DOCTOR  OF  LITERATURE   (1) 

Rygh,  George  Alfred  Taylor,  '81,  New- 
berry   College,    1917. 

e.  DOCTOR  OF  SCIENCE   (1) 

Hektoen,  Ludvig,  '83,  University  of  Midii- 
gan,    1913;    University    of    Wis.,    1916. 

f.  DOCTOR  OF  MEDICINE    (1) 
(Honoris  Causa) 

Hektoen,     Ludvig,     '83,     Royal      Frederik 

University,    Christiania,    Norway,    1911. 

g.     DOCTOR  OF  PHILOSOPHY    (2) 

(Honoris  Causa) 

Anderson,    Rasmus    B.,    '60,    University    of 

Klausenburg,    Transylvania. 
Gimmestad,   Lars   M.,   '91,    (iaie   College. 
4.    CLERGYMEN    (380) 
a.  CANDIDATE    IN    THEOLOGY     (376) 
(See    Chapter    Twenty.) 

b.   BACHELOR   OF   DIVINITY    (l) 

Johnshoy,  M.  Casper,  '09,  Luther  The- 
ological  Seminary,   1919. 

c.  NfASTER  OF  SACRED  THEOLOGY  (3) 
Johnshoy,    J.    Walter,    '11,    Harvard    Uni- 
versity.   1921. 

Lono,  Mikkel,  '17,  Princeton  University, 
1920. 

Rohne,  J.  Magnus,  '17,  Hartford  The- 
ological Seminary,    1921. 

5.     PHYSICL-iNS,     DENTISTS,     CHIRO- 
PRACTORS    (48  ) 
a.   DOCTOR   OF   MEDICINE    (44) 

Amundson,  Albert  C,  '78,  University  of 
New    York    City,    1882. 

Mohn,  Fred.  Voss,  '81,  Univei'sity  of  Min- 
nesota,    1891. 

Hektoen,  Ludvig,  '83,  Physicians  and  Sui- 
geons,   Chicago,   1887;  "Rush,   1896. 

Voldeng,  M.  Nelson,  '83,  University  of 
Illinois,   1888. 

Krohn,  Eugene,  '85,  Rush  Medical  Col- 
lege,   1888. 

Torrison,  George  A.,  '85,  Columbia  Uni- 
versity,   1889. 

Larsen,  l,auritz  A.,  '80,  Rush  Medical 
College,    1895. 


426 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


Bakkc.  Peter  H.,  '88,  University  of  Min- 
nesota.   1891. 

Larson.  Herman,  '89,  University  of  Iowa. 
1893 

Unsetli,'  Magnus  A.,  '90,  Rusli  Medical  Col- 
lege, isya. 

Moore.  Henry  W.,  '91,  Northwestern 
University,    1896. 

Reque.  Peter  A.,  '91,  University  of  Ver- 
mont,   1896. 

Swennes,  Ole  S.,  '91,  Rush  Medical  Col- 
lege.  1896. 

Dahl,  Gerbard  A.,  '93,  Hahneman  (Chi- 
cago).  1896. 

Bothne,  Erling  A.,  '94,  Physicians  and 
Surgeons.    1899. 

Peterson,  John  R  ,  '94,  University  of  Min- 
nesota,   1897. 

Reque.  Herman  A.,  '94,  Rush  Medical 
College.   1906. 

Hektoen,  Martin,  '95,  Rush  Medical  Col- 
lege,   1899. 

Thorsgaard,  Karl  L.,  '96,  Rush  Medical 
College.    19110. 

Gullixson,  Andrew,  '97,  Rush  Medical  Col- 
lege,    19(12. 

Lewison,    Eli,    '97,    Rush    Medical    College, 

1902. 
Jenson,  James  C  ,   '99,   University  of  Min- 
nesota,   1903. 

Olsen,  Martin  I.,  '99,  Rush  Medical  Col- 
lege,   190.5. 

Gaard,  Rasmus,  '00,  University  of  Min- 
nesota.   1904. 

Larson,  Oscar  O.,  '00,  University  of  Min- 
nesota,   1907. 

Aspelund.  S.  Joseph,  '01,  University  of 
Minnesota,    1906. 

Estrem,  Carl  O.,  '01,  University  of  Min- 
nesota,   1907. 

Hexoin,  John  Daniel,  01,  University  of 
Iowa.    1905. 

Teisberg,  Carl  B,  '01,  University  of  Min- 
nesota.   190G. 

Grangaard.  Henry  Oswald,  '02,  University 
of  Minnesota.    1908. 

Sorenson,  Alfred  R.,  '02,  Physicians  and 
Surgeons,    191)8. 

Grinde,  George  A.,  '03,  Rush  Medical  Col- 
lege,   1908. 

Kansa.  Lawrence  Jens,  '03,  University  of 
Iowa,    1910. 

Rosliolt,  A.  Jens,  '03,  Rush  Medical  -Col- 
lege.  1908. 

Hovde,  Carl  H.  R.,  '04,  Rush  Medical  Col- 
lege.   1908 

Vollum.  Edward  Oscar,  '04,  University 
of   Iowa,    1908. 

FjeUlstad.  C.  Alford,  '05,  Rush  Medical 
College.    1911. 

Braafladt,  Louis  H.,  '06,  Rush  Medical  Col- 
lege.  1916. 

Johnson,  Peter  O.  C.  '(i6.  University  of 
North    Dakota.    I9i;). 

Bjorgo.  C.  W.  Walther,  '07,  Rush  Medical 
College. 

Birkelo,  Carl  C,  '10,  Rush  Medical  Col- 
lege,   1914. 

Ekfelt.    Odd,    '10,    Rush    Medical    College, 

1910. 

Hjelle,  Carl  A.,  '10,  Rush  Medical  College, 

1914. 
Ylvis.-iker,    I.auritz    S.,    '10,    University    of 

Minnesota,    1918. 

I).    DOCTOR   OF   DENTAL   SURGERY    (2) 
rhorsen,    M.    Hauman,    '07,    University    of 

Minnesota,    1917. 
Qu ally.  Peter  W.,  '10,  University  of  Iowa, 

1914. 


c.  DOCTOR  OF  CHIROPRACTIC  (2") 
Dahl,    Wilhelm    P.,    '12,    Davenport. 
Opsahl,   J.   Ebeihaid,   '10,  Davenport. 

6.    LAWYERS    (38) 

a.    BACHELOR   OF    LAW    (37) 

Reque,    Lars   S.,    '68,    University   of   Iowa, 

1874. 
Gjellum,  Erik  S.,  '79,  University  of  Iowa, 

1882. 

Torrisoii,  Oscar  M.,  '81-  University  of 
Iowa,  1882;   Columbia  University,   1884. 

Kiland,  Gustav  H.,  '83,  University  of  Wis- 
consin,   1889. 

Auljolee,   Mads  0..   '84. 

Lund.   John    H.,    '84. 

Tliuland,  Conrad  M.,  '85,  University  of 
Minnesota,    1887. 

Fin.seth,  Knut  A.,  '86,  University  of  Iowa, 

1889. 

Remmcn,  Martin  E.,  '88,  University  of 
Minnesota.    1891. 

Dahlen,  Knute  T.,  '94,  University  of  Min- 
nesota,   1900. 

Opheini,    Ola    S.,    '94,    Humboldt    College, 

1900. 

Johnson,  Eugene  Gustave,  '09,  University 
of   Iowa,   1902. 

Bergman,  Hjalmar  A.,  '99,  University  of 
North    Dakota,    1903. 

Brorby.  Joseph,  '99,  University  of  Minne- 
.sota,    1900. 

Han.son.  Nils  B.,  '99,  University  of  Min- 
nesota,    1903. 

Johnson,  Perry  Spencer.  '99,  University 
of   Iowa,    1902. 

Hegland.  Martin,  '00,  University  of  Min- 
nesota.   1903 

Linde.  Henry  J.,  '01,  University  of  Min- 
nesota,   1906. 

Aaker,  Casper  D.,  '02,  University  of  Min- 
nesota.   1905. 

Dahle,  Martin  O.,  '02,  University  of  North 
Dakota,    1906. 

Johnson,  Lewis  Gerhard,  '02,  University 
of  Iowa,    1905. 

Brekke,  Edward  A.,  '03,  University  of 
Minnesota,    1907. 

Koefod,  Sigvard  M.  R.,  '03,  University 
of   Minnesota,    1906. 

Preus.  Jacob  A.  0.,  '03,  University  of 
Minnesota,    1906. 

Paulson,  Peter  C,  '04,  Georgetown  Uni- 
versity,   1915. 

Brcndal.  John  M.,  '00,  La  Salle  Exten- 
sion   LHiiversitv. 

Halls.  Carl  B..  'uo,  University  of  North 
Dakota,    1909. 

Chommie,  Hans  N.,  '06,  University  of 
Minnesota.    1910. 

Rodsater,  George  I  ,  '06,  University  of 
North    D;ikota.    1909. 

Naeseth,  John  Richard,  '07,  University  of 
Minnesota.    1911. 

Torrison.  Anker  0.,  '07,  University  of 
Minnesota.    1910. 

Hanson.  George  Christopher,  '09,  Univer- 
sity  of    Minnesota,    1913. 

Leuin.  Heniv.  '09,  University  of  South 
Dikota,    1913. 

Haivorson,  Alfred  Olai,  '10,  University  of 
Minnesota,    1915. 

Preus,  Wilhelm  C,  '13,  Georgetown  Uni- 
versity,   1920. 

Brunsdale.  K.  Edward,  '14,  University  of 
Minnesota,    1919 

Preus,  Herman  A.,  '16,  University  of  Min- 
nesota,   1920. 

Stalland,  Knute  D.,  '18,  St.  Paul  College 
of   Law,   1921. 


GRADUATES 


427 


b.     DOCTOR  OF  CIVIL  LAWS    (1) 

Preus,  Ove  J.  H.,  'oi.  University  of  South- 
ern  California,   1917. 

7.   MISCELLANEOUS  DEGREES 

Jahr,    Torstein,    '96,    Bachelor    of   Library 

Science,     University    of    Illinois,     1899. 
Savre,    Bertinius     K.,     '96,     Bachelor     of 

Science     in     Engineering,     Valparaiso, 

1899. 
Fuglie,    A.    Edwin,    '01,    Mining    Engineer, 

University   of   Minnesota,    1907. 


Schjeldahl,     Theo.,     '05,     Civil     Engineer, 

Iowa    State   College,    1910. 
Erstad,    Andrew,    '10,    B.    S.    in    Forestry, 

University    of   Minnesota.    1913. 

8.  MASTER   OF  ARTS  TO  NON-LUTHER 
GRADUATES   (2) 

Sondresen,  Sigvard,  University  of  Cliris- 
tiania,  B.  A.,  '82;  M.  A.,  '83;  C.  T.,  '89; 
Luther  College,  M.   A.,   1900. 

Malmin,  Rasmus,  University  of  Chris- 
tiania,  B  A..  '87;  M.  A.,  '88;  C.  T., 
'91;    Luther   College,   M.   A.,    1906. 


SUMMARY  OF  POSTGRADUATE  AND  PROFESSIONAL  DEGREES 


1.  Masters 

a.  M.    A 

b.  M.    S 

c.  M.   Fed 

2.  Doctors   (in  Cursu) 

a.  Ph.    D 

3.  Doctors    (Honoris  Causae) 

a.  D.    D 

b.  S.   T.   D 

c.  LL.  D 

d.  Litt.    D 

e.  Sc.    D 

f.  M     D 

g.  Ph.    D 

4.  Clergymen 

a   C.   T 

b.  B.    D 

c.  M.  S.  T 

5.  Physicians,  Dentists,   Chiropractors 

a.  M.   D 

b.  D.    D.    S 

c.  D.    C 

6.  Lawyers 

a.  LL.    B 

b    D.    C.    L 

7.  Miscellaneous 

a.  B.    L.    S 

b.  B.   S.   in    Engineering    

c.  M.    E 

d    C.    E 

e.  B.  S.   in   Forestry    

8.  Masters    (not   B.    A.'s   at   Luther) 

a.  M.  A 


4, 
1 
6 
1 
1 
1 
2 

324 
1 
3 

38 
2 
2 

33 
1 


1 
1 
1 
2 

376 
1 
3 

44 
2 

2 

37 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 


Total  406        75        571 

IV.  Luther  College  Alumnj  Association 
The  Luther  College  Alumni  Association  has  a  history  of  which 
it  may  well  be  proud.     For  forty  years  it  has  stood  by  the  Col- 
lege and  aided  it  well  in  a  variety  of  ways. 

Probably  the  oldest  organization  of  graduates  from  Luther  Col- 
lege, the  Association  was  founded  in  1880.  The  matter  had  been 
fully  discussed  by  several  loyal  graduates,  and  the  plans  crystal- 
lized in  a  meeting  held  in  Decorah  on  the  28th  of  June,  1880. 
This  meeting  intended  to  found  a  society  which  would  "increase 
interest  in  Luther  College,  bind  together  the  alumni,  and  aid  the 
College  in  any  way  possible,"  and  more  especially  "provide  schol- 
arships for  those  having  a  decided  bent  in  any  direction,  such  as 
the  fine  arts  or  sciences." 


428  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

Accordingly  the  meeting  organized  as  the  "laitlier  College 
Alinnni  Association"  with  the  following  officers:  i)resident,  I-.  S. 
Reque,  '68;  vice-presidents,  Albert  Kgge.  '7<»,  and  .Johannes  Bothne, 
'78;  secretary,  Halvard  Iloalkvani,  '7i;  asst.  secretary,  Gisle 
Bothne,  '78;  treasurer,  Realf  Brandt,'77. 

The  Luther  College  Alumni  Association  accordingly  embarked 
on  a  most  useful  career.  One  of  the  first  plans  under  discussion 
was  the  collection  of  an  endowment  fund  of  $50,000.  A  committee 
was  elected  to  solicit  subscriptions,  and  at  the  end  of  one  year  re- 
ported the  not  very  pleasing  sum  of  .$190.25  collected  and  $190.00 
subscribed.  After  a  lengthy  discussion  the  matter  was  left  to  a 
permanent  finance  committee.  This  committee  immediately  rose 
to  the  occasion  and  made  arrangements  with  Rev.  J.  Koren,  '79, 
to  solicit  funds.  The  subscriptions  were  to  be  valid  only  in  the 
event  that  the  total  proposed  fund  was  subscribed. 

Mr.  Koren  worked  faithfully  and  at  the  end  of  one  year,  at 
the  meeting  of  1883,  reported  a  subscription  of  $10,000.00.  His 
expenses,  however,  had  amounted  to  over  $350.00.  The  Alumni 
Association  discussed  this  matter  at  some  length.  The  difficulty 
seemed  to  be  the  procuring  of  further  funds  to  pay  the  expenses 
of  a  collector  in  the  field.  No  satisfactory  method  of  procedure 
was  suggested,  and  the  meeting  broke  up  without  having  solved 
the  problem. 

The  fund  was  next  mentioned  in  1887.  It  was  deemed  advis- 
able to  begin  solicitations  again,  but  before  starting  it  would  be 
necessary  to  incorporate  in  order  to  be  in  a  position  to  handle 
funds  on  a  legal  footing.  Accordingly,  on  May  31,  1888,  a  com- 
mittee which  had  been  appointed  incorporated  the  Luther  College 
Alumni  Association  under  the  laws  of  Iowa.  When  the  College 
building  burned  in  1889^  the  endowment  fund  campaign  seems  to 
have  been  given  up. 

Early  the  need  was  felt  for  a  means  of  conununication  among 
the  alumni.  Some  organ  of  expression  was  lacking.  Particularly 
was  this  need  felt  during  the  campaign  for  the  endowment  fund. 
The  Alumni  Association  set  about  to  accomplish  this  end  also, 
when  in  1883  it  elected  a  committee  to  plan  an  alumni  newspaper 
or  magazine.  This  project  was  given  up  when  "College  Chips" 
began  to  appear  in  1884. 

The  Association  remained  active.  Frequent  gifts  and  loans 
were  made  to  the  library,  museum,  laboratories,  etc.  Gifts  as 
large  as  $250.00  were  made  to  the  museum.  Various  oil  })aintings 
of  former  professors  and   former  church  men  were  secured.      The 


GRADUATES  429 

Association  was  also  active  in  tlic  campaign  carried  on  to  build  a 
house  for  Dr.  Laur.  Larsen. 

The  largest  single  gift  to  the  College  through  the  Alumni  As- 
sociation was  the  lighting  plant,  which  was  installed  in  1901.  In 
the  1901  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Association  Rev.  H.  B.  Hustvedt, 
'73,  broached  the  subject  of  installing  electric  lights  and  presented 
a  careful  estimate  of  prices.  The  idea  was  at  once  accepted  and 
a  committee  with  power  to  act  was  appointed.  This  committee 
acted  at  once,  and  the  lights  were  installed  together  with  a  good 
power  plant.  The  citizens  of  Decorah  especially  aided  in  this 
cause  by  giving  liberally. 

In  later  years  the  College  has  received  three  valuable  pieces 
of  land  from  the  Alumni  Association.  A  committee  elected  October 
14,  1911,  purchased  on  behalf  of  the  Association  a  strip  of  land 
containing  eight  acres  lying  just  north  of  High  Street  and  ad- 
joining the  College  campus.  The  consideration  was  $2,175.81, 
taxes  since  1910,  and  costs.  This  land  had  been  held  for  many 
years  by  Prof.  C.  K.  Preus,  '73,  Rev.  John  Moldstad,  '94,  and 
Andrew  Jenson,  who  were  afraid  it  might  fall  into  hands  from 
which  it  might  be  hard  to  buy  it  when  the  College  had  need  of  it. 
In  1921  the  Association  voted  to  buy  the  Dayton  property  and  an 
adjoining  piece  of  land,  both  lying  south  of  the  College.  The  con- 
siderations totaled  $1,700.00. 

The  Association  has  also  aided  the  building  campaign  of  the 
College.  As  early  as  1908  the  library  was  under  discussion.  In 
1909  it  was  moved  to  try  for  a  library  building  by  1911.  In  1912 
J.  C.  M.  Hanson,  '82,  was  made  chairman  of  a  permanent  commit- 
tee to  secure  a  library  building.  This  committee  aided  materially 
in  the  campaign  which  resulted  in  the  beautiful  Koren  Library. 

At  present  the  Alumni  Association  is  sponsoring  plans  for  a 
new  gymnasium.  Through  its  committee  a  sufficiently  large  sum 
has  been  collected  to  promise  well  for  the  early  realization  of  this 
plan. 

In  this  connection  it  may  be  fitting  to  note  the  movement  for 
a  federation  of  Luther  College  clubs.  As  early  as  1911  the  idea 
was  broached  by  the  Western  Minnesota  Luther  College  Club, 
that  some  permanent  organization  of  Luther  College  clubs  be 
effected.  The  idea  was  expressed  again  at  the  1914  meeting  of 
the  Association,  when  all  Luther  College  clubs  were  urged  to 
send  delegates  to  the  annual  meeting  in  June.  This  has  been  done 
by  some  clubs  and  may  develop  into  a  custom. 

In  1921  the  idea  appeared  to  be  ready  to  crystallize  into  some- 
thing  tangible.      Through    the   invitation    of   the    Decorah    Luther 


430  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

College  Club  a  meeting  of  delegates  from  the  various  clubs  was 
called  in  Minneapolis  to  discuss  a  federation  of  Luther  College 
clubs.  Four  clubs  sent  representatives.  A  tentative  constitution 
was  drawn  up  and  all  plans  made  for  the  final  launching  of  such 
a  federation  at  the  60th  anniversary  celebration  to  be  held  at  De- 
corah  October  14,  1921.  However,  at  the  meeting  held  at  De- 
corah  the  plan  was  changed  to  the  adoption  of  a  resolution  call- 
ing for  a  corresponding  secretary  of  the  Alumni  Association  who 
should  fulfill  the  purpose  of  a  federation  of  Luther  College  Clubs. 
This  was  done  as  a  result  of  the  change  in  the  constitution  of  the 
Alumni  Association,  which  now  permits  former  students  to  become 
members.     The  federation  is  thus  unnecessary. 

A  second  plan  which  originated  with  the  Alumni  Association 
is  that  of  inviting  reunions,  at  the  regular  commencement  exer- 
cises, or  at  some  other  time,  of  the  classes  of  five,  ten,  twenty-five, 
forty,  and  fifty  years'  standing.  Now  the  class  of  fifty-five  years' 
standing  has  been  added.  This  plan  has  met  with  gratifying  re- 
sults. The  success  of  the  plan  will  evidently  increase  with  j^ears 
as  the  classes  begin  to  plan  in  advance  for  the  event. 

V.  Luther   College    Clubs 

Closely  connected  with  the  history  of  the  Alumni  Association 
is  tlie  history  of  Luther  College  clubs.  When  this  idea  originated 
is  not  certain,  but  at  present  the  oldest  club  seems  to  be  the  Chi- 
cago Luther  College  Club,  which  was  organized  in  1890.  The 
founders  of  this  worthy  club  were  the  following  well  known  men: 
P.  O.  Str0mme,  '76,  O.  M.  Kalheim,  '84,  Geo.  Markhus,  '85,  Laur- 
itz  Thoen,  N.  E.  Remmen,  Ludvig  Hektoen,  '83,  D.  Kvaase,  '85, 
and  others.  Since  that  time  many  clubs  have  been  organized, 
some  of  them  surviving  the  years,  a  few  forced  to  stop  active 
work  because  of  loss  of  members  who  have  moved  to  other  places. 
Among  the  early  clubs  was  the  Central  Minnesota  Club.  The 
Southern  Wisconsin  and  the  Atlantic  Luther  College  Clubs  have 
both  been  active  for  over  twenty  years.  This  is  the  more  remark- 
able in  the  case  of  the  Atlantic  Luther  College  Club  in  that  its 
membership  has  been  small. 

The  College  has  at  all  times  been  assisted  greatly  by  these 
clubs.  It  would  be  impossible  to  enumerate  the  benefits  received 
from  them  in  the  course  of  their  history,  or  to  evaluate  the  great 
influence  for  the  good  of  the  College  of  these  annual  meetings. 
Some  outstanding  gifts  will,  however,  be  mentioned. 

The  Southern  Wisconsin  Club  has  at  all  times  been  interested 
in    oratory    and    has    given    fully    $800.00    toward    prizes    for    this 


GRADUATES  431 

branch  of  student  activity.  It  must  be  noted  here  that  at  one 
meeting  of  tliis  club  Rev.  A.  Bredesen,  '70,  gave  the  address  of 
welcome  in  faultless  Latin.  The  Atlantic  Club  has  been  interested 
in  the  work  in  the  Norwegian  department,  having  given  prizes 
for  Norwegian  essays,  and  having  presented  the  library  with  a 
large  "Konversations-Leksikon".  Many  clubs  have  supported 
or  aided  students  at  Luther  College,  notably  the  Central  Minne- 
sota, the  Chicago,  and  the  South  Dakota  Clubs.  The  Bang  Li- 
brary was  secured  mainly  by  donations  by  various  clubs  of  sums 
of  $150.00  or  more  each. 

Mention  must  also  be  made  of  two  clubs  more  specialized  than 
the  regular  Luther  College  Clubs,  clubs  with  a  large  membership 
and  very  active.  The  Luther  College  Teachers'  Association  of 
North  Dakota  was  founded  to  promote  the  professional  interests 
of  Luther  men  in  North  Dakota.  Founded  by  A.  M.  Mevig,  '09, 
John  M.  Trytten,  '11,  P.  J.  Iverson,  '10,  and  others  in  1912,  this 
association  has  grown  in  activity  and  influence  and  is  one  of  our 
strongest  graduate  organizations.  The  Luther  College  Business 
Men's  Association  is  a  newer  club  organized  in  the  Twin  Cities 
and  limited  to  Luther  men.  Although  a  very  new  organization 
it  bids  fair  to  become  strong,  and  will  unquestionably  do  much  to 
further  the  interests  of  Luther  College. 

VI.   Directory   of    Luther   College    Alumni   Associations 

and  Clubs 
Since  some  clubs  are  not  at  present  active,  this  list  gives   as 
fully  as   possible   all   clubs  with   the  names   of  officers   as   last   re- 
ported. 

LUTHER   COLLEGE   ALUMNI    ASSOCIATION 

Pies.,  I.  B.  Toirison,  '79;  vice  pies.,  O.  J.  H  Preus,  '01;  2nd  vice  pres., 
L.  S.  Swenson,  '86;  3ixl  vice  pies.,  B  J.  Hovde,  'IG;  sec'y,  L.  A.  Moe, 
'12;   asst.  sec,   Arne  Sorlien,  '21;   treas.,   Carl  W.  Strom,  '19. 

LUTHER  COLLEGE  TEACHERS'  ASSOCIATION  OF  NORTH   DAKOTA 

Pres.,  John  N.  Urness,  '14;  sec'y-treas.,  Emil  Estenson,  '11;  vice  pres., 
E.   Tingelstad.    '17. 

LUTHER  COLLEGE   BUSINESS  MEN'S   ASSOCIATION 

Pres.,    K.    D.    Stalland,    '18;    vice    pres.,    Otis    M.    Aamodt,    '19;    sec'y-treas., 

C.   A.   Anderson,   '17;   directors,   H.   A.   Preus,   '16,   Lester  Gorder,   '15 
LUTHER    COLLEGE    CLUBS 
Albert    Lea 

Pres.,    J.    H,    Myrwang;    vice   pres.,    Alfred    Christopherson ;    2nd    vice    pres., 

K.  A.  Thorstenson,  '01;   sec'y,  Oliver  Hove;   treas.,   A.  C.   Erickson. 
Atl-ntic 

Pres.,    Isaac    Anderson,    '90;    vice    pres.,    S.    Turmo,    '99;    sec'y-treas,    Joseph 

Johnson,    '06. 
Central    Iowa     (older) 

Pres.,    J.    E     Jorgenson,    '86;    vice    pres.,    J.    B.    Unseth,    '97;    sec'y,    P.    W. 

Qually,    '10;    treas.,    H.    Solum,    '90. 
Central   Iowa    (new) 

Pres.,  J.  H.  Lunde,  '89;  treas.,  Karl  Hanson,  '08;  sec,  Ira  J.  Melaas,  '19. 
Central    Minnesota 

Pres.,    A.    C.    Pederson,    '04;    vice    pres.,    H.    O.    Svare;    sec,    A.    Struxness; 

treas.,  J.  O.  Estrem;  field  agent,  E.  I.  Strom,  '91. 


432 


LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


'pres..    J.    G.    Steensland,    '07;    vice    pros.,    Magnus    Unseth,    '90;    sec.-treas., 
air.  J.  Buslee. 

Decorali  ,       ,     ,  ^>  iit- 

Pres.,   L.  A.  Moe,  '12;   vice  pres.,   W.   ».   Iiij;voklsta(l;   treas.,  Oscar   \\  inger; 
sec,  Carl  W.  Strom,  '19. 

Eastern   Wisconsin  .     ^     .. 

Pres.,  C.  S.  B.   Hoel;   .sec,  N.  G.  Torrison,   '89;    treas.,  A.  0.   hosen. 

Inter-Mountain  ,,  ,  ^      . 

Pres     T    M.  Drotning,  '(i«;    1st  vice  pres.,  G.  A.  Hanson,  '05;  2nd  vice  pres., 
O.  C.  Hellekson,  'no;  .sec,  J.  A.  Hopperstad;  tre:is  ,  C.  O.  Tei.sbeig,  '99. 

La  Crosse  ,,    „    ,.      , 

Pres.,  O.  Otter.sen,  'h9;  vice  pres.,  H.  .1.  Wcin.  '98;  sec  treas.,  II.  C.  Sniel)V,    02. 

National  Capital 

Pres.,  Torstein   Jahr,   '90;   .sec,  S.  X.  Dalil,  '07. 

Northern   Minnesota  .„   ,,   , 

Pres.,   H.   N.   Clionimie,    'oG;    sec,   Oscar  .Spoiilieiin,     o.");    treas.,   S.   L.    fallak- 
son,    '06. 

Puget  Sound  ^    ^ 

Pres.,  C    B.  Halls,  'OG;   vice  pres.,  M.  A.  Cliristensen,  '92;   sec,  O.  Eger,  '02; 
corr.  sec,   N.  J.    Hong,   '93;    treas.,    H.   Myron. 

Red  River  Valley  ^ 

Pres.,  I    G.  Monson;   vice  pres.,   A.  E.  Lien,  '85;  sec,  Lars  1-o.ss;   treas.,   D. 
G.  .lacobson,  '01. 

South   Dakota 

I'res.,  J.   A.  Blilie,   '77;   .sec.   Alfred  Nelson,  '03;   treas.,   N.  O    Monserud. 

Southern    Wisconsin 

Pres.,  O.  J.  H.  Preus.  'oi ;  sec,  C.  G.  Nacsctli,  'o3;  treas.,  D.  ,1.  Borge,  '08. 

Twin    City 

Pres.,  G.  B.  Woliaii.  "79;   vice  pres,  C.   A.   Fjeldstad,    (>.">;   sec.-treas.,    Ihoinas 

J.   Olsen. 
Western   Minnesota 

Pres.,  S.  J.  N.  Vlvi.saker,  '9.);   vice  pres.,  Carl  Estrciii,  'oi ;   sec,  E    A.  Boyd, 

'98;  treas.,  A.  G.  Quainnien. 

Western  North  Dakota 

Pres.,  C.   I).   Aaker.   'I'l':    \  ice  pres,   Geo.   Keisiius;   sec,  C.   T.  Jensoii;    treas., 
Herman  Dahl. 


.MAIN    BUILDING,    1875 


CHAPTER  TWENTY 

LUTHER  COLLEGE  GRADUATES  AND  UNDER- 
GRADI  ATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK 

Bkynjolf  J.    HOVDE 

LUTHER  COLLEGE  has  always  been  in  a  peculiar  sense  an 
I  institution  of  the  Church.  It  was  founded  by  the  Church,  and 
for  the  Church.  The  document  which  was  placed  in  the  corner- 
stone of  the  first  building  of  the  College,  the  corner-stone  of  the 
present  Main,  where  it  still  reposes,  stated  it  to  be  the  specific 
purpose  of  Luther  College  to  provide  a  thorough  and  liberal  edu- 
cation for  those  who  intended  to  study  theology  and  become 
ministers  of  the  Gospel  in  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  in 
America.  Luther  College  therefore  has  endeavored  to  direct 
her  students  toward  the  theological  seminary.  How  well  the 
College  has  served  the  Church  and  fulfilled  its  mission,  it  is  the 
object  of  this  chapter  to  show. 

The  compilation  of  the  lists  and  tables  which  follow  would 
have  been  a  much  more  difficult  task,  if,  indeed,  a  possible  one, 
but  for  the  availability  of  Dr.  O.  M.  Norlie's  "Norsk  Lutherske 
Prester  i  Amerika",  and  his  "School  Calendar",  which  is  as  yet 
unpublished.  Next  to  Dr.  Norlie  the  writer  is  indebted  to  Prof. 
O.  A.  Tingelstad,  registrar  at  Luther  College,  for  the  use  of  his 
statistical  abstracts  from  the  catalogs  of  this  institution.  The  list 
entitled  "Luther  College  Men  in  the  Ministry"  was  first  compiled 
by  Prof.  Tingelstad  and  published  in  "College  Chips",  Febru- 
ary, 1919.  By  the  writer  it  has  been  embodied  in  this  chapter, 
and  merely  been  brought  up  to  date,  although  in  a  few  cases 
dates  of  ordination  which  were  lacking  have  been  supplied.  Prof. 
Gisle  Bothne's  "Det  Norske  Luther  College",  the  church  papers, 
and  the  records  of  Luther  College  have  also  been  used  as  sources 
for  the  information  herein  contained.  The  questionnaires  lo 
former  students,  which  have  been  returned,  have  been  especially 
valuable  in  a  supplementary  and  corroboratory  capacity. 

In  the  following  lists  there  are  undoubtedly  errors,  both  of 
omission  and  commission,  but  they  are  unwillingly  and  unknowing- 
ly made,  and  any  assistance  that  the  readers  of  this  volume  can 
render   in   the   discovery   and   rectification    of    such   errors,   will    be 


434  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

greatly  appreciated.  The  policy  in  the  preparation  of  this  chapter 
has  been  to  be  as  conservative  in  making  the  estimates  as  is  con- 
sistent with  tlie  facts,  the  aim  being  to  present  figures  that  need 
not  be  discounted.  Not  all  the  church  work  which  is  engaged  in 
by  Luther  College  men  has  been  included  in  this  presentation. 
All  activities  in  the  local  congregations,  except  the  purely  pastoral 
work  of  the  minister,  have  been  omitted,  and  only  the  more  im- 
])ortant  church  offices  have  been  taken  into  account.  This  chapter 
docs  not  pretend  to  be  a  compendium  of  the  churclily  activities 
of  every  man  who  has  at  one  time  or  another  been  a  student  at 
Luther  College,  but  merely  an  attempt  to  show  how  Luther  Col- 
lege has  served  the  purpose  of  her  founders  by  supplying  leaders 
for  the  Church. 

L   Luther  College  Men  in  the  Ministry 

"In  discussions  concerning  Luther  College,  the  question  has 
often  arisen,  How  many  Luther  College  men  have  entered  the 
ministry  of  the  Gospel .''.  The  appended  list  represents  an  attempt 
to  answer  this  question. 

"In  the  table,  the  first  column  of  figures  enumerates  all  the 
men;  the  second  enumerates  the  graduates,  and  the  third  column 
the  undergraduates  (from  the  standpoint  of  Luther  College),  who 
have  been  ordained.  (A  few  of  those  in  the  undergraduate  list 
are  graduates  of  other  colleges).  The  fourth  column  gives  the 
names  in  alphabetical  order,  and  the  fifth  the  years  in  attendance 
at  Luther  College.  The  last  three  columns  give,  respectively,  the 
church  body  within  which  each  person  was  ordained,  the  date  of 
ordination,  and  the  theological  seminary  conferring  the  'Testi- 
monium pro  candidatura.' 

"The  meaning  of  the  abbreviations  used  in  the  sixth  column  is 
as  follows:  NS,  Norwegian  Synod;  UC,  United  Lutheran  Church; 
NL,  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church  of  America;  Anti,  the  Anti- 
Missourian  Brotherhood;  PM,  Pennsylvania  Ministerium;  Nor., 
Church  of  Norway;  Ell.,  Elling's  Synod;  IS,  Icelandic  Synod; 
Con.,  the  Conference  ("Konferensen")  ;  HS,  Hauge's  Sj'nod;  MS, 
Missouri  Synod;  Cong.,  the  Congregational  Church. 

"The  meaning  of  the  abbreviations  used  in  the  last  column  is 
as  follows:  LS,  Luther  Seminarv;  CS,  Concordia  Seminary,  St. 
Louis;  AS,  Augsburg  Seminary;  UC,  United  Church  Seminary; 
LT,  Luther  Theological  Seminary;  CU,  Capital  University;  NS, 
Northfield  Seminary;  YU,  Yale  University;  WS,  Wittenberg  Sem- 
inary; Chr.,  University  of  Christiania;  LC,  private  examination 
at  Luther  College;   CP,  Concordia    (Practical)   Seminar}-,  Spring- 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK    435 

field,  III.;  EL,  Evangelical  Lutheran  Seminary,  Wisconsin  Synod; 
CT,  Chicago  Theological  Seminary;  RW,  Red  AVing  Seminary; 
Aft.,  Luther  Seminary,  Afton,  Minn."  (O.  A,  Tingelstad  in  "Col- 
lege Chips",  February,  1919.) 

The  abbreviation  UD  in  the  sixth  column  means  the  United 
Danish  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  in  America;  and  the  ab- 
breviation TS  in  the  last  column  means  Trinity  Theological  Semi- 
nary, Blair,  Nebraska. 


'A^^i 


PULPIT   ROCK 


I.     LUTHER  COLLEGE   MEN   IN  THE  MINISTRY 


No. 
Total     No.   Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad- 
uates  uates 


Name 


Years 

at  Date  of     Semi- 

Luther  SynodOrdination  nary 
College 


.  .  .  .        1     Aaberg,  Ole  Hermundsen 1869-74 

1      Aaberg,  Theodore 1909-11 

2      Aal,  Eugene  Junhard 1905-06  1908-11 

2     Aanestad,  Cornelius  Walther 1904-08 

3      Aarnes,  Samuel  Halvorsen  1890-94  1895-98 

3     Aas,  Carl  Christian 1867-69 

4     Aasen,  Anders  0 1889-94 

5     Aastad,  Ivar  Torgerson 1889-92 


NS 

8-12-77 

LS 

NS 

8-23-14 

LS 

NS 

9-12-15 

LS 

NS 

6-30-12 

LS 

NS 

8-28-02 

LS 

NS 

9-14-71 

CS 

NS 

6-21-99 

LS 

NS 

7-21-95 

LS 

436 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


No. 

Total 

No. 

Under- 

No. 

Grad- 

grad- 

uates 

uates 

9 

6     J 

10 

4 

11 

5 

12 

6 

13 

7 

14 

7     . 

15 

8     > 

16 

9     . 

17 

10     . 

18 

8 

19 

9 

20 

11     . 

21 

10 

22 

12     . 

23 

13     . 

24 

11 

25 

12 

26 

14     . 

27 

13 

28 

14 

29 

15 

30 

16 

31 

17 

32 

18 

33 

.      IS 

34 

.      16 

35 

19 

36 

20 

37 

21 

38 

17 

39 

18 

40 

22 

41 

19 

42 

.      20 

43 

.      21 

44 

23 

45 

24 

46 

25 

47 

.      22 

48 

26 

49 

27 

50 

.      23 

51 

.      24 

52 

25 

53 

28 

54 

29 

55 

30 

56 

31 

57 

32 

58 

33 

59 

.      26 

60 

.      27 

61 

34 

62 

.      28 

63 

35 

64 

36 

65 

37 

66 

38 

67 

39 

68 

40 

69 

41 

70 

42 

71 

43 

72 

44 

73 

45 

74 

29 

75 

46 

76 

47 

77 

.      30 

78 

48 

79 

31 

80 

49 

81 

50 

82 

51 

83 

.      32 

Name 


Years 

at  Date  of     Semi- 

Luther  SynudOrdination   nary 
College 


Akre,  Johan  Johannesen 1883-84 

Akre,  Ole  Johnson 1886-93 

Alfsen,  Adolf  Odin 1863-69 

Allen,  Hans 1876-83 

Amundson,  .-Mfred  Heglund 1913-17 

Andersen.  Anders  C 1870-73 

Andersen.  Johannes  Nilson  1886-88  1889-91 

Anderson,  Abel  B 1864-65  1871-72 

Anderson,  .Andreas  Johnson 1876-81 

Anderson,  Andrew  P 1913-17 

Anderson,  Christian 1890-96 

Anderson,  Martin 1898-99 

Andrews,  Melvin  O 1909-14 

Arvesen,  Nils 1876-80 

Askevold,  Bernt 1874-75 

Astrup,  Johannes 1890-93 

Aubol,  Carl  Otto 1877-83 

Austin,  Casper  M 1911-16 

Austin,  Otto  George 1905-12 

Austvold,  Edwin  B 1893-97 

Baalson.  Elmer  A 1911-15 

Baalson,  Herman  E 1899-04 

Backerud,  Martin  Bertinius 1904-08 

Bakke,  Nils  J 1871-77 

Bale,  Jens  Eriksen 1872-74 

Ballestad,  Erik  Thorsen 1885-89 

Beito.  Gulbrand  Gulbrandsen.  .  .  .  1882-89 

Belgum,  Anton  Hendrikson 1901-07 

Belgum,  Erik  Syverson 1901-07 

Belsheim,  Ole  G 1878-79  1880-82 

Berg,  Joseph  H 1895-96   1897-98 

Berg,  Nils  Iverson 1886-92 

Berge,  Nils  Bryngelsen. ...  1862-63  1867-68 

Berge,  Oluf  Abrahamson 1883-85 

Bergee,  Theodor 1903-04  1905-07 

.  Bergh,  Axel 1898-03 

.  Bergh,  Johannes  Ellefsen 1861-66 

.  Bergman,  Fredrik 1876-81 

Berthelsen,  Hans  Peter 1889-91 

.  Berven,  Sven  Kristensen 1895-01 

.  Bestul,  Christian  Brandt 1886-93 

Beyer,  Ole  Nilsen 1879-80 

Birkelo,  Peder  Christenson 1894-97 

Bjerke,  Anders  Olson 1896-98 

.  Bjorgaas,  John  J 1874-79 

.  Bjorgo,  KnutKnutsen 1864-70 

.  Biegen,  Hans  Andreas  Hansen. . . .   1882-86 

.  Blicher,  Peter  Christensen 1895-03 

.  Blilie,  Johan  Anton 1871-77 

.  Blaekkan,  Ingebrigt  Johnson 1886-92 

Bly  (Bleie),  Henry  Severin  (Severt)  1911-17 

Bogstad,  Rasmus  R 188.V87 

.  Borge,  Daniel  Johannes 1902-08 

Borge,  Michael  0 1870-71 

.  Borge,  Olaf 1896-03 

.  Borgcn,  Edward 1871-76 

.  Borlaug,  Arthur  Oliver 1908-14 

Bothne,  Johannes  Gottfried  Daae.  1875-78 

.  Bovd,  Edwin  Arthur 1894-95    1896-98 

Braafladt,  Louis  Henry 1901-06 

.  Rraaten,  Sven  Olsen 1875-81 

.  Brandt,  Olaf  Elias 187.5-79 

.  Brandt,  Realf  Ottesen 1871-77 

.  Bredesen,  Adolf 1865-70 

.  Bredesen,  Alfred 1899-05 

Breivik,  Gabriel  Isakson 188.?-87 

.  Brevig,  Oluf  Leonhard 1888-94 

.  Brevig,  Samuel  Bernhoff 1889-96 

Brevig.  Tollef  Larsen 1872-74  1875-77 

.  Bruland,  Peter  Olson 1902-06 

Buslee,  Adolph  Martin 1889-93 

Buedall  (Buttedal),  Anton 1905-12 

.  Boe,  Nils  Nilsen 1882-86 

.  B0e,  Ole  Thorsen 1891-94  1896-00 

Christensen,  Gustav  A 1876-83 


uc 

-92 

AS 

NS 

8-16-96 

LS 

NS 

3-21-72 

CS 

NS 

11-28-86 

CS 

NL 

6-13-20 

LT 

NS 

1-16-81 

LS 

NS 

7-10-95 

LS 

NS 

9-29-74 

CS 

NS 

11-  9-84 

LS 

NL 

-20 

LT 

NS 

8-13-99 

LS 

UC 

-09 

UC 

NL 

6-  9-18 

LT 

NS 

5-17-83 

cu 

NS 

8-10-82 

LS 

NS 

7-23-96 

LS 

NS 

8-15-86 

CV 

NL 

6-  1-19 

LT 

NS 

8-  6-16 

LS 

NS 

6-26-00 

LS 

NL 

6-  9-18 

LT 

NS 

6-16-07 

LS 

NS 

6-  9-12 

LS 

MS 

11-  7-80 

CS 

NS 

1-  4-78 

LS 

NS 

7-23-93 

LS 

NS 

7-31-92 

LS 

NS 

5-29-10 

LS 

NS 

5-29-10 

LS 

UC 

-91 

AS 

NS 

7-  9-11 

LS 

NS 

8-15-95 

LS 

NS 

7-10-70 

CS 

."^nti 

8-14-87 

NS 

NS 

7-  9-11 

LS' 

NS 

7-  1-06 

LS 

NS 

9-  2-69 

CS 

PM 

-86 

NS 

9-  4-94 

LS 

NS 

7-10-04 

LS 

NS 

7-23-96 

LS 

NS 

-83 

LS 

NS 

6-26-01 

LS 

NS 

6-16-02 

LS 

NS 

7-  9-82 

LS 

NS 

5-28-73 

CS 

NS 

8-21-90 

LS 

NS 

7-22-06 

LS 

NS 

8-  8-80 

CS 

NS 

8-18-95 

LS 

NL 

6-13-20 

LT 

UC 

10-17-90 

NS 

NS 

7-  2-11 

LS 

NS 

6-22-73 

LS 

NS 

6-17-06 

LS 

NS 

5-25-79 

CS 

NL 

6-10-17 

LS 

NS 

8-14-81 

LS 

NS 

4-30-02 

LS 

NS 

6-2  7-09 

LS 

NS 

9-24-84 

LS 

NS 

9-  2-83 

c:s 

NS 

9-  2-83 

CS 

NS 

5-28-73 

CS 

NS 

7-12-08 

LS 

NS 

7-  6-90 

LS 

NS 

9-  9-97 

LS 

NS 

8-  5-00 

LS 

NS 

10-21-91 

LS 

NS 

5-30-09 

LS 

NS 

5-27-02 

LS 

\k: 

6-13-15 

UC 

NS 

8-  8-89 

LS 

NS 

6-19  03 

LS 

NS 

7-15-92 

LS 

GRADUATES  AND  UMDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  437 


No.                                                                       Years 
Total  No.    Under-                                                                       at  Date  of  Semi- 
No.  Grad-   grad-                             Name                             Luther  SynodOrdination  nary 
uates   uates                                                                College 

84     33     Christensen,  Jens  C 1899-00  UD  6-14-08  TS 

85  52      Christensen,  Martin  Alexander .  .  .  1886-92  NS  9-   1-95  LS 

86  53      Christensen,  Nehem 1866-71  NS  7-8-75  CS 

87  54     Christopherson,  Einar  Bj0rn 1900-06  NS  7-10-10  LS 

88  55      Clauson,  Carl  T 1893-96  NS  1-28-00  LS 

89  56      Dahl,  Olaus 1880-85  UC  -91  YU 

90      34     Dahl,  Peder  Hanson 1878-79  NS  10-25-81  LS 

91      35     Dahl,  Torger  Hansen 1862-65  NS  10-24-67  CS 

92  57      Dahle,  (Dale)  John  Olaus   1890-91  1894-00  NS  6-28-03  LS 

93      36     Dale,  Elling  Olsen 1866-67  1868-70  NS  7-14-74  CS 

94     37     Danielsen,  Jens 1873         

95      38     Dolven,  Andreas  Olsen 1883-88  NS  7-12-91  LS 

96  58      Dreng,  Johan  Olsen 1896-01  NS  7-31-04  LS 

97  59      D0ving,  Carl 1890-93  NS  7-23-96  LS 

98  60     Eden,  Martin  Peter 1885-92  NS  8-15-95  LS 

99  61      Eger,  Olaf 1896-02  NS  3-12-05  LS 

100     39     Egge,  John  Ivarson 1884-87  UC  -02  WS 

101  62      Eggen,  Thore  N 1873-79  NS  7-  9-82  LS 

102      40     Eidahl,   Kittil  (Ketil)  01senl867-68  1870  NS  6-22-73  CS 

103  63      Ellestad,  Nils  J0rgensen 1865-71  NS  7-14-74  CS 

104  64     Engh,  Hagbart 1872-78  NS  8-19-83  LS 

105  65      Ensrud,  Joseph  Oscar  Emil 1905-09  NS  7-21-12  LS 

106  66     Erdahl,  Gullik  Mikkelsen 1862-66  NS  2-15-70  CS 

107  67      Estrem,  Gustav  Rudolph 1902-06  NS  3-21-09  LS 

108  68      Estrem,  Herman  VVilhelm 1900-04  NS  7-28-07  LS 

109  69      Evans,  Leif  Erhng 1911-17  NL  4-3-21  LT 

110      41     Everson,    Carl    (Charles)    Severin 

Edvard 1868-70  NS  6-22-73  CS 

111  70      Faye,  Christopher  Urdahl 1906-09  NS  6-  2-12  LS 

112  71      Felland,  Ole  Gunderson 1868-74  NS  9-14-79  CS 

113  72      Fjeldstad,  Halvor  Osmundson 1881-88  UC  6-22-91  AS 

114      42     Fjeldstad,  Rollef  Knuteson  R.  ...   1879-81  NS  9-14-84  LS 

115      43     Flaten,  Christopher  Amundson.  ..   1874-78  NS  4-27-81  LS 

116  73      Floren,  Sivert  Lassesen 1867-69  NS  8-25-72  CS 

117  74      Forseth,  Peder  Christensen 1909-13  NS  8-13-16  LS 

118  75      Fosmark,  Ole  Nilsen 1869-75  NS  9-15-78  CS 

119  76     Foss,  Carl  L 1908-12  NS  5-30-15  LS 

120  77      Fretheim,  Martin  Erikson 1900-05  NS  7-7-07  LS 

121  78      Fretheim,  Severt  Johan 1903-07  NS  7-10-10  LS 

122  79      Fritz,  Charles  Arnold 1904-05  1907-11  NS  6-17-14  LS 

123      44     Fuglebak,  Daniel  Jakobsen 1882-85  Anti  7-31-89  NS 

124  80     Faegre.  Kasper  Gulbrandson 1870-77  NS  9-12-80  CS 

125  81      F0rde,  Gerhard  Olavus 1903-07  NS  9-15-12  LS 

126  82      F0rde,  Nils  A 1867-73  NS  9-24-76  CS 

127 45     Giere,  Nils  Amundson 1874-75  1882-84  Anti  9-29-87  NS 

128  83      Giere,  Nils  Olson 1873-79  NS  9-  6-83  LS 

129  84     Gigstad,  Walter  Theodore 1910-14  NL  7-11-20  LT 

130  85      Gimmestad,  Lars  Monsen 1884-91  NS  7-22-94  LS 

131  86      Gjevre,  Anders  Haldorsen 1872-78  NS  11-10-81  LS 

132  87      Glas0e,  Oluf 1876-811882-83  Anti  -89  NS 

133      46     Gordon,  Henry  Truman 1917  NL  6-  6-20  LT 

134  88      Gotaas,  Paul  B 1866-73  NS  11-5-79  Chr. 

135  89      Grefthen,  Emil  Alexander 1910-14  NL  10-  7-17  LS 

136     47     Grefthen,  Olaf  Lauritz 1896-01  NS  6-19-03  LS 

137  90      Greibrok,  Aanon 1910-12  NS  8-8-15  LS 

138  91      Gr0nlid,      (Jensen)      Carl     Johan 

Magnus 1871-77  NS  7-21-81  CS 

139  92      Gr0nsberg,  Ole  N 1871-77  NS  8-8-80  CS 

140      48     Gr0nvold,  Ole  Christian 1876-81  NS  10-18-84  LS 

141      49     Guldbrandsen,  Guldbrand 1869-72  NS  7-14-74  CS 

142      50     Gullerud,  Sven  Olaf  Michelson .  .      1892-93  NS  9-30-06  LS 

143  93      Gullixon,  George  Albert...  1882-87  1888-90  NS  9-17-93  LS 

144  94     Gullixson,  Thaddeus  Francke.   ...   1899-03  NS  5-12-07  LS 

145      51     Gunderson,  Severin 1874-77  1879  NS  8-13-82  LS 

146      52     Gutteb0,  Kjostel  Larson 1870-76     NS  8-31-79  LS 

147  95      Gutteb0,  Lauritz  Seman 1895-01     NS  9-1-04  LS 

148  96      Haatvedt(Hotvedt),  Lars  Aslakson  1889-95     NS  8-14-98  LS 

149      53     Haavik,  Elias  Cornelius 1904-06     NS  6-6-09  LS 

150  97      Haavik,  Olai  Ludvig 1905-12     NS  9-  5-15  LS 

151      54     Hagoes,  Owe 1890-91     NS  8-4-95  LS 

152  98      Hallanger,  Christopher  Martinus..  1892-97     NS  6-4-02  LS 

153  99      Halverson,  Melvin  Walter 1899-04     NS  7-12-08  LS 

154  100      Halvorsen,  Nils  Edwin 1891-96     NS  10-  7-00  LS 

155  101      Halvorson,  Elmer  Nestor 1910-14     NL  6-9-18  LT 

156  102      Halvorson,  Helmer 1900-04     NS  9-  6-08  LS 

157  103      Halvorson,  Johannes 1874-80     NS  8-31-84  LS 


438 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


No. 
Total     No.   Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad- 
uates   uates 


Name 


Years 

at  Date  of    Semi- 

Luther  SynodOrdination  nary- 
College 


158      55 

159  104      

160     56 

161      57 

162  105      

163  106      

164  107      

165      58 

166     59 

167  108      

168  109      

169  110     

170  111      

171      60 

172  112      

173  113      

174      61 

175      62 

176  114      

177  115      

178      63 

179  116      

180  117      

181      64 

182  118      

183      65 

184      66 

185      67 

186      68 

187  119      

188  120      

189  121      

190  122      

191      69 

192      70 

193  123      

194      71 

195  124      

196  125      

197  126     

198      72 

199  127      

200     73 

201  128      

202      74 

203  129     

204  130     

205  131      

206      75 

207  132      

208  133      

209      76 

210     77 

211      78 

212  134      

213  135      

214      79 

215      80 

216     81 

217  136      

218  137      

219  138      

220  139      

221  140     

222  141      

223      82 

224  142      

225  143      

226      83 

227  144      

228  145      

229  146      


Hammer  (Fylling).  Lars  F.  L 1894-96 

Hansen,  Emil 1897-03 

Hansen,  Harold 1909-17 

Hansen,  Helmer  Johan 1910-13 

Hansen,  Soren 1876-79 

Hanson,  Gustav  Adolpli 

1896-99.  1900-01  1903-05 

Harstad,  Bjug  .Aanondson 1865-71 

Hattrem,  Thor  Hansen 1870 

Hauge,  Anders  (Andreas)  Eriksen 

1876-77  1879-80 

Haugen,  Clarence 1901-08 

Haugen.Thomas  Amandus  1902-05  1906-09 

Hegg,  Gustav  J 1899-05 

Hegg,  James  Edward 1890-94  1896-98 

Heie,  Johannes  J 1874-78 

Heimdahl,  Olaf  Emil 1890-95 

Hellekson,  Oscar  C 1892-95  1896-00 

Hellestvedt,  Johannes  Arnesen..  .  .   1870-71 

Henderson,  Elmer  A 1907-09 

Hendrickson.  Alfred 1900-06 

Hendrickson,  Peter  Anton 1870-76 

Henriksen,  George 1891-92 

Hestenes.  Jacob  Mathias 1893-00 

Hexom,  Wilhelm  Theodore 1909-17 

Heyer,  Halvor  Andersen 1875-76 

Hilmen.  Peder  Tidemandsen 1866-72 

Hjermstad,  Christian  August  H..  .  1890-95 
Hjermstad,  Hans  Andr.  L.  1894-97  1899-01 
Hjort,  Otto  Christian  O...  1870-73  1874-75 

Hoel,  Olaf  Haldorsen 1872-73 

Hoff.  Lars  Martinus  Andreas 1874-75 

Hoff,  Pernell  Belford 1911-15 

Hoff,  Thoralf  Anderson 1900-04 

Holden,  Ole  Martin 1886-89  1891-94 

Holey  (Larson),  Mikkel 1890-92 

Holseth,  Mikkel  Christiansen 1869-71 

Holum,  James  (Jens)  Olaus 1904-08 

Homme,  Even  Johnson 1862-64 

Homme,  Thorleif  O 1873-78 

Hougen,  Johan  Olai  Jensen 1872-79 

Hougstad,  Christian 1889-93 

Hovde,  Brynjolf 1861-62 

Hovde,  Christian  Joachim  Mohn..  1885-92 
Hovde,   Kolbein  Sigvart  Joh. 

1885-90  1891-93 

Hove,  Elling  O 1878-84 

Hoyme,  Adolph  Helmer..  .1905-06  1913-17 

Hustvedt,  Halvor  Bj0rnson 1867-73 

Hustvedt,  Sigurd  Bernhard 1896-02 

Huus,  Alfred  Larson 1876-82 

Ingebrigtson,  Carl  Bertinius 1892-94 

Ingebrigtson,  Johan  Edward 1882-89 

Ingebritson,  Henry 1896-03 

Isberg,  Peder 1870-75 

Jaastad,  Endre  Larsen 1869-70 

Jacobsen,  Jacob  Daniel 1864-65 

Jacobson,  Daniel  Gustav.  .1894-95  1897-01 

Jahren,  Johan  Hanson 1879-84 

Jensen,  Lars  Better 1875-78  1880-82 

Jenson,  Canute  Thorvald 1911-14 

Jerdee,  Joseph  Conrad....  1904-07  1909-11 

Jerdee,  Lars  Jensen 1874-75  1877-82 

Johansen,  Jens 1871-77 

Johnshoy,  Joseph  Walter 1908-U 

Johnshoy,  M.  Casper 1905-06  1907-09 

Johnson,  Alfred  Otto 1885-91 

Johnson,  Bergel  Alfred 1898-05 

Johnson,  Hans 1866-70  1871-73 

Johnson,  Johan  Lewis 1890-93  1894-98 

Johnson,  Joseph 1902-06 

Johnson,  Torger  Andreas 1894-98 

Johnson,  VVilford  Alplieus 1896-99 

.  Jordahl,  Daniel  Christopherson.  .  .  1881-88 
.  Jordahl,  Edward  L 1905-10 


uc 

-99 

UC 

NS 

6-24-06 

LS 

NL 

8-29-20 

LT 

NS 

10-  1-16 

LS 

NS 

7-  9-82 

LS 

NS 

7-14-08 

LS 

NS 

7-14-74 

CS 

NS 

7-11-70 

LC 

NS 

9-  6-83 

LS 

NS 

7-  2-11 

LS 

NS 

7-  7-12 

LS 

NS 

7-12-08 

LS 

NS 

7-20-02 

LS 

Anti 

5-18-88 

CU 

NS 

7-  3-98 

LS 

NS 

3-29-03 

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NS 

6-22-73 

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NL 

7-22-17 

LS 

NS 

7-24-10 

LS 

NS 

8-17-79 

CS 

NS 

7-  8-00 

LS 

NS 

6-19-03 

LS 

NL 

6-19-21 

LT 

NS 

3-  2-79 

LS 

NS 

7-  8-75 

CS 

NS 

1-  5-99 

LS 

NS 

8-     -04 

LS 

NS 

7-20-82 

CU 

NS 

7-16-76 

CF 

NS 

8-31-79 

CS 

NL 

6-  9-18 

LT 

NS 

6-10-10 

LS 

NS 

U-  4-97 

LS 

NS 

2-   1-02 

LS 

NS 

7-14-74 

CS 

NS 

9-20-14 

LS 

NS 

7-28-67 

CS 

Nor. 

93 

Chr. 

NS 

8-10-82 

NS 

NS 

10-16-96 

LS 

NS 

1-14-69 

c;s 

NS 

5-19-95 

LS 

NS 

3-24-97 

LS 

NS 

9-  7-87 

CS 

NL 

8-  1-20 

LT 

NS 

10-15-76 

CS 

NS 

7-23-05 

LS 

Anti 

86 

CU 

NS 

6-26-97 

LS 

NS 

7-17-92 

LS 

NS 

7-23-06 

LS 

NS 

7-28-78 

LS 

NS 

6-22-73 

CS 

NS 

4-29-70 

CS 

NS 

7-29-06 

LS 

Anti 

9-29-87 

NS 

NS 

8-  2-85 

CP 

NL 

6-10-17 

LS 

NL 

11-25-17 

LT 

NS 

8-  2-85 

LS 

NS 

8-  8-80 

c;s 

NS 

7-11-15 

LS 

NL 

7-20-19 

LT 

NS 

3-11-94 

LS 

NS 

8-  9-08 

LS 

NS 

10-15-76 

CS 

NS 

7-21-01 

LS 

NS 

7-24-10 

LS 

NS 

7-24-04 

LS 

NS 

5-25-02 

LS 

NS 

5-  8-92 

LS 

NS 

10-29-13 

LS 

GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK    439 


No.  Years 
Total     No.    Under-                                                                       at                        Date  of     Semi- 
No.  Grad-   grad-                             Name  Luther  SynodOrdination  nary 
uates    uates  College 

230  84     Jukam,  Ole  Gundersen 1862-63 

231  147      Juul,  Martin  Bernhard 1889-96 

232  148      Juul,  Otto  Gerhard 1887-94 

233  149      Juve,  Tarje  Olsen 1863-66 

234  150     JOrgenson,  Christian 1869-75 

235  151      Jorgenson,  Fingar 1874-80 

236  152      Jorgenson,  Jakob  Edvard 1881-86 

237      85     Kalvestrand,  Lars  Alfred  Marion. .  1905-07 

238  153      Kasberg,  Karl  Anderson 1875-81 

239  154      Kildahl,  Johan  Nathan 1874-79 

240  155      Kilness,  Julius  Bennett 1895-00 

241  156      Kilness,  Peter  Johnson 1894-99 

242  157      Kittilsby,  Peter  Andreas 1883-88 

243  158      Kjorlaug,  Peter  Fredrik 1902-08 

244  159     Kjaer,  Ludvig  Peder 1909-13 

245      86     Klevjord,  Ole  0 1884-85 

246     87     Koefod,  Magnus  Martinus 1870-72 

247  160     Koren.  Boicke  Johan  Rulfs 1874-79 

248  161      Koren.  Paul 1876-82 

249  162      Korsrud,  Albert  Clarence 1902-08 

250  163      Kraabel,  Alf     Mekinley 1911-17 

251      88     Krostu,  Gunsten  Gunstenson 1878-80 

252  164     Kvaase,  Daniel 1882-85 

253  165      Kvale,  Ole  J 1883-90 

254     89     Kvam,  Isaac  Jakobsen 1886-90 

255  166      Kvamme,  Kristen 1888-94 

256     90     Lane,  George  Ole 1891-94 

257  167      Langeland,  Magne 1869-75 

258  168      Langemo,  Halvor  T 1878-83 

259  169     Langemo,  John  Thorbjorn  P 1879-83 

260     91     Larsen,  .Anders 1874-75 

261      92     Larsen,  Bernt  Julius 1884-86 

262  170      Larsen,  Christian  M 1879-83 

263  171      Larsen,  Gustav  Adolf 1874-80 

264  172      Larsen,  Lauritz 1893-02 

265  173      Larsen,  Nikolai  Astrup 1888-96 

266  174     Larsen,  Reier 1865-68  1869-72 

267  175      Larsen,  Thorval  H 1880-84 

268  176      Larson,  Victor  Ferdinand 1907-11 

269      93     Larson,  Willielm  August 1895-99 

270  177      Lee,  .A.tle  Johnsen 1872-78 

271  178      Lee,  Clarence  Louis 1911-17 

272  179      Lee,  Gustav  Torgerson 1881-88 

273  180     Lee,  Olav  E 1878-83 

274     94     Lee,  Ole  Halvorson 1871-72 

275  181      Lee,  Ole  Torgerson 1879-84 

276  182      Leque,  Nils  M 1912-16 

277  183      Lerud,  Theodore 1905-10 

278  184      Levorson,  John 1881-88 

279  185      Lien,  .Abel  Edvard 1879-85 

280  186      Lillegard(Lillegaard),George  Oliver  1903-08 

281  187      Linnevold,  Johan 1883-90 

282      95     Litsheim,  Johannes  Olsen 1884-85 

283  188      Livdahl,  Albert  N 1907-1 1 

284      96     Loftness,  George  0 1911-14 

285  189      Lono  (Lone),  Mikkel 1909-17 

286  190      Losen,  Carl 1908-16 

287  191      Lund,  Laurits  Peder 1899-04 

288  192      LundeAmundGudbrandsenl889-94  1896-97 

289  193      Lunde,  Gudbrand  .\mundsen 1863-69 

290  194     Lunde,  Johannes  Hanson 1882-89 

291      97     Lundeberg,  Knut  Olavsson 1881 

292  195      Lynne,  Justus  A 1903-07 

293  196     Lbkensgaard,  Ole  Olsen 1872-78 

294     98     Maakestad,  John  Johnsen 1872-75 

295  197      Maakestad,  John  Walter  Bernard.  1912-15 

296      99     Madsen,  Jdrgen  Elesius.  ,  .  1873-75  1878-80 

297  198      Madson,  Norman  Arthur 1906-11 

298  199      Magelssen,  Finn 1905-09 

299  200      Magelssen,  Hans 1877-83 

300     100     Magelssen,  Hans  Gynther 1887-94 

301      101      Magelssen,  Nils  Stockfleth 1897-03 

302  201      Mandt,  Olaf 1868-73 

303  202      Markhus,  Lars  Johnson 1862-66 

304      102.  .Meland,  Rasmus  Johnsen 1886-92 


NS 

7-28-66 

CS 

NS 

9-   1-01 

LS 

N.S 

8-21-98 

LS 

NS 

9-  2-69 

CS 

NS 

8-  4-78 

CS 

NS 

9-  6-83 

LS 

NS 

10-14-88 

LS 

NS 

7-  3-10 

LS 

NS 

7-  9-05 

LS 

NS 

8-10-82 

LS 

NS 

6-19-03 

LS 

NS 

5-27-02 

LS 

NS 

8-21-91 

LS 

NS 

7-16-11 

LS 

NS 

8-13-16 

LS 

NS 

8-28-87 

LS 

NS 

9-29-74 

CS 

NS 

7-  9-82 

CS 

NS 

3-  7-86 

CS 

NS 

8-10-13 

LS 

NL 

7-18-20 

LT 

NS 

8-16-85 

CU 

NS 

4-30-88 

LS 

NS 

8-  8-94 

LS 

NS 

7-23-93 

LS 

NS 

7-16-99 

LS 

NS 

7-31-98 

LS 

NS 

10-  3-78 

CS 

NS 

8-24-87 

LS 

-Anti 

86 

CU 

NS 

8-  4-78 

LS 

NS 

7-  8-88 

LS 

NS 

1-  4-87 

CU 

NS 

9-  6-83 

LS 

NS 

6-16-07 

LS 

NS 

7-29-00 

LS 

NS 

7-  8-75 

CS 

Anti 

9-29-87 

CU 

NS 

8-  2-14 

LS 

NS 

8-17-02 

LS 

NS 

7-20-81 

LS 

NT- 

7-  4-20 

LT 

NS 

8-21-91 

LS 

Anti 

9-19-86 

CU 

NS 

7-28-78 

LS 

NS 

5-22-87 

LS 

NL 

6-15-19 

LT 

NS 

7-2  7-13 

LS 

NS 

7-30-91 

LS 

NS 

7-  8-88 

LS 

NS 

6-16-12 

LS 

NS 

8-24-93 

LS 

.Anti 

7-27-88 

NS 

NS 

7-30-16 

LS 

NL 

6-  9-18 

LS 

NL 

5-30-20 

LT 

NL 

6-15-19 

LT 

NS 

6-13-09 

LS 

NS 

6-26-00 

LS 

NS 

3-21-72 

CS 

NS 

4-24-92 

LS 

Anti 

-89 

NS 

NS 

7-17-10 

LS 

NS 

7-21-81 

LS 

NS 

9-17-82 

LS 

NL 

6-10-17 

LS 

UC 

2-  3-95 

IJC 

NS 

11-14-15 

LS 

NS 

7-  7-12 

LS 

NS 

7-  5-87 

EL 

NS 

7-14-97 

LS 

NS 

3-24-07 

LS 

NS 

12-  8-78 

CS 

NS 

9-  2-69 

CS 

NS 

12-15-96 

LS 

440 


LUTHER   COLLEGE   THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


No. 

Total 

No. 

Under- 

No. 

Grad- 

grad- 

uates 

uates 

305 

103    : 

306 

203 

307 

104 

308 

204 

309 

105 

310 

106 

311 

205 

312 

107     . 

313 

206 

314 

207 

315 

208 

316 

209 

317 

108    : 

318 

109 

319 

110     . 

320 

210 

321 

Ill    . 

322 

211 

323 

112      . 

324 

113     . 

325 

212 

326 

213 

327 

114 

328 

214 

329 

215 

330 

115    : 

331 

116 

332 

117      . 

333 

216 

334 

118    : 

335 

217 

336 

218 

337 

219 

338 

220 

339 

221 

340 

222 

341 

223 

342 

224 

343 

225 

344 

226 

345 

119 

346 

227 

347 

120     1 

348 

228 

349 

121      1 

350 

229 

351 

230 

1 

352 

,    122     ' 

353 

123     1 

354 

231 

355 

124     1 

356 

232 

357 

233 

i 

358 

125     ' 

359 

234 

360 

235 

361 

236 

362 

237 

363 

.    126     ' 

364 

238 

365 

127 

366 

128 

367 

129 

368 

130 

369 

239 

370 

240 

371 

131 

372 

241 

373 

242 

374 

243 

375 

244 

Name 


Years 

at 

Date  of 

Semi- 

Luther SynodOrdination 

nary 

College 

1885-87 

NS 

7-20-90 

LS 

1883-88 

uc 

8-  3-92 

AS 

1875-79 

NS 

3-13-84 

CU 

1911-15 

NL 

6-  9-18 

LT 

1893-96 

Nor. 

Chr. 

1901-04 

NS 

6-23-07 

LS 

1913-17 

NL 

7-  4-20 

LT 

1873-77 

NS 

11-  1-81 

LS 

1895-99 

NS 

7-  6-02 

LS 

1865-70 

NS 

5-20-73 

CS 

1899-04 

NS 

6-21-08 

LS 

1888-94 

NS 

7-15-06 

CS 

1869-75 

NS 

11-24-87 

LS 

1880-83 

NS 

7-17-87 

LS 

1879-81 

2-26-82 

1902-06 

NS 

7-18-09 

LS 

1884-87 

UC 

6-18-95 

UC 

1864-70 

NS 

6-22-73 

CS 

1906-08 

NS 

8-16-12 

LS 

1879-80 

Ell. 

-89 

CT 

1911-17 

NL 

6-19-21 

LT 

1898-03 

NS 

7-22-06 

LS 

1890-93 

NS 

8-  7-98 

LS 

1874-80 

NS 

9-  6-83 

LS 

1906-13 

NS 

8-27-16 

LS 

1889-90 

NS 

8-19-94 

LS 

1895-02 

NS 

8-13-05 

LS 

1883-84 

DC 

6-22-91 

AS 

1885-89 

NS 

7-15-92 

LS 

1911-14 

NL 

6-10-17 

LS 

1867-73 

NS 

7-16-76 

CS 

1877-80 

UC 

-95 

UC 

1884-91 

NS 

8-  8-94 

LS 

1897-03 

NS 

6-10-06 

LS 

1896-00 

NS 

6-19-03 

LS 

1861-66 

NS 

9-  2-69 

CS 

1891-97 

NS 

6-26-00 

LS 

1896-03 

NS 

7-29-06 

LS 

1869-74 

NS 

8-31-78 

CS 

1902-08 

NS 

7-14-12 

LS 

1882-86 

NS 

7-  8-88 

LS 

1896-00 

IS 

-05 

CT 

1896-97 

NS 

6-26-00 

LS 

1862-66 

NS 

9-  2-69 

CS 

1888-92 

NS 

8-  4-95 

LS 

1899-03 

NS 

7-29-06 

LS 

1890-96 

NS 

8-  5-06 

CS 

1874-75 

Con. 

-77 

AS 

1872-75 

NS 

7-28-78 

LS 

1877-84 

NS 

8-21-91 

LS 

1903-05 

NS 

7-19-08 

LS 

1893-98 

NS 

8-21-01 

LS 

1893-98 

NS 

5-27-02 

LS 

1908-09 

NS 

6-16-12 

LS 

1889-95 

NS 

8-14-98 

LS 

1890-93 

NS 

7-23-96 

LS 

1882-89 

NS 

7-17-92 

LS 

1874-80 

NS 

2-  3-84 

CS 

1873-76 

NS 

7-13-79 

LS 

1880-86 

NS 

7-26-89 

LS 

1883-85 

NS 

6-19-03 

LS 

1899-03 

NS 

12-18-10 

LS 

1874-75 

NS 

8-12-77 

LS 

1874-78 

NS 

6-13-80 

LS 

1909-13 

NS 

8-13-16 

LS 

1869-75 

NS 

8-31-78 

CS 

1909-14 

NL 

6-10-17 

LS 

1894-97 

NS 

6-19-03 

LS 

1880-86 

NS 

10-25-89 

LS 

1868-73 

NS 

7-16-76 

CS 

1904-10 

NS 

8-17-13 

LS 

Mellang.  Peder  Knudsen.  .1879-82 

Mellby,  Carl  .\ugust 

Minne,  Nils  Monson 

Mithun,  Odd  Johan 

Moe,  Ebbe 

Moe,  Lewis  L 

Moe,  Sigurd  Melvin 

Moen,  Carl  Johanneson 

Moen,  Paul  W 1893-94 

Mohn,  Thorbjorn  Nelson 

Moldstad,  Christian  A 

Moldstad,  Johannes    (John)     .An- 
derson  

Monson,  Ingvard  Gr0the 

Mortensen,  Peder 

Mortensen,  Vilhelm  A.  M 

Mortenson,  Emil  E 

Myhre,  Olaf  C 

Moller,  Frederik  Andreas 

Moller,  Gustav  Emil 

Mdrstad,  Erik  Olsen 

Narum,  Hartvig  Karensiusl908-10 

Nelson,  Alfred  Thomas 

Nervig,  Anders  Johansen 

Ness,  Johannes  Martinus  Olsen. .  . 

Nesset,  Alfred  Olevius 

Nesseth,  Guttorm  Pedersonl882-87 

Neste,  Theodor  Pederson 

Nielsen,  Edias 

Nilsson,  Thomas 

Nordby,  Herman  Preus 

Nordby,  J0rgen 

Nordgaard,  Johannes  Simon 

1873-76 

Nordgaard,  Nils  N 

Norgaard,  Carl  Henry 

Normann,  Halvor  Martin 

Normann,  Olaus  A(ugustus) 

Normann,  Stefanus  Theodor 

Naeseth,  Carelius  Gunnarson 

Naeseth,  Christen  .'\ndreas  T 

Naeseth.  Ulrik  William  Koren 

Nddshilder,  Hans  .'^ 

Olafson,  Kristinn  K 

Olsen,  Bertel  Johan 

Olsen,  Ellef 

Olsen,  Engel  Olai 

Olsen,  Harry  Emil 

Olsen,  Holden  Mathias 

Omland,  Gunulf(Gunnuf)  Johnson 

Omlid,   Guthorm   (Guttorm)    Hal- 
vorscn 

Opsahl,  Theodor  G 

Ordahl,  Mathias  Borresen 

Ordal,  Ola  Johannesen 

Ordal,  Zakarias  Johannesen 

Orting,  Einar  .Albert  Nielsen  Bryn 

Orwoll,  Sylvester  Martinus 

Otte,  Heinrich 

Ottersen,  Ole 

Ottesen,  Otto  Christian 

Overn,  .Anton  Gustav  Helgeson. .  . 

Ovri,  Ellend  Johnson 

Palm,  Stilluf  Tobias 

Palmer,  Knut  R 

Pedersen,  Nils 

Pederson,  Christofer 

Petersen,  Justin  Axel 

Petersen,    VVilhelm    Magnus   Her- 
man  

Peterson,  Henry  John 

Peterson,  Samuel 1892-93 

Peterson,  Sophus  Christian  Nelson 

Preus,  Christian  Keyser. ..  1865-66 

Preus,  Herman  Amberg,  Jr 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  441 


No.  Years 
Total     No.    Under-  at  Date  of     Semi- 
No.  Grad-   grad-                             Name                              Luther  SynodOrdination  nary 
uates   uates                                                                College 

376  245      Preus,  (Ove)  Jacob  Hjort 1913-17 

377  246      Preus,  Johan  Carl  Keyser 1897-02 

378  247      Preus,  Johan  Wilhelm 1877-82 

379  248      Preus,  Ove  Jacob  Hjort 1895-01 

380  132     Quammen,  Albert  Gustavus 1889-96 

381  133     Quammen,  Nils  Aslakson 1862-63 

382  249      Quill,  Carl  Johan 1899-04 

383  250     Quill,  Martin  Bertinius 1907-11 

384  251      Rahn,  Grant  Ormy  Gustus 1909-13 

385  134     Rasmussen,  Gerhard 1869-71  1872-76 

386  135     Rasmussen,  Wilhelm  Augustin. . . .  1877-82 

387  136     Reishus,  Torjus  Sondreson 1866-71 

388  137     Reitan,  Bernt  Johnsen 1884-85 

389  252      Reque,  Lauritz  Styrkard  Justin. . .  1890-94 

390  138     Reque,  Peder  Sjursen 1865-67 

391  253      Reque,  Sigvard  Theodor 1888-92 

392  254      Rikansrud.  Olaus  Thorleifson 1881-88 

393  139     Ringstad,  Johannes  Johannesen. .  .   1878-82 

394  255      Ringrfen,  Theodor  Ribe 1892-98 

395  140     Ristv,  Edward 1907-08 

396  256      Roalkvam.  Halvard  Gabrielsen  . . .  1871-74 

397  257      Rogne,  Erik  Thorstensen 1876-82 

398  141      Rognlie,  Parelius  Henriksen 1883 

399  258      Rognlien,  Joseph  Bernhard 1906-10 

400  259      Rohne,  John  Magnus 1911-12  1913-17 

401  142     Rolfsen,  Ole  0 1905-06  1908-09 

402  260      Romness,  Henry  R 191 1-15 

403  261      Rondestvedt,  Anved  Pedersen.  .  .     1871-77 

404  262      Rosenqvist,  Rolf 1911-16 

405  263      Rosholdt,  Jacob  Wilhelm 1903-07 

406  264      Rosholdt,  Thore  Laurentius 1895-99 

407  265      Rosholdt,  Tollef 1863-68 

408  266      Rotto,  Theodore  Imar 1911-17 

409  267      Rue,  Halvor  Syverson 1885-92 

410  143     Rugland,  Jacob  Gulbrandsen.  ..  .     1894-95 

411  268      Ruste,  Erik  Olsen 1870-76 

412  269      Rygg,  Oluf  Sverre 1876-82 

413  270     Rygh,  George  Alfred  Taylor 1876-81 

414  144     Rystad,  Andreas  Rask  Andreassen  1871-73 

415  145     Rystad,  John  Knudsen 

1865-67,  1870-71  1874-75 

416  146     R^dsaeter,  Theodor  Adolph 1885-91 

417  271      Sagen,  Andreas  Kittelsen .  .  1869-74 

418  272      Salvesen,  Emil 1905-09 

419  273      Sandager,  Christian  N 1904-10 

420  274     Sandberg,  Ivar 1904-11 

421  147     Sando,  Ole  Olsen 1866-67  1869-70 

422  275      Sauer,  Carl  Ignatius 1891-93  1896-01 

423  276      Sauer,  Herman  Olai 

1895-97,  1898-99  1900-03 

424  148     Scheie,  Iver  Olsen 1871-74 

425  149     Schesvold,  Thore  Pedersen 1873-74 

426  277      Seehuus,  Knut 1875-81 

427  150     Seim,  Viking  Larsen 1869-73 

428  151     Seltveit,  Carl  Gundersen 1881-82 

429  278      Sherven,  Lars  Olsen 1862-68 

430  152     Skagen,  Johan  Angel  M0rk 1904-06 

431  279      Skartvedt,  Peder 1873-79 

432  153     Skavlan  (Schavlan),  Ole -Einarsen.  1905-06 

433  154     Skov,  Villads  Bundesen 1882-86 

434  155     Skugstad,  Jens 1870- 

435  280      Skyberg,  Hans  Olsen 1872-79 

436  281      Skyberg,  Kristian  Olsen. ..  1874-75  1876-80 

437  282      Smebv,  Hartwick  Carinius 1898-02 

438  283      Smeby,  Olaf  Vilhelm 1903-07 

439  284      Smeby,  Oluf  Hansen 1865-71 

440  156     Solseth,  Ole  Eriksen 1866-69 

441  157     Solstad,  Hans  Pedersen 1869-72 

442  285      Solum,  Henry  Ellingson 1883-90 

443  286      Sperati,  Carlo  Alberto 1884-88 

444  287      Stensrud,  Edward  Martinus 1886-93 

445  288      Storaasli,  Gynther 1908-1 1 

446  289      Storli(e),  Knut  Olson 1872-79 

447  290      Stormo.  Carl  Alfred 1914-18 

448  291      Strand,  Henrik  Johannesen 1869-76 


NL 

6-  6-20 

LT 

NS 

6-26-05 

LS 

NS 

8-28-87 

CS 

NS 

.V26-OS 

LS 

NS 

7-22-00 

LS 

NS 

7-28-66 

CS 

NS 

6-16-07 

LS 

NS 

8-20-14 

LS 

NS 

-16 

LS 

NS 

9-16-83 

CM 

uc 

12-11-90 

NS 

NS 

9-  6-85 

LS 

HS 

6-14-88 

RW 

NS 

9-19-97 

LS 

NS 

9-  2-69 

CS 

NS 

8-15-95 

LS 

NS 

5-10-96 

LS 

NS 

10-15-85 

LS 

NS 

7-28-01 

LS 

NS 

6-11-11 

LS 

.-^nti 

2-18-86 

CS 

NS 

10-25-85 

CU 

NS 

7-22-91 

LS 

NS 

7-13-13 

LS 

NI, 

6-20-20 

LT 

NS 

7-  9-12 

LS 

NL 

8-25-18 

LT 

NS 

10-  8-82 

Chr. 

NL 

7-13-19 

LT 

NS 

8-  6-11 

LS 

NS 

6-13-02 

LS 

NS 

8-25-72 

CS 

NL 

7-31-21 

LT 

NS 

7-24-95 

LS 

NS 

7-20-98 

LS 

NS 

8-31-79 

CS 

NS 

10-27-85 

CS 

NS 

9-11-84 

CU 

NS 

7-16-76 

CS 

NS 

9-15-78 

LS 

NS 

10-  1-96 

LS 

NS 

8-17-79 

CS 

NS 

7-  7-12 

LS 

NS 

7-19-14 

LS 

NS 

6-  7-14 

LS 

NS 

9-21-73 

CS 

NS 

7-17-04 

LS 

NS 

7-29-06 

LS 

NS 

8-16-81 

LS 

NS 

10-15-76 

CP 

NS 

9-25-84 

c:s 

NS 

5-28-76 

CP 

NS 

9-30-85 

LS 

NS 

9-14-71 

CS 

NS 

6-  6-09 

LS 

Anti 

7-25-86 

LS 

NS 

6-13-09 

LS 

NS 

4-  2-89 

LS 

Anti 

3-14-88 

NS 

NS 

10-  1-82 

LS 

NS 

9  -2-83 

LS 

NS 

7-  8-06 

LS 

NS 

7-  2-11 

LS 

NS 

7-14-74 

CS 

NS 

5-  3-72 

CS 

NS 

7-16-76 

CP 

NS 

8-24-93 

LS 

NS 

8-21-91 

LS 

NS 

2-17-97 

LS 

NS 

7-  5-14 

LS 

NS 

8-10-82 

LS 

NL 

6-19-21 

LT 

NS 

5-25-79 

CS 

442 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


No. 
Total     No.   Under- 
No.     Grad-  grad- 
uates   uates 


Name 


Years 

at  Date  of     Semi- 

Luther  SynodOrdination  nary 
College 


488 
489 
490 
491 
492 
493 
494 

495 
496 
497 
498 
499 
500 
501 
502 
503 
504 
505 
506 
507 
508 
509 
510 
511 
512 

513 
514 
515 
516 
517 
518 
519 
520 
521 


292 


449 
450 

451      

452      

453  293 

454  294 

455  295 

456  296 

457  297 

458  298 

459  299 

460  300 

461  301 

462  302 

463  303 

464      

465      

466      

467  304 

468  305 

469  306 

470     

471  307 

472  308 

473      

474  309 

475      

476  310 

477      

478      

479  311 

480     

481  312 

482  313 

483  314 

484  315 

485      

486      

487  316 


158 
159 
160 


161 
162 
163 


167 
168 


170 
171 


317 
318 

'3i9 
320 

321 


322 
323 
324 


325 
326 
327 
328 


329 
330 

331 
332 
33i 


334 
335 

336 
337 
338 


174 
175 


176 
177 
178 


Strand,  Johan  Johannesen 1882-89  NS  8-3-92  LS 

Strand,  Thor  Johannesen 1894-95  NS  9-14-98  LS 

Strandjord,  Selmer  J.  Haagensen..   1913-14  NL  8-25-18  LT 

Strandskov,  Hans  C 1874-76 

Struxness,  Edwart 1901-03  1904-06  NS  3-21-09  LS 

Strom,  Axel  Elias 1896-00  NS  6-19-03  LS 

.  Strom,  Eimar  Ingvald 1886-91  NS  8-18-95  LS 

.Strom,  Oscar  Adolph 1892-97  NS  8-12-00  LS 

Stromme,  Peer  Olsen 1869-76  NS  8-31-79  CS 

Stub,  Hans  Andreas,  Jr 1895-00  NS  6-28-03  LS 

Stub,  Hans  Gerhard 1865-66  NS  9-  1-72  CS 

Stub,  Jacob  Aall  Ottcsen..  1890-91  1893-98  NS  8-18-01  LS 

Stub,  Olaf  Tidemand  Arentz 1874-80  NS  9-27-85  CS 

.  Sumstad,  Martin  Ovedius 1903-07  NS  6-14-10  LS 

.  Sundbv,  Gustave  Adolph  Nelson. .  1896-00  NS  7-26-03  LS 

Svennungsen,  Stener 1864-66  NS  9-  2-69  CS 

Swalestuen,  Jorgen  Danielson.  .  .  .   1884-86  Anti  8-29-88  NS 

Swensen,  Daniel 1884-85  NS  7-26-89  LS 

Swenson,  Bernt  Conrad.  .  .1889-92  1894-98  NS  6-26-01  LS 

.  S>'fstestad,  Olaus  Paulsen 1873-79  NS  10-  3-83  LS 

.Saettre,  Torbjorn  Andreas 1874-80  NS  10-25-85  CU 

Scevig,  Ola  Mortenson 1876-77  NS  4-  4-80  LS 

Sorenson  (Soranson),  Andreas.  ...   1889-97  NS  6-26-00  LS 

.Tallakson,  Selmer  Lawrence 1902-06  NS  4-18-09  LS 

Teigen,  Martin 1891-95  NS  6-26-00  LS 

.Thoen,  Jacob  Ellingsen 1887-92  NS  9-22-95  LS 

Tholleliaug,  Sivert  Knudsen 1891-94  NS  8-1-97  LS 

.Thompson,  Christian  S 1893-97  UC  6-16-01  UC 

Thompson,  Oscar  C 1912-14  NL  6-10-17  LS 

Thompson.  Severin  Lewis.  1892-97  1903-05  NS  5-30-09  LS 

.Thorgrimsen,  Hans  Baagde 1874-79  NS  7-  9-82  CS 

Thorkveen,  Lars  Paulsen 1883-85  Anti  1-19-88  Aft. 

.Thorlaksson,  Nils  Steingrimr 1876-81  IS  8-21-87  Chr. 

.Thorpe,  Christian  Scriver 1899-03  NS  7-29-06  LS 

Thorpe,  Nordahl  Brun 1910-14  NL  6-9-18  LT 

.  Thorpe,  Ove  Boyesen  Wangensten  1882-86  Anti  -89  NS 

Thorsen,  Markus 1871-72  NS  7-14-74  CS 

Thorstensen,  Knut 1862-63  NS  7-28-66  CS 

.Thorvilson,  Thorvil  K 1871-74  1875-78  NS  7-24-81  CS 

. Tingelstad.  Joh(a)n  Olsen 1880-85  NS  9-18-90  LS 

.  Tingelstad.  Oscar  Adolf 1902-05  NS  7-14-07  LS 

Tjernagel,  Helge  Matias 1888-94  NS  4-  6-02  LS 

.Tolo,  Gudvin  Walther 1913-17  NL  7-11-20  LT 

.  Tolo,  Thore  Olsen 1885-90  NS  4-30-93  LS 

.Topness,Sibert  Miller 1911-15  NL  2-18-19  LT 

Torgerson,  Augustinus  Jensenius 

1886-88  1889-90  NS  7-  4-94  LS 

.Torrison,  Isaac  Bertinus 1873-79  NS  10-25-85  CS 

.Tufte,  Martin  Cornehus 1884-91  NS  5-5-95  LS 

.Tufte,  Olaf  Brandt 1906-10  NS  7-13-13  LS 

Turmo,  Andreas  Markus 1900-04  NS  6-27-12  LS 

Turmo,  Andreas  Olsen 1869-72  NS  9-29-74  CS 

.  Turmo,  Olaf 1894-98  NS  8-  4-01  LS 

.Turmo,  Stener 1894-99  NS  5-25-02  LS 

.Tvedt,  Niels  Gulbrandsen 186.5-72  NS  12-15-75  CS 

.Tweten,  Jacob  0 1898-03  NS  8-5-06  LS 

Tonnesen,  Thcodor  Jrirgen  Emil.  .   1881-84  NS  6-20-86  LS 

Tonnesen,  Tonnes  Hermanl876-79  1880-81  NS  8-16-91  LS 

Ulen,  George  Christian 1889-96  NS  5-27-02  LS 

.Ullensvang,  Lars  Larsen.  .1895-97  1899-03  NS  7-8-06  LS 

.Ulsaker.  Sven  Knutsen 1878-83  Anti  -86  CU 

.  Ulvilden,  George 1912-16  NL  6-1-19  LT 

.Ulvilden,  Rcinhardt 1907-13  NS  8-  6-16  LS 

.Unseth,  Joseph  Bernhard 1891-97  NS  6-26-00  LS 

Urnes,  Johannes  Ambjprnsen 

1881-82  1884-86  -Anti  -89  NS 

Ursin,  Nikolai  Berg 1902  UC  -13  CT 

.V'aaler,  Arnt  Johannes 1903-07  NS  7-16-11  LS 

.  Vaaler,  Even  .'\ 1898-02  NS  8-27-05  LS 

Vaaler,  Johannes  Rollefsenl867-68  1871-72  NS  12-11-87  LS 

.Vaaler,  Knut  Bernhard 1906-10  NS  6-  8-13  LS 

.Vangsnes,  Ole  Pedersen 1869-75  NS  8-31-78  CS 

.  Vereide,  Ole  M 1882-89  NS  7-17-92  LS 

Vetlescn.  Torjus 1864-67  NS  7-10-70  CS 

.Vik.  Eivind  Olson 1877-84  NS  7-24-87  CS 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  443 


No. 
Total     No.    Under- 
No.     Grad-   grad- 
uate.s    uates 


Years 

at  Date  of      Semi- 

Luther  SynodOrdination  nary 
College 


522  340 

523  

524  341 

525  342 

526  343 

527  344 

528  345 

529  346 

530  

531  

532  

533  

534  347 

535  

536  

537  348 

538  349 

539  350 

540  351 

541  352 

542  353 

543  354 

544  355 

545  356 

546  357 

547  358 

548  359 

549  360 

550  361 

551  362 

552  

553  

554  

555  

556  


184 
185 
186 
187 

188' 
189 


190 
191 
192 
193 
194 


.  Vinnor,  Anders  Thronsen 1863-69 

Waage,  Johannes 1875-76 

Waage,  Knud  Olav 1911-18 

Waller,  Martinus  Christian 1888-93 

.  Wanberg,  Richard  Theodore 1908-14 

.Wein,  Hans  Jensen 1893-98 

.  Welo,  Jens  Ingvaldsen 1865-71 

.  White,  Anders  Ovesen  (Jensen) . . .   1893-00 

Widvey,  Peter  Anthon 1871-74 

Wilhelmsen,  Ole  Ivar  Moe 1871 

Willett,  George 1870-72 

Wiprud,  Thorgriin  Thorgrimsen.. .   1884-89 

.  Wisnaes,  John  Carlot 1904-09 

Wistiaes,  Rasmus  Johnson 1873-76 

WoII,  Oluf 1883-84 

Wrolstad.  Jdrgen  Oliver 1899-06 

.  Wulfsberg,  Einar.  Jr 1893-00 

.  Wulf.sberg,  Jacob  Aall  Ottesen 1899-05 

.Xavier,  Johan  Ulrik 1885-88  1889-93 

.Xavier,  Karl 1884-87  1888-92 

.  Ylvisaker,  Carl  Berthold 1913-17 

.  Ylvisaker,  Ivar  Daniel 1881-88 

.Ylvisaker,  Johan  Fritjof 1912-16 

.Ylvisaker,  Johan  Thorbjorn 1870-77 

.Ylvisaker,  Johannes  Thorbjornsen.  1871-74 

.Ylvisaker,  Nils  Martin 1898-02 

.Ylvisaker,  Nils  Walther 1905-09 

.Ylvisaker,  Olaf  Sigvald 1895-99 

.Ylvisaker,  Schak  Joakim   Nicolaus  1888-95 

.Ylvisaker,  Sigurd  Christian 1899-03 

0degaard,  Gunnar  Gunderson.  .  .  .   1895-98 

0fstedal,  Andreas  Andersen 1874-78 

0fstedal,  Nils  Andersen 1875-78 

0ien,  John  P 1894-96 

0xendahl,  Iver  Larsen 1883-85 


NS 

8-25-72 

CS 

NS 

9-15-78 

LS 

NL 

6-19-21 

LT 

NS 

6-  7-96 

LS 

NL 

7-27-19 

LT 

NS 

8-11-01 

LS 

NS 

7-14-74 

CS 

NS 

6-19-03 

LS 

NS 

10-26-84 

LS 

NS 

6-22-73 

CS 

NS 

7-31-92 

LS 

NS 

7-21-12 

LS 

NS 

8-31-79 

LS 

NS 

7- 1 7-92 

LS 

NS 

7-23-11 

LS 

NS 

8-21-04 

LS 

NS 

8-  1-09 

LS 

NS 

7-28-01 

LS 

NS 

9-  1-95 

LS 

NL 

6-23-21 

LT 

NS 

8-21-91 

LS 

NL 

8-14-21 

LT 

NS 

3-31-81 

CS 

NS 

7-18-77 

CS 

NS 

7-22-06 

LS 

NS 

7-14-12 

LS 

NS 

7-22-06 

LS 

NS 

8-21-98 

LS 

NS 

9-  4-10 

LS 

NS 

5-27-02 

LS 

NS 

4-27-81 

LS 

NS 

9-  6-83 

LS 

NS 

6-19-03 

LS 

NS 

3-19-93 

LS 

556       362 


194 


Number  of  Lulher  College 
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LUTHER  COLLEGE  MEN   IN   THE  MINISTRY 


444  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 

II.    Graduates  of  Luther   College  Who   Have   Studied 
Theology,   But   Have   Never  Been  Ordained 

A  number  of  the  graduates  of  Luther  College  have  studied 
theology  for  one  or  more  years,  but  have  either  found  themselves 
to  be  unqualified,  or  have  not  found  themselves  to  be  called  to  be 
ministers  of  the  Gospel.  By  entering  the  seminary  they  have 
showed  honesty  and  sincerity  of  purpose — and  a  high  appreciation 
of  the  glory  of  service  in  the  ministry. 

In  the  list,  which  follows,  an  asterisk  after  the  name  of  the 
man  indicates  that  he  died  while  studying  theology.  The  third 
column  contains  the  year  of  graduation  from  Luther  College,  the 
fourth  column  the  name  of  the  seminary  at  which  he  studied,  the 
fifth  the  years  of  attendance  at  the  seminary,  and  the  sixth  denotes 
the  men  who  have  completed  the  course  and  are  holders  of  the 
degree,  Cand.  Theol. 

UNORDAINED  STUDENTS  OF  THEOLOGY 

Years  Years 

Total  at  at 

No.  Name  Luther  Seminary  Semi-      Grad- 

College  nary        uation 

1  Bakke,  Peter  H 1883-88  Chicago,  111 1893  

2  Brorby,  Joseph 1893-99  Luther  Seminary 1901-04  CT 

3  Bygland.  Olav  S* 1890-96  Luther  Sem 1897-98 

4  Chommie  (Kjome).  Hans  N.  1899-06  Luther  Sem 1906-07 

5  Dahlen,  Theodore  A 1899-03  Luther  Sem 1904-06 

6  Dale,  Herman  F 1904-13  Luther  Sem 1914-15 

7  Davick,  Albert  O.  R 1901-05  Luther  Sem 1905-07 

8  Eikeland.  Peder  J .■  1874-75 

1877-80  Luther  Sem 1880-83     CT 

9  Estenson,  Emil 1907-11  Luther  Sem 1911-13 

10  Fries,  Lvman  A 1900-07  Luther  Sem 1907-08 

11  Gorder.  Lester  W 1908-15  Luther  Sem 1915-16 

12  Grundesen,  Grunde  H 1885-92  Luther  Sem 1892-95     CT 

13  Gullixson.  Herman 1891-93 

1894         

1897-00  Luther  Sem 1901-02 

14  Halland,  John  G 1878-84  Concordia  Sem         1884-87     CT 

15  Hailstone,  A.Augustus 1895-02  Luther  Sem 1905-07 

16  Hanson,  James  CM 1874-82  Concordia  Sem 1882-84 

17  Hilleboe.  Hans  S 1875-81  Chicago.  Ill 1895-96 

Luther  Sem 1897-98  

18  Hoyme,  Thrond* 1873-79  Luther  Sem 1882-83 

19  Hustvedt,  P.  Thomas     1899-06  Luther  .Sem 1906-07 

20  Kaasa,  Edward  O 1885-92  Luther  .Sem 1892-93 

21  Kirkeby.  Guttorm* 1872-74  Christiania  Univ 1883-84 

1875-78  Luther  Sem 1884-85 

22  Koren,  William 1877-82  Concordia  Sem 1882-85     CT 

23  Larsen,  Lauritz 1873-79  Concordia  Sem 1882-84 

Chicago.  Ill 1884-85     CT 

24  Larsen.  Lauritz  A 1879-86  Luther  Sem 1887-89     CT 

25  Larsen,  Olaf* 1872-78  Luther  Sem 1882-83 

26  Livdahl,  Carl 1891-92 

1896-01  Luther  Sem 1903         

27  Mellem,  Edwin  G 1883-90  Luther  Sem 1890-93     CT 

28  Mikkelsen,  Michael  A  .  .   1882-86  Concordia  Sem 1886-87 

Luther  Sem 1887-89     CT 

29  Mohn,  Frederick  Voss 187.5-78 

1880-81  Concordia  Sem 1883-85 

30  Opsahl,  J.  Eberhard 1909-16  Luther  Theol.  Sem 1917-18 

31  Orwoll,  Melvinus  S 1899-06  Lutlier  Sem 1906-07 

32  Pederson,  Alfred  C 1900-04  Luther  Sem 1908-09 

3i     Peterson,  Leon  C 1901-05  Luther  Sem 1906-07 

34  Preus,  Herman  A.  .  .   1908-16  Luther  Sem 1916-17 

35  Preus,  Jacob  A.  O  .  1.S97-03  Lutlicr  Sem 1903-04 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  443 


Total 
No. 


Name 


Years 


Luther 
College 


Seminary 


Years 

at 
Semi-      Grad- 
nary        uation 


36  Reque.  Lars  S 1862-63  Concordia  Sem 1869-70 

1864-69 

37  Reque.  Peter  A 1883-91  Luther  Sem 1892-93 

38  Reque.  Sigurd  S 1897-03  Luther  Sem 1905-06 

39  Rodsater.  George  I 1901-06  Luther  Sem     1906-07 

40  Rosholdt,  Ingelbert  E 1904-08  Lutiier  Sem 1910-11 

41  Ruen,  Oliver 1901-02 

1903-07  Luther  Sem 1907-08 

42  Saxvik,  Henry  0 1899-05  Luther  Sem 1905-06 

43  olheim,  Ola 1875-81  Luther  Sem 1883 

Christiania  Univ 1886-88 

44  Steensland,  Morton  M 1884-90  Ev.  L.  Sem.  at  Philadelphia..  1890-93 

45  Savre,  B.  K 1890-96  Luther  Sem 1896 

46  Tande,  Ole 1878-79  Luther  Sem 1883-85 

47  Thorsen,  M.  Hauman 1901-07  Luther  Sem 1907-08 

48  Winger.  Johan  Edward 1891-97  Luther  Sem 1897-00 

49  Ylvisaker,  Lauritz  S 1906-10  Luther  Sem 1911-14 

50  Ylvisaker,  Olaf* 1881-88  Zumbrota,  Minn.  (At  home).  1888-89 


CT 
CT 


CT 


CT 

cr 


Number  of  LC  sraduotes  fromeoch  cbss 
who  have  beai  ordoined  cr  hove  toughl  in. 
Lutheran  cJiurch  schools 

Upptr  line  -  Ordained  tniniilers 
Loi^terltnc-'Unordaned  teachers 


kr^ 


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i 


NUMBER  OF  GRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK 


III.   Present  Students  of  Theology 


Total  Grad-  Under 
No.     uates   grads. 


Name 


Grad.     Class 
L.  C.   at  Sem. 


1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 


1      Eddaen,  B.  Syvers 1921     Junior 

....        1     Erickson,  Monroe Senior 

2      Lunde,  H.  A.  P 1918     Senior 

3      Maakestad,  N.  G •.  .    .  1921     Junior 

4      Megorden,  T.  H 1920     Junior 

5      Nelson,  A.  E 1919     Senior 

....        2     Nilson,  M.  Jul Junior 

6      Oefstedal,  R 1921     Junior 

7      Rossing,  T.  H 1920 

8      Scarvie,  W.  B 1920 

9      Storvick,  A.  O 1921 

10      Tollefsrud,  M.  B 1918 

11      Tolo,  A.  J 1918 

12      Topness,  S.  M 1915 


Middler 

Middler 

Junior 

Middler 

Middler 

Senior  (Ordained) 


Seniors 4 

Middlers 4 

Juniors 6 

14 


446 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


40  _ 


30- 


Lr 


W 


J\       ^ 


Jl 


20  1        „ 


Percentoge  tiy  cbsses  of  L  C  si^d- 
udes  who  are  ordained  ministers  or 
leochers  in  Lulheran  Church  schools 


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^ 


PEKCENTAGE  OF   GHADUATES   IX   CHURCH   WORK 

IV.    Luther   College   Men   in   Lutheran  Church  Schools 

In  tlie  Luther  College  catalog  for  1921-22  there  appear  in  the 
occupational  summary  of  the  graduates  the  statements  that  43.32% 
of  the  graduates  are  clergymen,  students  of  tlieology,  or  foreign 
missionaries,  and  that  18.10%  are  engaged  in  teaching.  These 
figures  indicate  the  present  occupations  of  the  graduates,  and  the 
latter  figure  includes  teachers  at  secular  schools.  Twice  as  many 
Lutlier  College  graduates  are  engaged  in  teaching  as  in  any  other 
one  occupation,  except  the  ministry.  Next  to  preaching  the  Gos- 
pel, the  business  of  teaching  in  Lutheran  church  schools  is  the 
most  important  church  work  that  Luther  College  graduates  and 
undergraduates  can  do.  It  may  therefore  be  profitable  to  ascertain 
how  many  of  them  have  engaged  in  this  form  of  church  work. 
The  list  which  follows  is  an   attempt  to  supply  this  information. 

As  in  the  other  lists  the  first  column  enumerates  the  men,  the 
second  the  graduates,  and  the  third  the  undergraduates.  In  the 
fourth  column   appear  in   ali)habetical  order  the  names   of  Luther 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  447 

College  men  who  have  taught  at  Lutheran  church  schools,  the 
ordained  clergj^men  being  indicated  by  an  asterisk.  Two  asterisks 
after  a  name  indicate  that  such  person  has  served  as  president  of 
Luther  Seminary  according  to  the  order  of  rotation  in  use  at  that 
institution.  In  the  fifth  column  are  entered  for  each  man  the 
years  of  his  attendance  at  Luther  College.  In  the  sixth  column 
appear  the  names  of  the  Lutheran  church  schools  at  which  each 
person  has  taught,  and  in  the  seventh  the  years  in  which  he 
taught  at  each  school.  For  further  reference  another  list  is  ap- 
pended to  the  one  following  below,  enumerating  in  alphabetical 
order  the  Lutheran  church  schools,  with  addresses,  at  which  Luther 
College  men  have  taught. 

LUTHER   COLLEGE   MEN   IN    LUTHERAN    CHURCH    SCHOOLS 

No.  Years 

Total     No.   Under-  at  Years 

No.     Grad-  grad-  Name  Luther  Position  Held 

uates    uates  College 

1  1      Aaberg,  Herman 1899-03  Grand  Forks  College  .  .  1903-04 

2      1     Aaberg,  Ole  H.* 1869-74  Aaberg  Academy, 

Founder  and  teacher    1888-03 

3  2      Aaberg,  Theodore* 1909-11  S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1914-15 

4      2     Aaker,  Hans 1877-81  Willmar  Seminary 1883-88 

Concordia  College.  .  .  1891-02 
Pres.  Concordia  Coll.  1893-02 

5  3      Aaker,  John  T 1887-93  Bruflat  Academy 1894-95 

Park  Region  L.  C 1895-04 

Pres.Park  Region  L.C.  1897-04 

6     3     Aase,  Lars  R 1879-81  Parochial  School 1882, 

1883  1884-93 

7      4     Aasen,  Christian 1898-02  Bruflat  Academy 1903-04 

8      5     Aga,  Lars  J 1872-75  Parochial  School 1875-88 

Pres.  S.  F.  Luth.N.S.  1891-92 
Teacher  above 1912 

9  4      Akre,  Ole  J.* 1886-93  Northwestern  College.  .   1911-12 

10  5      Allen,  Hans* 1876-83  President  Lutheran 

Ladies'  Seminary. .  .  .   1894-16 

11      6     Andersen,  J.  N.* 1886-88  Parochial  School 1887-88. 

1889-91  1893-94 

Willmar  Seminary.  .  .  1906-17 

12  6      Anderson,  Christian* 1890-96  Park  Region  L.  C 1898 

13  7      .■\nderson.  Isaac 1883-90  Park  Region  L.  C 1892-96 

Bode  .-Academy 1  year 

14      7     .Anderson,  Martin* 1898-99  Concordia  College 1915-17 

15      8     .^pelset,  Johannes  A 1888-89  S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1890-91 

16  8      Apland,  Martin  O 1897-03  Glenwood  Academy 1905 

17  9      Arneson,  .'\rthur  H 1913-20  Madison  L.  N.  S 1921- 

18      9     Askevold,  Bernt* 1874-75  Parochial  School 1875-80 

19  10      Aubol,  Carl  O.* 1877-83  Pres.  Scand.  Acad 1893-94 

20  11      Backerud,  M.  B.* 1904-08  Bruflat  .Academy 1908-09 

21  12      Bakke,  Nils  J.* 1871-77  Concordia  Coll. 

Theol.  Sem..  N.  C.  .   191 1-? 

22  13      Bale,  Christian  E 1895-96  Grand  Forks  Coll 1906-08 

1900-04  Park  Region  L.  C 1914-17 

Concordia  Coll 1917- 

23      10     Berg,  O.  H 1868-69  Parochial  School 1869-06 

24     11     Bergh,  Knut  E 1861.64  Luther  College 1868-72 

1869 

25  14      Birkelo,  Carl  C 1906-10  Luther  College 1912 

26      12     Birkelo,  Peder  C* 1894-97  St.  Olaf  College 1920- 

27  15      Bjorgo,  Knut  K.* 1864-70  Luther  Seminary 1881-82 

28      13     Bogstad,  Rasmus* 1883-88  Concordia  College 1890-10 

Pres.  Concordia  Coll.  1902-10 
Pres.  Columbia  Coll..  1913-18 
Pres.  Pacific  Coll 1918-19 

29      14     Borge,  M.  O* 1870-71  Mgr.      Martin     Luther 

Orphans'  Home 1911-18 


at 

Years 

Luther 

Position 

Held 

College 

448  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


No.  Years 

Total     No.    Under- 
No.     Grad-   grad-  Name 

uates    uates 

30  16      Borge,  Olaf* 1896-03  Lawrence  (Wash.) 

Christian  School 1920- 

31  17      Bothne,  Gisle 1876-78  Parochial  School 1880 

Luther  College 1881-07 

32  18      Boyd,  E.  A* 1894-98  Park  Region  L.  C 1898-99 

33  19      Braafladt,  L.  IL* 1901-06  Shantung  Chr.  U 1908-21 

34  20      Brandt.  Olaf  Elias** 1873-79  Luther  Seminary 1897-17 

Luther  Th.  Sem 1917- 

35  21      Brandt,  Walther  1 1911-15  Albion  .Xcademy 1915-16 

S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1917-18 

36  22      Bredesen,  .■\dolf* 1865-70  Luther  College 1876-78 

Mgr.  Martin  Luther 

Orphans'  Home      .   1902-06 

37  23      Brevig,  S.  B.* 1889-96  Pres.  Clifton  Luth.  Col.  1901-02 

38  24      Bronstad,  .-Mvin  L 1914-19  Clifton  Luth.  College.  .   1920- 

39  25      Brunsdale.  C.  Norman.  .  .  .   1908-13  Bruflat  .A.cademy 1913-14 

40     15     Bursvold.  Nikolai  O 1873-76  Parochial  .School 1876-06 

41  26      Burtness.  Peter 1894-00  Park  Region  L.  C 1900-01 

42  27      Christensen,  Nehem* 1866-71  Luther  College 1872 

43  28      Christiansen,  Conrad  M. .  .   1875-81  Willmar  Seminary 1888-92 

S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1892-18 

.A.ugustana  Coll.  N.  S.  1918- 

44  29      Clauson,  N.  Y 1898-01  Luth.  Ladies'  Sem 190.?-20 

45  30      Dahl,  Gerhard  H 1904-08  S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1O09-18 

46      16     Dahl,  Herman  H 1883-84  Parochial  School 1885 

47      17     Dahl.Peder  H.* 1878-79  Parochial  School 1867-77 

48  31      Dahlen,  Knut 1885-94  Park  Region  L.  C 1897-98 

49  32      Dahlen,  Theodore  A 1899-03  Park  Region  L.  C 1904-05 

51  34      Dorrum.  Ingebret 1902-04  Park  Region  L.  C 1905-17 

Concordia  College 1917- 

50  33      Drotning,  T.  Melvin 1902-06  Park  Region  L.  C 1906-07 

Spokane  College 1911-13 

Pac.  Luth.  -Academy...   1913-16 

52  35      Egge,  Albert  E 1873-79  Parochial  School 1879-81 

St.  Olaf  College 1881-82 

1887-92 

53  36      Eggen,  Thore* 1873-79  Pres   Grand  Forks  Coll.   1893-94 

54  37      Eikeland,  Peder  J 1874-75  Willmar  Seminary 1884-87 

1877-80  Wittenberg  Nor.  Sch. .  .  1887-90 

St.  Ansgar  Seminary. .  .  1890-93 

U.  C.  Sem.  (Coll.  Dpt.)  189.?-00 

St.  Olaf  College 1900-21 

55  38      Elvehjem,  Oswald  M 1911-15  S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1915-17 

56  39     Engh,  Hagbart* 1872-78  Monona  Academy 1879-80 

57  40     Estrem,  Andrew 1880-86  Luther  College 1889-90 

Wartburg  College 1894-10 

Luth.  Ladies'  Seminary  1910-17 

58  41      Evanson.  Chellis  N 1911-18  Luther  College 1919- 

59  42      Evenson,  Gustav  A 1874-80  Luther  College 1881-82 

60  43      Felland,  .-Mfred  T 1901-05  President  Grand  Forks 

College 1905-06 

Walther  College 1912-16 

Pres.  Bruflat  .Academy.  1916-18 

61  44      Felland,  Ole  G.* 1868-74  St.  Olaf  College 1881- 

62      18     Fiskcrbak,  Olaf  K 1875-78  Parochial  School,  except 

a  few  years 1878- 

63  45      Fjeldstad,  C.  Alford 1901-05  Grand  Forks  College. . .  1906-07 

Luther  College 1911 

64  46      Fjeldstad,  Halvor  O.* 1881-88  Pres.    Madison   Normal 

School 1907-08 

65  47     Fos.s.  Carl  L.* 1908-12  Pac.  Lutheran  College..  1921- 

66  48      Fossum,  Andrew 1876-82  St.  Olaf  College 1892-05 

1906-10 

Park  Region  L.  C 1910-17 

Concordia  College 1918- 

67      19     Fossum,  Anthon  A 1871-74  Parochial  School 1875.83 

68  49      Fritz,  Chas.  A.* 1904-05  Luther  Academy 1920- 

1907-11  Pres.  Luther  .Vcademy .   1921- 

69  .50      Fuglie,  A.  Edwin 1897-01  Park  Region  L.  C 190.V04 

70  51      Forde.  Gerhard  O.* 190.3-07  Cilenwood  .A.cademy 1907-09 

71      20     Giere.  Eric  0 1885-87  S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1892-93 

Luther  Hosp.  Tr.  Schl. 
for  Nurses 1914-21 

72  52      Gimmestad,  Lars  M.* 1884-91  Pres.  Gale  College 1901-18 

73  53      Gjevre,  Anders  H.* 1872-78  U.  C.  Seminary 1897-98 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  449 


No. 
Total     No.    Under- 
No.     Grad-   grad- 
uates   uates 


Years 

at 

Years 

Luther 

Position 

Held 

College 

74  54      Glas^e.  Oluf* 1876-81  Augustana  College 1891-94 

1882-83  U.  C.  Seminary 1895-00 

St.  Olaf  College 1900-02 

75      21     Glas0e,  Paul  M 1890-91  St.  Olaf  College 1901-07 

1910-16 

1918- 

Pres.  Spokane  College..   1907-10 

Pres.  Augustana  Coll...  1916-18 

Act.  Pres.  St.  Olaf  Coll.  1911-12 

76  55      Gotaas,  Paul  B.* 1866-73  "Skoledirektdr", 

Trondhjem,  Norway.  1883-92 

77  56      Grangaard,  Henry  0 1895-02  Bruflat  Academy 1903-04 

78  57      Granrud,  Johan  E 1881-86  Luther  Academy 1888-89 

Pres.  Bode  Academy...  1889-90 

St.  Olaf  College 1892-94 

Luther  College 1894-97 

79  58      Grefthen,  Emil  A.* 1910-14  Parochial  School. 

Albion  Academy.  .  .  .   1917-18 

80  59      Grimley.  P.  Oliver  B 1907-11  Parochial  School 1912-16 

Outlook  College 1916- 

Act.  Pres.  Outlook  Coll.  1918-21 

81  60      Grose,  Ingebrikt  F 1879-85  St.  Olaf  College 1886-93 

Pres.  St.  Olaf  College.  .   1891-93 

St.  Olaf  College 1900- 

Concordia  College 189.3-96 

82  61      Grundesen,  Grunde 1885-92  Parochial  School 1892- 

83  62      Gr0nsberg,  Ole  N.* 1871-77  Pres.  Pac.  Luth.  Acad..  1895-97 

84      22     Guldbrandsen.  G.  H 1899-00  Nor.    Luth.    Deaconess 

Hosp.,  Chicago,  111...  1906-07 

85      23     Gullerud,  S.  Olaf  M.* 1892-93  Parochial  School 1902-03 

86  63      Gullixon,  Geo.  A.* 1882-90  Pres.  Bode  Luth.  Acad.  1887-88 

87  64      Gullixson,  Herman 1891-93, 

1894,    Luther  Academy 1902-03 

1897-00 

88  65      Haavik,  Olai  L.* 1905-12  Spokane  College 1915-16 

89  66      Hagen,  Sivert  N 1893-96  Pennsylvania  College  .  .   1916- 

90  67      Hagestad,  Knut  M 1891-97  Pres.  Bruflat  Acad 1899-04 

Pres.  Park  Reaion  L.  C  1904-06 
Grand  Forks  College..  .   1906-09 

91  68      Halland,  John  G 1878-84  Luther  College 1887-89 

Pres.  Bruflat  Academy.  1890-92 

92  69      Hallanger,  C.  M.* 1892-97  Bruflat  Academy 1898-99 

93  70     Halvorson,  E.  N.* 1910-14  .-Mbion  Academy 1914-15 

94  71      Halvorson,  Helmer* 1900-04  Bruflat  Academy 1904-05 

95  72      Halvorson,  Joh.* 1874-80  Luther  Seminary 1890-94 

96  73      Hansen,  Carl  M 1908-12  Park  Region  L.  C 1915-16 

97  74      Hanson,  Haldor  J 1877-83  Luther  College 1882-83 

Willmar  Seminary 1885-87 

Luther  College 1888-04 

98  75      Hanson,  James  CM 1876-82  Parochial  Sch.,  Chicago  1884-88 

99  76      Hanson,  Nils  B 1891-95  Clifton  Luth.  College  .  .   1899-00 

1896-99  Bruflat  Academy 1903-04 

100      24     Hanson.  T.  O 1875-78  Parochial  School In  80's 

101  77      Harstad,  Bjug* 1865-71  Gran  Boarding  School      1879-84 

Pac.  Luth.  Academy         1894-02 

Luther  Seminary 1889-90 

1910-11 

102  78      Harstad,  Oliver  B 1910-14  Luther  Academy 1915-20 

103  79      Harstad,  S.  George 1905-08  Albion  Academy 1911-12 

Pres.  Bruflat  Academy.   1912-13 
Willmar  Seminary 1913-19 

104  80      Haugen,  Christopher  E..  .  .   1884-91  Park  Region  L.  C 1893-95 

Luther  Academy 1896 

105  81      Hegg,  Robert 1893-94  Clifton  Luth.  College  .  .   1898-99 

1895-98 

106      25     Hegland,  Martin  N 1903-06  Parochial  School 1906-07 

Wild  Rice  Orphans' 

Home 1908-10 

107  82      Heimdahl,  Olaf  E.* 1890-95  Pac.  Luth.  Academy. . .  1908-10 

108  83      Herseth,  Adolph  A 1906-10  Clifton  Luth.  College.  .   1914-18 

Luther  Academy 1918-19 

109      26     Hesla,  Albert 1888-90  Aaberg  Academy 1895-97 

110  84      Hilleboe,  Hans  S 1875-81  Willmar  Seminary 1887-99 

Pres.  Willmar  Seminary  1904-07 
Luther  College 1912-17 


450 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY   YEARS 


No. 
Total     No.   Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad- 
uates   uates 


Name 


Years 

at 

Years 

Luther 

Position 

Held 

College 

111      27     Hjort,  Jacob  L... 

112  85     Hoff .  Thoralf  A.*. 


113  86      Holkesvik.  Julian  A  . 

114      28     Holseth,  Mikkel  C*. 

115  87      Holum,  James  O.*..  . 

116      29     Homme,  Even  J.*.  .  . 


1878-80 
1900-04 


1901-07 
1869-71 
1904-08 
1862-64 


1892-93, 
1894-95 


119      30     Hovde,  Brynjolf* 1861-62 

120     31     Hovde,  Kolhein  S.  J.* 1885-90 

1891-93 

121  90     Hovde,  Brynjolf  J 1908-10 

1912-16 

122  91      Hove,  Andreas  M 1874-81 


sroduotes  teochln*  in  Luricrtm 
Church  schoub y 


117  88      Homme,  Thorleif  O/ 

118  89      Hong,  Nils  J 


Prcs.  S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S.  1917-18 
Augustana  College  and 

N.  S 1918- 

Pres.    Aug.    Coll.    and 

N.  S 1918-21 

St.  Olaf  College 1900-01 

Luth.  Ladies'  Sem 1900-04 

Park  Region  L.  C 1904-06 

Luth.  Ladies' Sem 1916-17 

President  Luth.  Ladies' 

Seminary 1919-20 

Grand  Forks  College. .  .  1907-08 
Wittenberg  .Academy.  .   1892-93 

Albion  Academy 1908-11 

Pres.  Wittenberg  Acad.  1882-92 
Pres.  Wittenberg  N.  S.  1887-90 
Mgr.  Homme  Orph.  H.  1882-03 

Luther  College 1881-82 

Monona  Academy 1878-81 

Parochial  School 1885-88 

Willmar  Seminary 1893-94 

1895-97 
Pres.  Willmar  Seminary  1896-97 
Pac.  Luth.  Academy. .  .  1897-18 
Pres.  Pac.  Luth.  Acad.  1899-18 
Pres.    Wittenberg    Ind. 

Mission 1893-02 

.Parochial  School 1902-03 

,Luther  College 1916-17, 

1919- 

Willmar  Seminary 1884-86 

Pres.  Willmar  Sem 1885-86 


vioerfLCteocji 


^ 


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3"      a-      2"      R-      S' 

LENGTH  OF  SERVICE  IN  LUTHERAN   CHURCH  SCHOOLS 

In  the  above  graph  a  length  of  service  of  "5  yrs.  or  more"  means  "5  yrs.  and 

less  than  10."     The  same  applies  to  the  higher  figures. 


Years 

at 

Years 

Luther 

Position 

Held 

College 

GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  451 


No. 
Total     No.    Under- 
No.     Grad-   grad-  Name 

uates    uates 

Augsburg  Seminary. . . .  1887-01 

12J         92      Hove,  Elling** 1878-84  Luther  College 1891-93 

Luther  Seminary 1901-17 

Luther  Th.  Seminary.  .  1917- 

124  93      Hustvedt.  Halvor  B.* 1867-73  Luther  College 1887 

Pres.  S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S.  .   1893-96 

125     32     Iverslie.  P.  P 1862-64  Parochial  School Sev.   yrs. 

126  94      Jacobsen,  J.  D.* 1864-65  Luther  College 1872-81 

Jacobsen,  Karl  T 1895-02  Luther  College 1904-05, 

127      33  1920- 

128  95      Jacobson,  Axel 1881,       Wittenberg  Ind.  Miss. .  1888- 

1883-85    Pres.    Wittenberg  Ind. 

129      34  Mission. 

Jacobson,  Daniel  G.* 1894-95, Park  Region  L.  C 1902-03. 

1897-01  1913- 

130  96      Jacobson,  Irenus  C 1912-16  Gale  College 1916-17 

131  97      Jahren,  J.  H.* 1879-84  Mgr.  Lake  Pk  Orph.  H.  1907-21 

132      35     Jensen,  L.  P.* 1875-78. Parochial  School 1878-80 

1880-82 

133  98      Johnshoy,  M.  C* 1905-06, Glenwood  Academy.. .  .   1910-11 

1907-09  Pres.  Bruflat  Academy.  1911-12 

Park  Region  L.  C 1913-14, 

1916-17 
Luther  Th.  Seminary.  .   1920- 

134  99      Johnson,  Joseph* 1902-06  Glenwood  Academy..  .  .   1906-07 

135  100     Kaasa,  Edward  O 1885-92  Lutlier  Academy 1894-98 

Luth.  Ladies'  Sem 1898-16 

136  101      Kaasa,  Lawrence  J 1898-03  Grand  Forks  College. .  .   1904-05 

Gale  College 1905-06 

137  102      Kalheim,  Ole  M 1879-84  St.  Olaf  College 1885-87 

138  103      Kasberg,  K.  A.* 1875-81  Albion  Academy 1884-88 

Pres.  Stoughton  Acad  . .  1888-00 
Pres.  Grand  Forks  Coll.  1900-03 

139  104      Kildahl,  John  N.* 1874-79  Pres.  Red  Wing  Sem. .  .   1885-86 

Pres.  St.  Olaf  College.  .  1899-14 

United  Ch.  Seminary.  .  1914-17 

Luther  Th.  Seminary.  .  1917-20 

140  105      Kilness,  Julius  B.* 1895-00  Clifton  Luth.  College.  .  1903-05 

141  106      Kirkeby,  Guttorm  T 1872-74,St.  Olaf  College. 1881 

1875-78 

142  107      Kittilsby,  Peter  A.* 1883-88  Luth.  Ladies'  Sem 1894-96 

143  108      Kjorlaug,  Peter  F.* 1902-08  North  Star  Academy..  .  4  mos. 

144      36     Kopang,  Johan  P 1877-79  Parochial  School 1880-82 , 

1884,  1886-93,  1894-19 
Willmar  Seminary 1893-94 

145  109      Kopperdal,  Hans  J 1873-76,St.  Olaf  College 1883-84 

1877-81 

146  110     Koren,  William 1877-82  Luther  College 1889-92 

1895 

147  111      Kvale,  Ole  J.* 1883-90  Bruflat  Academy 1893-94 

148  112      Kvamme,  Kristen* 1888-94  Luther  College 1896-98 

149      37     Landing,  Lars  M 1884        Willmar  Seminary 1887-93 

Glenwood  Academy. ..  .  1895-97 

150  113      Langemo.  Halvor* 1878-83  Parochial  School 1889- 

151  114     Larsen,  C.  M.* 1879-83  St.  Ansgar  Seminary. .  .  1897 

152  115      Larsen,  Gustav  A.* 1874-80  St.  Olaf  College 1903-06 

153      38     Larsen,  Gustav  A.  C 1909-14  Parochial  School 1914 

Waldorf  College 1916-18 

Jewell  College 1919- 

154  116      Larsen,  Jakob  A.  0 1901-08  Park  Region  L.  C 1914-17 

Concordia  College 1917-18 

1919-20 

155  117      Larsen,  Lauritz  A 1879-86  Luther  Academy 1889-91 

S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1891-93 

156  118      Larsen,  Myron  W 1916-19  Luther  College 1920-21 

157  119      Larson,  Elmer  R 1916-20  Clifton  Luth.  College.  .   1920- 

158      39     Larson,  Ludvig 1893-94  Pacific  Luth.  Acad 1917? 

1897-99  Pacific  Luth.  College..  .   1921- 

159  120     Lee,  G.  T.* 1881-88  Glenwood  Academy..  .  .   1898-12 

Park  Region  L.  C 1914-17 

160  121      Lee,  Olav* 1878-83  Augustana  College 1890-94 

St.  Olaf  College 1894- 

161  122      Lerud,  Theodore* 1905-10  Clifton  Luth.  College.  .   U  yrs. 

162  123      Lien,  Abel  E.* 1879-85  Bruflat  Academy 1903-18 

163      40     Lien,  Carl  A.  N 1874-75  Red  Wing  Seminary.  .  .  1910-14 


Years 

at 

Years 

Luther 

Position 

Held 

College 

452  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


No. 
Total     No.   Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad-  Name 

uates    uates 

164  124     Lien,  Jacob  A.  O 1912-17  Bethany  College 1921 

165      41     Lillegaard,  Lars  O 1874-77  Parochial  School 1877-02 

Bode  Academv 1889-02 

166  125      Linde.  Henry  J 1897-01  Park  Region  L.  C 1901-03 

167  126      Linnevold,  Johan* 1883-90  Albion  .\cademy 1901 

168  127      Lokensgaard.  H.  0 1911-15  Madison  Luth.  N.  S.  .  .  1915-19 

169      42     Ludvigson,  N.   H 1889-94  Parochial  School 1893-99 

170     43     Lundeberg,  K.  O.* 1881        Pres.    Wahpeton    Luth. 

Bible  School 1903-08 

171  128      Lyngaas,  L  M 1890-97  Glenwood  .Academy..  .  .  1899-02 

Lutheran  Ladies'  Sem. .  1904-06, 

1907-19 

Luther  College 1906-07 

172      44     Lynne.  Lars 1869-72  Parocliial  School 1872-75 

St.  Olaf  College 1877-80 

173      45     L0kensgaard,  K.  0 1879-81  Wittenberg  Nor.  Sch. .  .  1887-90 

St.  Ansgar  Seminary. .  .  1890-93 

Madison  Luth.  N.  S.  .  .  1893-19 
Pres.      Madison     Luth. 

N.  S 1907-19 

174  129      L0kensgaard.  Ole  O.* 1872-78  Pres.     Madison     Luth. 

N.  S 1892-06 

175      46     Maakestad,  J.  J.* 1872-75  Parochial  School 1875-77 

176      47     Madsen,  J0rgen  E.* 1878-80 

1883-84  Parochial  School 1884-87 

177  1.30      Madson,  Norman  A.* 1906-11  Luther  College 1911-12, 

1916-18 

178  131      Malmin.  Olaf  G 1916-21  Luther  Academy 1921- 

179  132      Markhus.  George 1880-85  Luther  College 1892-06 

180  133      Mellby,  Carl  A.* 1883-88  U.  C.  Seminary 1896-97 

St.  Olaf  College 1901- 

181  134      Mellem,  Edwin  G 1883-90  Pres.  Park  Region  L.  C.  1893-98 

St.  Ansgar  Seminary. .  .  1903-07 

Pres.  Glenwood  Acad  .  .  1907-09 

182      48     Mikkelson,  M.  M 1877-79  Parochial  School 1880-90 

Luther  College 1913-17 

Augustana  C.  &  N.  S..  .  1918-20 

183  135      Moe,  Leonard  A 1906-12  Gale  College 1912-16 

Luther  College 1920- 

184      49     Moen,  Carl  J.* 1873-77  Parochial  School 1894-03 

185  136      Mohn,  Th.  N.* 1865-70  Pres.  St.  Olaf's  School.  1874-86 

Pres.  St.  Olaf  College.  1886-99 

186  137      Moldstad,  Joh.  A.* 1888-94  Luther  Academy 1896-97 

Clifton  Luth.  College.  .  1897-99 

187  138      Monson.  Herman  W 1910-14  Concordia  College 1915-17 

188      50     M0rstad,  Erik  O.* 1879-81  Wittenberg  and  Carter 

Indian  Missions 1890-20 

189  139      Narum,  Hartvig  K.* 1908-17  Luther  .-Xcademv 1919-20 

190     51     Narvesen,  Cornelius 1865-67  Parochial  School 1870-73 

Luther  College 1873-84 

191      52     Nasset  (Nsset),  A.  0 1880-81  St.  Olaf  College 1883-85 

192  140     Natvig,  Alvin  J 1911-18  Luther  College 1919-20 

Park  Region  L.  C 1921- 

193  141      NeLson,  Dayid  T 1909-12  Luther  College 1921- 

194  142      Nelson,  Martin  J 1912-16  Parochial  School 1916- At 

intervals). 

195  143      Nelson,  Olaf 1914-18  Luther  College 1918-19 

196  144      Ness,  Jens  A 1878-84  St.  Olaf  College 1888-91 

Luther  College 1893-94 

Wittenberg  College.  .  .  .  1904- 

197  145      Ness,  Johannes  M.  O.* 1874-80  Concordia  College 1910-12 

198      53     Nielsen,  Edias* 1883-84  Parochial  School 1881-83. 

1884-88 

199  146      Nordgaard,  J.  S.* 1873-76  St.  Olaf  College 1889-94 

1877-80  Augustana  College 1897-18 

Augustana  College  and 

N.  S 1918- 

200  147      Nordlie,  H.  C 1900-06  Gale  College 1906-07 

Park  Region  L.  C 1909-11, 

1912-17 

Concordia  College 1917- 

Parochial  School 1906-(.\t 

intervals) 

201  148      Normann,  H.  M.* 1896-00  Pres.  Grand  Forks  Coll.  1909-10 

Pres.  Nor'western  Coll.  1910-12 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  453 


No.  Years 

Total     No.    Under-  at                                                               Years 

No.     Grad-   grad-  Name                  Luther                      Position                        Held 

uates    uates  College 

202  149      Naeseth,  Christen  A.* 1869-74  Teacher  Luther  Coll... .  1882-09 

Librarian  Luth.  Coll....  1887-20 

203  ISO     Naeseth,  W.  K.* 1902-08  Luther  College 1908-09 

204  151      Olsen,  Martin  I 1893-99  Park  Region  L.  C 1900-01 

205  152      Olsen,  Nils  A 1903-07  Muehlenberg  College.. .   1909-10 

206      54     Olson,  Bryngel  T 1896-99  Luther  Academy 1902-15 

207  153      Olson,  Oscar  L 1886-93  Bode  Academy 1893-95 

Bruflat  Academy 1896-98 

Luther  Academy 1898-01 

Luther  College 1901- 

Act.   Pres.  Luth.  Coll..  1921- 

208  154      Omlie.  Oscar  K 1 890-92, Willmar  Seminary 1895-04 

1893-95  1909-11 

209  155      Onsgard.  Henry  A 1907-11  Gale  College 1911-12 

210  156^    Opheim.  Ola  S 1888-94  Bode  Academy 1894-95 

211  157      Ordal,  Ola  J.* 1893-98  Pres.  Pac.  Luth.  Coll...  1921- 

212  158      Ordal,  Zakarias  J.* 1893-98  Luther  College 1898-99 

Pres.  S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S..   1908-17 

213  159      Orwoll,  Melvinus  S 1899-06  Luther  College 1907-08 

214  160      Ottersen,  Ole* 1882-89  S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1890 

215      55     Ottun,  Nils  J 1861-63  Parochial  School 1882-05 

216      56     Palm,  Stilluf* .• 1883-85  Parochial  School 1883-01 

217      57     Palmer,  Knut  R.* 1899-03  Parochial  School 1903-08 

218  161      Paulson,  Peter  C 1900-04  Albion  Academy 1904-07 

219  162      Pederson.  Alfred  C 1900-04  Pres.  Bruflat  Academy.  1904-05 

Lutheran  Ladies' Sem..   1907-08 
Pres.  Willmar  Seminary  1910-19 

220  163      Pederson,  Chr.  A 1905-09  Willmar  Seminary 1909-13 

221  164^    Petersen,  W.  M.  H.* 1869-75  Luther  Seminary 1894-99 

222  165      Peterson,  Enoch  E 1906-12  Luther  College 1912- 

223  166      Peterson,  Francis  E 1906-09  Park  Region  L.  C 1909-21 

Pres.  Park  Region  L.  C.  1917-21 
Luther  College 1921- 

224  167      Peterson,  Helmer  S 1899-03  Pac.  Luth.  Academy. .  .   1907-10 

225  168      Peterson,  Jos.  M 1894-98  Pac.  Luth.  Academy. . .   1898-00 

Grand  Forks  College...  1901-05 

226  169      Peterson,  Samuel* 1892-97  Pres.  Clifton  Luth  Coll.  1899-00 

227  170     Peterson,  S.  C.  N.* 1880-86  Pres.  S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S..  1892-93 

228  171      Preus,  C.  K.* 1865-66  Luther  College 1898-21 

1868-73  Pres.  Luther  College.  .  .  1902-21 

229  172      Qualley,  O.  W 1912-18  Luther  College 1918- 

230  173      Quallv,  Peter  W 1903-10  Gale  College 1910-11 

231  174     Ramstad,  Ola 1878-83  Luther  College 1884-86 

1887-89 

232  175      Reishus,  K.  P.  B 1906-09  Park  Region  L.  C 1909-13 

Lutheran  Ladies' Sem. .  1913-14 

233  176      Remmen,  Martin  E 1882-88  Bode  .A.cademy 1889 

234  177      Reque.  Herman  A 1890-94  Bruflat  Academy 1897-98 

Park  Region  L.  C 1898-02 

235  178      Reque,  L.  S 1862-63  St.  Olaf  College 1874-75 

1864-69  Luther  College 1875-93, 

1897-16 

236  179      Reque,  L.  S.  J.* 1890-94  Gale  College 1918- 

237  180      Reque,  Sigurd  S 1897-03  Gale  College 1904-05 

Luther  College 1906-08 

*^  Luther  Academy 1913-19 

P!  Pres.  Luther  Academy.   1914-19 

Luther  College 1919- 

2.S8       181      Rikansrud,  O.  T.* 1881-88  Clifton  Lutheran  Coll...  1897-00 

239  182      Rindahl,  Opie  S 1917-21  Jewell  College 1921- 

240  183      Ringden,  Theodor  R.* 1892-98  Pres.  Albion  .\cademy..  1906-16 

241  184      Roalkvam,  Halvard* 1871-74  Luther  College 1878-86 

Pres.  Grand  Forks  Coll.  1892-93 

242      58     Rognlie,  P.  H.* 1882-83  Parochial  School 1883-85 

243      59     Rollefson,  Carl  J 1883-86  St.  Olaf  College 1890-91 , 

1892-93, 
1895-97 

244  185      Rosenqvist,  B 1906-09  Gale  College 1909-10 

245  186      Rosholdt,  Carl  L 1902-06  Park  Region  L.  C 1907-09 

246  187      Rosholdt,  T.  G 1905-09  Bruflat  Academy 1909-10 

247  188      Rosholdt,  T.  L.* 1895-99  Glenwood  Academy. . .  .   1907-09 

248  189      Rygh.  Geo.  T.* 1876-81  Luther  College 1883 

Wittenberg  Academy.  .   1889-90 
Pres.  Mt.  Horeb  Acad..  1895-98 

St.  Olaf  College 1910-11, 

1912-13 


454  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


No.  Years 

Total     No.    Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad-  Name 

uatcs    uates 


at 

Years 

Luther 

Position 

Held 

College 

249  190     Sandagcr,  C.  N.* 1904-05, Parochial  School 1911-13 

1906-10  Outlook  College 1918-19, 

1921- 

250  191      Sander,  Anton  B 1868-74  Luther  College 1878-79 

251  192      Seebach,  Carl  H 1911-15  Lutheran   Ladies'   Sem.  1916 

252      60     Sheel,  H.  W 1874-75  Willmar  Seminary 1885-89 

Luther  College 1889- 

253  193      Sinilev,  1.  T 1907-11  Luther  Academy 1911-14 

254  194      Skalet,  Charles  H 1918-19  Park  Region  L.  C 1919-20 

255  195      Skartvedt,  Peder* 1873-79  Parochial  School 1880-83 

Augustana  College 1884-87 

256      61     Skauge.  Nikolai  O 1895-96, Manager  Wild  Rice  Or- 

1898-02       phans'  Home 1903- 

257  196      Smeby,  Oluf  H.* 1865-71  Luther  Academy 1888-04 

258  197      Solheim,  Ola  A 1875-81  Luther  College 1881-82 

Willmar  Seminary 1883-84 

Parochial  School 1887-89 

Martin       Luther       Or- 
phans' Home  (Mgr.).  1889-01 

Parochial  School 1906-10 

S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1910-18 

Augustana  College  and 

N.  S 1918- 

259      62     Solstad,  Hans  P.* 1869-72  Parochial  School 1872-73 

260  198      Solum,  Henry  E.* 1883-90  Pres.  Willmar  Sem 1898-04 

261  199     Sperati,  Carlo  A.* 1884-88  Luther  College 1885-88, 

1905- 
Pac.  Luth.  Academy. . .  1894-95 

262  200      Sperati,  Carsten  E 1905-13  Park  Region  L.  C 1920- 

263  201      Sponheim,  Oscar  H 1900-05  Grand  Forks  College....  1905-06 

264  202      Steensland,  Morten  M  .  .  .  .   1884-86, U.  C.  Sem.  (Pro-Sem.) .   1893-00 

1886-90 

St.  Olaf  College 1900-07 

265      63     Storaker,  Eliam  P 1884-85  Parochial  School 1882- 

266  203      Storvick,  Roy  0 1917-21  Canton  Luth.  N.  S.  .  .  .   1921- 

267  204      Strom,  Carl  W 1915-19  Luther  College 1919- 

268  205      Str0m,  Eimar  I.* 1886-91  Pres.  Luther  Academy..  1897-02 

Supt.  R.  W.  Par.  School  1903-09 

269  206      Str0m,  Oscar  A.* 1892-97  Wittenberg  Academy.  .   1902-05 

270  207      Stromme,  Peer  O.* 1869-76  St.  Olaf  College 1887 

Mt.  Horeb  .A.cademy...  1893-94 

271  208      Stub,  H.  G.** 1865-66  Luther  Seminary 1878-96 

Luther  College 1896-00 

Luther  Seminary 1900-17 

272  209      Styve,  Oscar  C 1895-00  Luther  Academy 1902-05 

273      64     Svennungsen,  Stener* 1864-66  Aaberg  .Academy 1900 

274  210     Swansen,  H.  Fred 1911-14  Luther  Academy 1914-18 

Luther  College 1918-20 

Pres.  Gale  College 1920- 

275  211      Swensen,  Alf  W 1916-20  Wartburg  Nor.  College.  1921- 

276  212      Swenson,  Laurits  S 1881-86  Pres.  Luther  Academy.   1888-97 

277  213      Savre,  B.  K 1890-96  Park  Region  L.  C 1897 

Luther  College 1900-01  , 

1912-18 
Clifton  Luth.  College.  .  1901-04 
Glenwood  Academy.  .  .  1904-07 
Pres.  Glenwood  Acad  .  .  1905-07 
Pres.  Grand  Forks  Coll.  1907-09 

278  214      Talle,  Henry  0 1913-17  Luther  Academy 1920-21 

Luther  College 1921- 

279  215      Teisberg,  A.  K 1864-70  Luther  College 1874-75 

St.  Olaf  College 1875-80 

280  216      Teisberg,  Carl  0 1892-99  Albion  Academy 1901-06 

281  217      Thoen,  Jacob  E.* 1887-92  Pres.  Luther  Academy .    1903-14 

282      65     Thoen.  Lauritz 1866-71  Parochial  School Sev.   yrs. 

283      66     Thollehaug,  S.  K.* 1891-94  Grand  Forks  College. .  .    1904-07 

284  218      Thompson,  C.  S.* 1893-97  Spokane  College 1907-11 

285  219      Thompson,  T.  E 1899-00  Willmar  Seminary 1904-06 

1901-04  Bruflat  Academy 1906-08 

Luther  College 1908-18 

286      67     Thorkveen,  L.  P.* 1883-85  Supt.    Parochial  School 

of  U.  C 1911-12 

287  220     Thorstenson,  K.  A 1895-01  Clifton  Luth  College. .  .  1902-03 

Luther  Academy 1903-04 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK   455 


No. 
Total     No.    Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad- 
uates   uates 


Name 


Years 

at 
Luther 
College 


Position 


Years 
Held 


288 


289 

222 

290 

291 

223 

292 

224 

293 

225 

294 

226 

295 

227 

221      Tingelstad,  J.  O.*. 

Tingelstad.  O.  A.* 

68     Tjernagel,  H.  M.* 
,  .  .  .Tolo,  Arthur  J  .  .  . 

Tolo,  T.  O.* 

.  .  .  .Tonning,  Ole 

.  .  .  .Topness,  Sibert  M 
. .  .  .Torgerson,  J.  A.  C. . 


1902-05 
1888-94 
1914-18 
1885-90 
1898-04 
1911-15 
1895-99 


296 

228   

297 

229   

298 

230   

299 

231   

300 

m     

301 

233   

.302 

234   

303 

69 

304 

235   

305 

236   

306 

237   

307 

238   

308 

239   

310 

240   

311 

241   

312 

242   

313 

244   

314 

245   ...... 

315 

246   

316 

70 

317 

247   

318 

248   

319 

249   

320 

250   

321 

251   

322 

252   

323 

253   

324 

254   

325 

255   

326 

71 

327 

72 

328 

73 

Torrison,  I.  B.* 1873-79 

Trytten,  Gilbert  N 1916-20 

Trytten,  M.  H 1912-16 


Tufte, Martin  C* 1884-91 

Turmo,  Stener* 1894-99 

Ty.ssen,  Carl 1902-06 


Ulvilden,  George* 1912-16 

Urnes,  J.  A.* 1881-82 

1884-86 
Vaala,  Alf  O 1900-07 


Vaaler,  Arnt  J.* 1903-07 

Vaaler,  Even  A.* 1898-02 

Vaaler.  Torvald 1915-19 

Vangen,  CO 1900-04 

Waage,  Johannes 1911-18 

Waller,  M.  C* 1888-93 

Wierson,  Andrew  T 1913-17 

Wollan,  Ca.sper  I 1907-11 

Wollan,  G.  B 1893-97 

Wollan,  Gustav  C 1893-95 

1896-00 
Wraamann,  Wilhelm  W.  .  .  1868-69 

Wrolstad,  J.  Oliver* 1899-06 

Wulfsbe/g,  Einar* 189,?-00 

Xavier,  J.  U.* 1885-88 

1889-93 

Xavier.  Karl* 1884-87 

Ylvisaker,  Johan  T.* 1870-77 

Ylvisaker,  Johannes  T.**.  .   1871-74 

Ylvisaker,  J.  W 1917-21 

Ylvisaker.  S.  C* 1899-03 

Ytterbef,  H.  T 1875-81 

0fstedal.  .A.  A.* 1874-78 

0ie.  Lars  A.  L 1885-86 

0xendahl.  Tver  L.* 1883-85 


Luther  College 1883-85 

1886-87 

Concordia  Proseminar. .  1888 

Pres.  Bruflat  Academy.  1890-00 

Luther  College 1909- 

Luther  Academy 1898-99 

Luther  Academy 1919-20 

Luther  Seminary 1916-17 

Concordia  College 1909-16 

Lutheran  Ladies' Sem..  1919-20 

Luther  Academy 1901-03, 

1908-13 

Pres.  Luther  Acad 1902-03, 

Pres.  Clifton  Luth.  Coll.  1906-08 

Bode  Academy 1900-01 

Luther  College 1902-12 

Luther  Academy 1920-21 

Luther  College 1917-18. 

1919-20, 
1921- 

Pres.  Glenwood  Acad  .  .  1894-95 

S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1902-03 

Willmar  Seminary 1906-07 

Luther  Academy 1907-11 

Luther  College 1914 

Pres.  Clifton  Luth.  Coll.  1914- 

Luther  College 1918 

Parochial  School 1883-84 

Pres.  St.  Ansgar  Sem...  1904-06 

Wild  Rice  Orph.  Home.  1907-08 

Grand  Forks  College...  1909-10 

Northwestern  College.  .  1911-12 

Albion  Academy 1907-08 

Pres.  Willmar  Sem 1908-10 

Luther  College 1920-21 

Bruflat  Academy 1905-07 

Luther  College 1918 

Wittenberg  .Academy .  .  1910-12 

Jewell  College 1919-20 

Luther  College 1911-12 

Luther  Academy 1912-19 

Glenwood  .\cademy. .    .  2  yrs. 

.Glenwood  Academy. ..  .  1910-11 

.Augsburg  Seminary. ..  .  1882-85 

Wittenberg  .Academy .  .  1906-08 

Pres.  Pk.  Reg.  L.  G 1021- 

Lutheran  Ladies' Sem. .  1899-01 

Pac.  Luth.  .A.cad 1902-19 

Pac.  Luth.  College 1921- 

,S.  F.  Luth.  N.  S 1903-10 

Luther  College 1889-90 

Luther  Seminary 1879-17 

Luther  Academy 1921- 

Luther  College 1911-19 

Concordia  Coll.  (St.  P.)  1919- 

St.  Olaf  College 1882-04 

Rector  Luth.  Deac.  H.  .  1912- 

Parochial    School    in  Over  30 
Norway  and  America   years. 

Parochial  School 1885-89 


V. 


Alphabetical  List  of  Lutheran  Church  Schools  at  Which 
Luther  College  Men  Have  Taught 

Aaberg  Academy,  Devils  Lake.  N.  D. 

Albion  Academy,  Albion,  Wis.  (H.  A.  Preus  Lutheran  Academy) 

Augsburg  Seminary,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Augustana  College,  Canton,  S.  D. 

Augustana  College  and  Normal  School.  Sioux  Falls,  S.  D. 

Bethany  College,  Mankato,  Minn. 

Bode  Academy,  Bode,  Iowa. 


456  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


8.  Bruflat  Academy.  Portland,  N.  D. 

9.  Canton  Lutheran  Normal  School,  Canton,  S.  D. 

10.  Carter  Indian  Mission.  Carter,  Wis. 

11.  Clifton  Lutheran  College,  Clifton,  Texas. 

12.  Columbia  College,  Everett,  Wash. 

13.  Concordia  College,  Greensboro,  N.  C. 

14.  Concordia  College.  Moorhead,  Minn. 

15.  Concordia  College,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

16.  Gale  College,  Galesville,  Wis. 

17.  Glenwood  Academy,  Glenwood,  Minn. 

18.  Gran  Boarding  School,  .Aal,  N,  D. 

19.  Grand  Forks  College,  Grand  Forks,  N.  D.  (1st  and  2nd) 

20.  Homme  Orphans'  Home,  Wittenberg,  Wis. 

21.  Jewell  College,  Jewell,  Iowa. 

22.  Lake  Park  Orphans'  Home,  Lake  Park.  Minn. 

23.  Lawrence  Christian  School.  Lawrence,  Wash. 

24.  Luther  Academy,  Albert  Lea,  Minn. 

25.  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa. 

26.  Luther  Seminary.  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

27.  Luther  Theological  Seminary,  St.  Paul.  Minn. 

28.  Lutheran  Deaconess  Home  and  Hospital,  Chicago,  111. 

29.  Lutheran  Ladies'  Seminary,  Red  Wing,  Minn. 

30.  Lutheran  Normal  School,  Madison,  Minn. 

31.  Lutheran  Normal  School,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  D. 

32.  Martin  Luther  Orphans'  Home,  Stoughton,  Wis. 

33.  Monona  .■\cademy.  Madison,  Wis. 

34.  Muhlenberg  College,  Allentown,  Pa. 

35.  North  Star  Academy,  Warren,  Minn. 

36.  Northwestern  College.  \'elv-a,  N.  D. 

37.  Outlook  College.  Outlook.  Sask.,  Canada. 

38.  Pacific  Lutheran  Academy,  Parkland,  Wash. 

39.  Pacific  Lutheran  College,  Parkland,  Wash. 

40.  Park  Region  Luther  College,  Fergus  Falls,  Minn. 

41.  Pennsylvania  College,  Gettysburg,  Pa. 

42.  Red  VVing  Parochial  School.  Red  Wing,  Minn. 

43.  Red  Wing  Seminary,  Red  Wing,  Minn. 

44.  Scandinavia  Academy,  Scandinavia,  Wis. 

45.  Shantung  Christian  University,  Tsinan,  China. 

46.  Spokane  College,  Spokane,  Wash. 

47.  St.  Ansgar  Seminarv.  St.  Ansgar,  Iowa. 

48.  St.  Olaf's  School,  Northfield,  Minn. 

49.  St.  Olaf  College,  Northfield,  Minn. 

50.  Stoughton  Academy,  Stoughton,  Wis. 

51.  United  Church  Seminary.  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

52.  United  Church  Seminary  (Proseminary),  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

53.  Wahpeton  Lutheran  Bible  School,  Wahpeton,  N.  D. 

54.  Waldorf  College,  Forest  City,  Iowa. 

55.  Walther  College.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

56.  Wartburg  College,  Clinton,  Iowa. 

57.  Wartburg  Normal  College,  Waverly,  Iowa. 

58.  Wild  Rice  Orphans'  Home,  Twin  Valley,  Minn. 

59.  Willmar  Seminary,  Willmar,  Minn. 

60.  Wittenberg  Academy,  Wittenberg.  Wis.   (1st  and  2nd) 

61.  Wittenberg  College,  Springfield,  Ohio. 

62.  Wittenberg  Indian  Mission,  Wittenberg,  Wis. 

63.  Wittenberg  Normal  School,  Wittenberg,  Wis. 

VI.   Publications    and    Literary    Productions    of    Luther 
College  Men  in  Church  Work 

The  list  printed  below  is  not  complete,  either  as  pertaining  to 
the  men  who  have  written  or  to  their  writings,  but  the  limited 
source  material  at  hand  makes  it  impossible  to  complete  it  at  the 
present  time.  Only  the  writings  of  tlie  Luther  College  men  who 
have  been  engaged  in  cliurch  work  as  pastors  or  teachers  in  church 
schools,  are  listed  here,  but  their  secular  writings  have  also  been 
included.  It  will,  however,  be  evident  that  by  far  the  greatest 
number  deal  with  church  matters.  The  charge  has  justly  been 
made  that  tlie  Norwegian  Lutlieran  Cliurcli  lias  been  neglectful 
in  providing  itself  with  a  literature  of  its  own,  and  that  it  is  edu- 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  457 

eating  its  people  into  the  Reformed  churches  by  the  extensive 
use  of  the  literature  of  those  churches.  The  Lutheran  Church 
must  educate  its  pastors  and  teachers  to  an  increased  literary 
productivity  of  a  sufficiently  high  quality  to  satisfy  the  thinking 
layman.  The  appended  list  will  indicate  to  some  extent  what 
Luther  College  men  have  done  in  this  field  of  church  work. 

The  first  column  enumerates  the  men,  the  second  enumerates 
the  graduates,  and  the  third  the  undergraduates,  as  in  the  other 
lists  in  this  chapter.  In  the  fourth  column  the  names  of  the  men 
appear,  and  here  the  ordained  clergymen  are  indicated  by  an 
asterisk.  The  fifth  column  classifies  the  men  as  Authors,  Joint 
Authors,  Editors,  Assistant  Editors,  and  Translators.     Composers 


LUTHERAN  PUBLISHING  HOUSE 

of  church  music  are  also  included.  In  the  last  column  appear 
the  titles  of  the  publications,  with  the  date  of  publication  where- 
ever  it  has  been  possible  to  ascertain  it.  Manuscripts  are  indicat- 
ed thus-(Mss).  The  list  is  limited  to  books  published  and  pe- 
riodicals edited,  with  a  few  notable  exceptions. 


No. 
Total     No.   Under- 
No.     Grad-  grad- 
uates   uates 


Name 


Literary 
Work 


Titles 


.    .  .        1     Andersen.  J.  N.* Jt.  Autlior  "The  Open  Bible",  1918. 

1      Anderson,  Chr.* Editor.  .  .  ."Bible  Study  Manual",  1911. 

"BymissionEeren",  1907-08. 

.  .  .  .        2     Askevold,  Bernt* Author. .  .  ."I  de  gamles  sted",  1893. 

"D0den  og  livet",  1900. 

2      Astrup,  Johannes* Editor.  .  .  .A  paper  in  the  Zulu  language. 

3      Aubol,  Carl  O.* Editor.  .  .  ."Samfundet",  1894-95. 


Bale,  C.  E Author. 


3  Bjerke,  A.  O.*.  .  . 

4  Belsheim,  O.  G.*.  . 


.  Editor . 
.  Editor. 


'Lutheraneren",  1895-06. 
.."The   Syntax   of   the   Genitive 
Case  in  the  Lindisfarne  Gos- 
pels",   (No.    1,   Vol.    1,   Iowa 
University    Studies    in    Lan- 
guage and  Literature),  1907. 
."Pacific  Herold",  1908-13. 
."The  Christian  Youth",1898-99. 


458 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


No. 
Total     No.   Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad- 
uates   uates 


Name 


Literary 
Work 


Titles 


9     5     Bogstad,  Rasmus*. 

10  5      Bothno,  Gislc 


Transl. . . 

.\utlior. . 
.  Editor.  . 
.  .\utlior. . 


6      Bothne,  J.  G.  D.*. 


12  7      Braaten,  Sven  O.*. 

13  8      Brandt.  R.  O.* 


14  9      Brandt,  VValthcr  I. 

15  10     Bredesen,  .Adolf*. 


.Author. . 


.Author. . 
.Asst.  Ed. 


..Author. 
.Author. . 


20 
21 


6     Breivik,  G.  1.*. 


.  Bpe,  N.  N.* 

.  Christensen,  M.  .A.*. 


Transl.. 
.Author. 


..Author. .  . 

Composer 

..Author. .  . 
.  .Author. .  . 


.Christensen,  Nehem*. 

.  Clauson,  C.  T.* 

Dahl,  P.  H.* 


.  Editor .  . 
.  Editor .  . 
.Author. . 


l.S      Dornuii.  I 


16      DoviiiR,  Carl* 


Editor. 


.Autlior. 
.\ulhor. 


"Lutheran  Almanac",  1905. 
,  Laache's    "Catechism"  (Norw. 

to  Eng.).  1894. 
."Christian  Baptismal  Names", 

1915. 
."Concordia  Banner",  1893-0,^. 
"Concordia  Record",  1903-10. 
.  "Det  Norske  Luther  College", 

1897. 
Article  in  Wist's  "Norskameri- 

kanernes  Fescskrift",  1914. 
"Nationalsang  og    nationalfol- 

else",  "Symra",  1905. 
"Nordmandsforbundet",  "Sym- 
ra". 1907. 
"Nordisk    hus    ved    Minnesota 
universitet",  "Symra",  1912. 
. "Kantate    ved    Jubelsynoden". 

1903. 
"Digte". 
.Several  Hymns. 
."Lutheran  Herald",  1906-07. 
"Ev.      Luth.      Kirketidende", 

1898-02. 
."The  Railway  Invasion  of  Mex- 
ico". 1917. 
'Slavcristriden  i  ny  belysning", 

1905. 
Sermons  and  Lectures. 
.  "Konkordieformelens     kjerne" 

(Ger.  to  Norw.),  1877. 
."Pastor  Nils  Brandts  erindrin- 
ger  fra  aarene  1851  til  1855", 
"Symra",  1907. 
"Herman    .Amberg    Preus   som 
jeg  kjendte  ham",  "Symra", 
1910. 
.  "Om  daaben",  1899. 
"Sacrament  of  Holy  Baptism", 

1907. 
."Cornet     musik    til    Synodens 
norske  og  engelske  salmer", 
1899. 
"Beviscrne  for  kristendommens 
sandlicd",  1907. 
."Stanwood  menighets  historic". 

1913. 
Lectures. 

"En   glemt   amerikaner. — Swa- 
nee  Ribber's     og      My     Old 
Kentucky     Home's    digter", 
"Symra".  1912. 
."Pacific  Herold",  1893-96. 
.  "Bymissionseren".  1906-13. 
."Short    History   of   the   Settle- 
ment  of  the   Norwegians   in 
Dakota    Territory,    and    the 
Organization     of     the     first 
Lutheran  Congregation." 
Pub.   in  the  So.   Dakotan  and 
later  incorporated  as  Ch.  87 
in  Drake  Robinson's  History 
of  South  Dakota. 
"Det  kristelige  hjem",  (Kirke- 
tidende),   1903. 
."Stories  and   Poems  by  Jonas 

Lie  ".  1914. 
"Tr0ndelagets  Annual",    1912- 

17. 

"Heimklangen",  "Symra", 1911 

"Billeder  fra  Sydafrika",  1891. 

"Blandt  Zuluerne  i  Sydafrika", 

1895. 

.  Hymns.  32  of  which  are  in  "The 

Lutheran  Hymnary",  1913. 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK    459 


No. 
Total     No.    Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad- 
uates  uates 


Name 


Literary 
Work 


Titles 


24 


17     Egge,  Alberc  E. 


.Author. 


25 

18      , 

Eggen,  Thore* 

Editor.  .  .  . 

Transl 

26 

8     Eidahl,  Kittil  O.* 

....  Editor .... 

27 

19      . 

Eikeland,  P.  J 

Author. . .  . 

Jt.  Author 

Co-editor.. 
Author.. .  . 

28  20      Engh,  Hagbart*. 

29  21      Estrem,  Andrew. 


..Author. 
Author. 


30  22      Fjeldstad,  C.  A Autlior. 

31      9     Fjeldstad,  R.  K.* .Vuthor. 

32  23      Fosmark,  Ole  N.* Author. 


33         24      Fossum,  Andrew .Author. .  . 


34  2.S      Fretheim,  S.  J.* 

35      10     Giere.  Eric  O. .  . 


.  Editor . 
.  .\uthor. 


36         26     Gjevre,  A.  H.*. 


Author. . . 


27      Glas0e,  Oluf* Author. .  . 


"A  History  of  the  English  Lan- 
guage", (Mss). 

"Byron,  Ibsen,  and  other 
Essays",  (Mss). 

"Det  engelske  folks  oprindelse", 
"Symra",  1909. 

"Christian  Youth",  1891-98. 

"Lutheraneren",  1906-20. 

Margrethe's  "After  Confirma- 
tion" (Norw.  to  Eng.)  1900. 

"Erindringer  om  pastor  Muus", 
"Symra",  1910. 

"Christian  Youth",  1904-05. 

"Srfndagskolebladet",  1904-05. 

"Norsk  grammatik",  1908. 

"Haandbok  i  norsk  retskrivning 
og  uttale",  1916. 

"Ibsens  Kongsemnerne",  1915. 

"Thrond  Bothne  som  laerer", 
"Symra",  1908. 

"Peer  Gynt",  "Symra",  1912. 

"Retskrivning  og  vrangskriv- 
ning",  "Symra",  1914. 

"Et  blik  paa  den  norske  kultur- 

saga  1800-1914",  "Symra", 
1914. 

"Hvorledes  b0r  kirken  stille  sig 
ligeoverfor  hemmelige  selska- 
ber?",  1893. 

"The  Statesmanship  of  William 
H.  Seward,  prior  to  1861". 

"Sketch  of  Luther  College"  in 
O.  N.  Nelson's  History  of 
Scandinavians,  1897. 

Short  articles  in  North  Ameri- 
can Review,  Midland  Month- 
ly, etc. 

"The  Effect  of  Thyroidectomy 
on  the  Rate  of  Formation  of 
Antibodies",  1909. 

"De  moderne  hemmelige  sel- 
skaber  i  Guds  Ords  lys",  1906 

"Om  de  to  udvaelgelsesbegre- 
ber",  1884. 

"Er  Jesus  av  Nazareth  virkelig 
sand  Gud",  1890. 

"Er  helvedsstraffen  vedvar- 
ende?",  1890. 

"The  Theatre  at  Eretria",  1891, 
1897. 

"The  Theatre  at  Sikyon",  1903. 

"The  Norse  Discovery  of  Amer- 
ica", 1918. 

"Plentywood  Lutheran",  1912. 

"Christian  Science",  1905. 

Medical  papers  on  various  sub- 
jects. 

"Sabbaten  og  s0ndagen",  1898. 

"Israels  fald  og  opreisning", 
1900. 

"Analogy  in  Semitic  Lan- 
guages", (Mss),  1903. 

"Jesu  nye  bud  om  kjaerlighed", 
1904. 

"Apostelen  Addais  laere",  (Sy- 
rian to  Eng.),  1907. 

Klein's  "Is  Jesus  a  Historic 
Personality?",  (German  to 
English),  1913. 

Malech's  "History  of  the  Syrian 
Nation  and  Church",  (Re- 
vised by  A.  H.  G.),  1910. 

"Fredstanker"  (Postille  over 
anden  raekke),  1901. 

"M0rkeste  Minnesota",  1910. 


460 


LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH   SIXTY  YEARS 


No. 
Total     No.    Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad- 
uates  uates 


Name 


Literary 
Work 


Titles 


38 


Glas0e,  Paul  M. 


Editor.  . 


Autlior. . . 
Author. . 


.  Granrud,  J.  E. 


Editor. 
.Author. 


40 
41 
42 


29      Gullixon,  G.  A.* Editor.  . 

30      Haavik,  Olai  L.* Author. . 

31      Hallanger,  C.  M.* Asst.  Ed. 


32      Halvorson,  Joh.* Author. 


33      Hanson,  Haldor  J  . 


Jt.  Author 
Author. .  . 


45  34      Harstad,  B.* 

46  35      Hcimdahl,  O.  E.*. 

47  36      Hilleboe,  H.  S.  .  . 


48      12     Hjermstad,  H.  A.  L.*. 

49      13      Hjort,  J.  L 

50  37      Hoff,  T.  A.* 

51      14     Holseth,  M.  C* 

52      15     Homme,  Even  J.*.  .  .  . 


Editor  .  . 

.Editor.  .  . 

.  Editor.  , 
.Editor.  . 
Author. . 

Editor.  . 

.Editor.  . 
.  Compiler 

.  Transl .  . 

Asst.  Ed. 

Editor.  . 


38      H(jmme,  Thorleif*. 


"Indremissionskisser",  1907. 

"Lindemans  Koralbog  med  til- 
teg",  1899. 

"Church  and  Sunday  School 
Hymns",  1898. 

"Korsange",  1903. 

"Church  Designs",  1917. 

"Omsorg  for  sine  egne",  1919. 

Articles  in  "Journal  of  the 
American  Chemical  Society", 
1898. 

"General  Chemistry",  1913. 

Articles  in  "United  Lutheran", 
1910-15. 

Articles  in  "Lutheran  Survey", 
1915-17. 

Articles  in  "School  Science  and 
Math.",  1916. 

"Choral  Union  Bulletin",  1914. 

"Chemical  Abstracts",  "Jour- 
nal Am.  Chem.  Society", 1914 

"Five  Years  of  Alexander  Ham- 
ilton's Public  Life,  1786-91", 
1894. 

"Roman  Constitutional  His- 
tory", 1902. 

Magazine  articles  on  Cicero, 
Roman  Life,  Art,  etc. 

"Roman  Art",  (Mss). 

"Lutheran  Sentinel",  1919. 

"Music  in  the  Church". 

"Menighetskalenderen",  1914- 
16. 

"History  of  the  Scandinavians" 
1893. 

"History  of  the  Synod",  1900. 

Articles  in  the  church  papers. 

New  E.xplanation  of  the  Norwe- 
gian  Svnod    (Norwegian), 
1900-02. 

"Nogle  norske  ord  og  uttryk  i 
den  nyere  engelske  littera- 
tur",  "Symra",  1907. 

.  Northern  Edition  (of  Scandi- 
navian Music.) 

"Pacific  Herold",  1896-98.  1899- 
04. 

"Budbaereren",  1921- 

"The  Hammer",  one  year. 

"Willmar  Seminary",  "Symra", 
1913. 

"Lutheran  Church  Messenger", 
1912. 

"La  Crosse  Tidende",  1895-97. 

"Devotional  Gems"  for  use  in 
army,  1918. 

"Evangelisk  Troesgrund",(Ger. 
to  Norw.) 

"For  Gammel  og  Ung",  1892-93 

"MeniKhetskidcnderen",  1916. 

"For  Caniinc-ldK  Ung",  1881-03 

"S0ndaRsk(ilebla(let",      1887-03 

"Sunday  School  Helper".  1892- 
1900. 

"VVaisenhuskalender".  1885-03. 

"Christian  Youth",  1901-03. 

"The  Grammatical  Object", 
1886. 

"Ymse  bibelske  utgreidningar", 
1896. 

"Lagc  og  liv  (Allegori)",  1898. 

"Kunsti,  kva  og  kvi",  1902. 

"Om  sakramenterne",  1905. 

"Fire  heimlandstonar",  1907. 

"Kristentera".  1909. 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  461 


No. 
Total    No.   Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad- 
uates  uates 


Name 


Literary 
Work 


Titles 


54     16     Hovde,  Brynjolf* ALithor. 

55  39      Hovde,  Brynjolf  J Author. . 


56  40      Hustvedt,  H.  B.*. . 

57      17     Iverslie,  P.  P 


.  Editor . 
.Author. 


Transl. 


58  41  Jerdee,  Lars  J.*.  .  . 

59  42  Jordahl,  D.  C* 

60  43  J0rgenson,  Fingar*. 

61  44  Kalheim,  Ole  M... 

62  45  Kasberg,  K.  A.*. . . . 

63  46  Kildahl,  J.  N.* 


.Asst.  Ed. 
.Author. . 

.Author. . 
.  Editor.  . 
.Editor... 
.Author. . 


64         47      Koran,  Paul* Editor . 


65         48      Kvamme,  Kristen*. 


18     Landing,  L.  M. 


.Editor.  . 

Transl.. . 
Author.. 
.Author.. 


"Norske    folkelagnad    i    3,000- 
_    4,000  aar",  1916. 
"Katekisma,  umskipa,  utvidda 

og  umsett",  1916. 
"Ein  mola  av  kristenlaera,    fa- 
dervaar". 
.Several  hymns  in  "Kirketidende" 

and  "Lutheraneren". 
.."The  Diplomatic  Relations  of 
Sweden  and  Norway  and  the 
United  States  between  1814 
and  1905",  Iowa  Studies  in 
Social  Sciences,  1920. 
.  ."Amerika",  1885-86. 

"Lutheran  Herald",  1906-08. 
.  .  "Nordmsendenes    reiser  til  Vin- 
land",  "Symra",  1908. 
"Mere    om    Vinlands    taagen", 

"Symra",  1913. 
"Norskarbeidet      og      kirken", 

"Symra",  1913. 
"Events  Leading  to  the  Separa- 
tion of  Norway  and  Denmark", 

1898. 
"Nogle     af     Verdenshistoriens 
Vigtigste  Begivenheder  i  den 
Hellige    Skrifts     Belysning", 
1902. 
"Gustav   Storms   Studier  over 
Vinlandsreiserne",  1912. 
.  .  Holberg's     "Pawned     Peasant 
Boy",  1910. 
"Kensington     Runestone     Ar- 
ticles", 1917. 
.  .  "Synodens  forklaring",  1900-02. 
.."Norway  Lake  og  indianerop- 
standen  der",  "Symra",  1914 
.  ."Messias",  1910. 
.  ."Amerika",  1887-95. 
.  ."Lutheran  Almanac",  1917- 
.  .  "Barnedaaben",  1906. 

"Naar    Jesus    kommer    ind    i 

huset",  1906. 
"Lidt    om    hvad    de    norske    i 
Amerika     har     udrettet     for 
kirke    og    skole",    "Symra", 
1905. 
"St.    Olaf     gutternes     Norges- 

faerd",  "Symra",  1907. 
"Christian  Science",  1918. 
"Den  Helligaand",  1919. 
"Infant  Baptism",  1908. 
"Synd  og  naade"  (Postille  over 

tredje  raekke),  1912. 
"Kvindens   stemraeret,"     1922 
(1919). 
."U.  V.   Korens  Samlede    Skrif- 
ter",  4  vols.,  1912. 
Fru    Korens,     "Fra    Pioneerti- 
den",  1914. 
.  ."B0rneblad",  1913-17. 
"Barnevennen",  1917 — ■ 
"Ev.  L.  Folkekalender",  1917. 
..Mrs.       Christiansen's       "Bible 

Stories"  (Eng.  to  Norw.) 
.."Norskarbeidet   og   kirken", 

"Symra",  1913. 
,  ."Landing  System  of  Bookkeep- 
ing", 1902. 
"Labor-saving  Retail  System", 

1902. 
"Labor-saving   Wholesale   Sys- 
tem". 1903. 
"Labor-saving    Double    Entry 
System",  1903. 


462 


LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 


No. 
Total     No.   Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad- 
uates  uates 


76 


Name 


Literary 
Work 


Titles 


67  49     Langeland,  Magna*. 

68  50     Larsen,  J.  .\.  O 

69  51      Larsen,  Lauritz*.  .  . 


.Author. . 

.Author. . . 

.Editor.  . 

Transl. . , 


70  52      Lee.  .\.  J.*.. 

71  53     Lee.  G.  T.*. 


Editor. 


.Author. . 
.Editor.  . 


54     Lee,  Olav*. 


Asst.  Ed. 
.Author. . 


73  55      Linnevold,  Johan*. 

74  56      Lunde,  Gudbrand*. 

75      19     Lundeberg,  K.  O*. 


20     Lrtkensgaard,  K.  O. 


.Author. . 
.Author. . 
.Author. . 


Editor.  . 
.Author. . 


77  57      Lfikensgaard,  Ole  O.*. 

78      21      Meland.  R.  J.* 


Editor  .  , 

Asst.  Ed. 
.  Editor .  . 


..Author. 


79         58      Meliby,  C.  A.*. 


.Author. . 


22     Minne,  N.  M.*. 


81  59     Mohn,  Th.  N.*... 

60     Moldstad,  J.  .v.*. 

K2 

83      23     Monson,  I.  G.*. . 


Editor.  . 
Asst.  Ed. 
.Author. . 


.Asst.  Ed. 


.Asst.  Ed. 
Editor.  . 


.Author. 


."Johannes'    Evangelium,    dets 

aegthed  forsvaret",  1892. 
."Certain  Latin   Equivalents  of 

the  Potential  Idea".  1910. 
."Our  Friend".  1908-17. 
"Childrens"  Friend".  1917-18. 
.Klykken's   "Youth   and  Chris- 
tianity",   (Norw.    to    Eng.), 
1914. 
."National     Lutheran     Council 

Reports",  1918-21. 
."Hemmelige  Selskaber",    1900. 
."Lutheran  Herald",  1913-17. 
"Lutheran     Church     Herald", 

1917— 
.  ".Amerika",  1888. 
.  "Vore    brfrns    religi0se    opdra- 

gelse". 
Unpublished  English  Poems. 
Translator  for  the  St.  Olaf  Choir 

Series. 
."Mindeblade      fra    jubelfesten 
paa     Washington      Prairie", 
1903. 
."Zwingli   and   Calvin   and   the 
Introduction    of    Significat", 
1912. 
.  "Svar  paa  spdrsmaal  om  hvor- 
for    jeg    forlod     Brodersam- 
fundet",  1911. 
"Kristenlivets  trekl0ver",  1913. 
."Broderbaandet",  1899-11. 
.  "Laesebog    for   b0rn,    I    trin", 

1888. 
"Laesebog    for  bprn,   II  trin", 

1898. 
"Haandbog     for     s0ndagskole- 

laercre",  1899. 
"Laesetabcller".  1900. 
"Kateketik",  1913. 
Monographs     on     educational 
subjects. 
,  ."Skolen  og  hjemmet",  1921 — 
.  "V'isergutten".  1921  — 
.Columns   of   "Ungdomsforbun- 
det"      in       "Lutiieraneren", 
1908-20. 
.  "Norske  .«ettlementer  og  menig- 
lieder    i    Benton.  Sherburne 
og  Mille  Lacs  Countier.  Min- 
nesota", 1903. 
."The  Fanatics  and  Hyperspiri- 
tualists  in  the  Reformation", 
1916. 
"Beitrage   zur   Geschichte   der 
religidsen     Duldung     im     17 
Jahrhundert",  1901. 
."Amerika",  1888-89. 
."United  Lutlieran",  1916-17. 
."Santlialistan".  1892. 
".•\siens  Missionshistorie",189S. 
"Mot  Havet",  1896. 
"Sange  og  Digte".  Vol.  I,  1900, 
Vol.  II,  1912. 
."Lutherske  Vidnesbyrd",  1888- 

90. 
."Amerika",  1896. 
."Church  Messenger",  1909-11. 
"Kirkebudet",  1912. 
."Menneskets  forhold",  1885. 
"Hvad     siger     kirkehistorien", 

1902. 
"The  Difference".  1915. 
"Kortfattet  symbohk",  1915. 
"Ecclesia: — The  Local  Church, 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  463 


No. 
Total     No.   Under- 
No.     Grad-   grad- 
uates   uates 


Name 


Literary 
Work 


Titles 


84  61      Mpller.  F.  A.* 

85  24     Mprstad,  E.  O.*. . 

86  62      Ness,  J.  A 

87  63      Nilsson,  Thomas*. 

88  64     Naeseth,  Chr.  A.*. 

89  65      Olsen,  H.  E.* 

90  66      Olson,  Oscar  L .  .  . 


Author. 


Editor. 


Author. 
.Author. 


.  Editor . 


.Author.. 


.Editor. 


.  Author. 


91  67      Ordal,  Ola  J.* 

92  68      Ordal,  Z.  J.*. 


25     Overn,  A.  G.  H.*. 


.  Editor . 


94         69      Petersen.  W.  M.  H.*. 


95  70      Peterson.  J.  M Author. . 


96  71      Preus,  C.  K.*. 


97  72  Preus.  H.  A.* 

98  73  Preus,  J.  C.  K.* 

99  74  Reque.  S.  T.* 

100  75  Roalkvam,  Halvard* 


101      26     Rognlie,  P.  H.*.  . 

102  76     Rosholdt.  Tollef*. 


103  77      Rygh,  G.  T.*. 


Its  Origin,  Organization,  and 
Polity".  1922. 
.  "Indianernes  herkomst  og  Ame- 
rikas  f0rste  beboere  opdaget", 
1913. 
."Den      kristelige       laegmand", 

1903-14. 
."Elling  Eielsen",  1917. 
."Concatenation   in   Rig- Veda". 
"Etymology    of    the     Sanskrit 

Root  Ved". 
"Lutiiersk  Kirketidende",  1913- 

16. 
"Bdrneblad",  1909-13. 
."Den    moderne    kvindeemanci- 
pation",  in  "Theologisk  Tids- 
skrift",  1904. 
.."South    Side    Lutheran",    Mil- 
waukee,   1908. 
.  .  "The    Scandinavian    Origin    of 
Beowulf"   (Mss),   1903. 
"Beowulf-kvadet",  in  "Symra", 

1912. 
"Beowulf    and    the    Feast    of 
Bricriu",  in  "Modern  Philo- 
logy", 1914. 
"The  Relation     of     Luther    to 
Education",     in     "Teologisk 
Tidsskrift",  1917. 
"The  Relation  of  the  Rolfssaga 
Kraka  and  the   Bjarkarimur 
to  Beowulf",  1916. 
Lectures. 
'Pacific  Herold",  1906-08,  1913-17. 
Ed.  pro  tem"Ev.    Luthersk   Kirketidende", 
1905. 
"Skoleblad",  1911-14. 
"Is  There  a  God"?,  1892. 
"The      Small      Catechism      in 

Verse",  1902. 
"The  True  Doctrine  of  God", 

1904. 
"Why  I  Am  a  Lutheran",  1904. 
"Om      skriftens      inspiration", 

1892. 
"Barnedaaben",  1899. 
"Hermeneutics",  1899. 
"The      Dorothea     Legend:   Its 
Earliest      Records,      Middle 
English   Version,   and    Influ- 
ence  on    Massinger's    Virgin 
Martyr",  1910. 
"I  hvilken  retning  og  mot  hvil- 
ket  maal  bbr  Luther  College 
utvikles  for  bedst  at  tjene  Sy- 
noden?",  1903. 
Articles  in  the  church  papers. 
"Minder     fra     Spring     Prairie 
prestegaard",  "Symra", 1906, 
"Ev.  Luthersk  Tidende",  1919-. 
"The  Lutheran  Sentinel",  1919- 
Jt.  .Autlior.  "Norgesfaerden",  1914. 
Editor.  .  .  ."Kirkeblad",  1906-. 

.\uthor "Kateketik",  1881,  1898,  1903. 

"Homiletik",  1905. 
"Kiliasmen",  1920. 
"Luthersk  Skoleblad",  1880-81. 
"Juleaften",  1912. 
"Plan  for  en  fuldstaendig  norsk- 
engelsk  menighetsskole",1892 
"Luthersk  og  uluthersk  opdra- 
gelseslaere  og  praksis",    1901. 
"Morgenr0dens  vinger",    1908. 
"The    Shadow    of    a    Wrong", 
1908. 


Asst.  Ed 
.Author. , 


-■Author. . 


.-Vuthor. 


Editor. 


Editor . 
Author. 
Author. 


Author. 


464 


LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 


No. 
Total     No.   Under- 
No.     Grad-  grad- 
uates   nates 


Name 


Literary- 
Work 


Titles 


104  78      Sagen,  A.  K.*.  .  . 

105  79      Seehuus,  Knut*. 


.  Solheim,  Ola  A. 


107  81      Stensrud,  E.  M.*.  . 

108  82      Strpmme,  Peer  O.*. 


109         83     Stub.  H.  G.*. 


110         84      Swenson,  Lauritz  S. 


"The  Pioneers",  1909. 
"Sangkor",  1909. 
"John  Harding".  1910. 
Hvmns  and  Poems. 
Editor,  .  .  ."United  Lutheran",  1909-14. 
Asst.  Ed. .  ."American   Lutheran  Survey", 
1914- 

Transl "Goszner's  Treasury"  (German 

to  English).  1906. 
.  Author. .  .  .  "Om  kiHasmen".  1896. 
Editor.  .  .  ."Indremissionaercn".      1897-01. 

Editor "The  Old  Paths",  a  postil,  1914. 

Author. ..  .Articles  in  magazines,  e.  g., 
"Concordia",  "Lutheran  Her- 
ald", "Kirketidende",  "Sym- 
ra",  "Rundschau",  "Cen- 
tury", "Skandinaven". 
Editor.  .  .  ."Ev.  Luthersk  Folkekalender", 

1911-16. 
Asst.  Ed..  ."Norsk-lutherske       prester      i 

Amerika",  1914. 
Author. ...  "Et    par    smaatrak    fra    emi- 
grantmissionen    for    25    aar 
siden",  "Symra",  1911. 
.  Author. . .  .  "Norsk-amerikanske    skoler. — 
Luther    College",    "Symra", 
1910. 
.  Author. . .  .  "The  Lutheran  Church  andCali- 

fornia",  1914. 
.Author. .  .  ."Hvorledes  Halvor  blev  prest", 
1894. 
"Compend  of  Church  History", 

1902. 
"Unge  Helgeson",  1906. 
Letters  of  travel  from  his  two 
trips      around      the      world. 
Stories,   poems,    and    Demo- 
cratic campaign  speeclies. 
Lectures. 

Editor "Norden".  1888-95. 

"Superior  Posten".  1888-95. 
"Amerika".  1896-98. 
"Minneapolis  Times",  1899-03. 
"PoUtikken",  1904. 
"Vor  Tid".  1904-05. 
"Normanden".  1910-18. 

Transl Laache's     "Book     of     Family 

Prayer",  1902. 
Author. . .  .  "Mark  Twain".  "Symra".  1905. 
"Norsk-amerikanske  forfattere. 
Waldemar  Ager".   "Symra", 
1907. 
"Digte",  1921. 
"Memorial  Volume".  1922. 

Transl Girard's    "My    Four    Years   in 

Germany",  (Eng.  to  Norw.), 
1918. 
Johnsen's    "Paul    of    Tarsus", 
(Norw.  to  Eng.).  1919. 
.Author. . .  ."Naadevalget",  1881. 

"Mod  Frimureriet".  1882. 
"Lidt   av    den    nyere    kirkehis- 
torie  iblandt  os".  in  "Luther- 
aneren".  1920-22. 
Editor.  ..  ."Ev.   Luthersk   Kirketidende", 
1896-00. 
"Theologisk   Tidsskrift".    1899- 
08. 
Author. ..  ."Kristofer    Janson    og    Ludvig 
Ilelger",  1894. 
"Udvaelgclsen".  1882. 
"Fra  fars  og  mors  liv",  "Symra" 

1907. 
"Hvad  staar  iveien",  1911. 
.  .\uthor. . .  ."Prof.   dr.    Laur.    Larsen. — De 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK    465 


No. 
Total     No.    Under- 
No.     Grad-   grad- 
uates   uates 


Name 


Literary 
Work 


Titles 


111  85      Teisberg,  A.  K.  .  .  . 

112      27     Thollehaug,  S.  K.*. 

113      28     Thorkveen,  L.  P.*. 


.  Editor . 
.Author. 
.  Editor. 


114  86      Thorvilson,  T.  K.*. 

115  87      Tingelstad,  O.  A.* . 


116 
117 


29     Tjernagel,  H.  M.*. 
Tolo,  T.  O.* 


Author. 

Editor. 

.Author. 


Jt.  Author 
.  Author. .  . 


.Author. . 


.  Torrison,  I.  B.*  . 


.Author. 


119  90      Turmo,  O.* 

120  91      Vangsnes,  Ole  P.= 


.Author. 
.Editor. 


Autlior. . 

121  92      Wollan,  G.  B Autlior.. 

Asst.  Ed. 

122      28     Wraamann,  W.  W Autlior. . 

123  93      Xavier,  J.  U.* Editor... 

124  94      Xavier,  Karl* Author.. 

Editor.  .  . 
Author. .  . 
Transl .  .  . 


norsk-amerikanske     skole- 

maends     Nestor",    "Symra", 

1909. 
."Fergus  Falls  Ugeblad",  188  0- 

85. 
.  "Undervis  den  unge  om  den  vei 

han  skal  vandre",  1904. 
.  "Korsange",  1903. 
"Festsange",  1905-09. 
"Kirkesange  for  blandet  kor", 

1905. 
"Lutheran     Almanac",      1912, 

1913. 
"By  the  Christmas  Tree",  1912, 

1913. 
"Gudbrandsdalslagets      aarbd- 

ker",  1911-. 
.  "Drikkeondet".  1900. 
."Reform",  1893. 
."The     Religious     Element     in 

American    School    Readers", 

1913. 
"The   College   Curriculum   and 

Ministerial  Supply",  "Teolo- 

gisk  Tidsskrift".  1918. 
"Theory  of  Evolution  To-day", 

"Teoiogisk  Tidsskrift".  1919. 
.  "Norgesfaerden",  1914. 
"Christian  Keyser  Preus",1922. 
.  "Toftezons.      Et      kapitel      af 

norsk-amerikansk     hisiorie", 
"Symra",  1914. 

"Modern   Woodmen   of   Amer- 
ica", 1897. 
"Crow  River  Menighets  50  aars 

festskrift",  1911. 
"The  Other  Side  of  Socialism", 

1914. 
"Kristelig  Hjem",  1920. 
"The   Future  of  the   Lutheran 

Church    in    America",    "Lu- 

theraneren",  1921. 
"Kildahl  som  elev  ved  Luther 

College,"  chapter  in  the  Kil- 
dahl Memorial  Volume,  1921. 
"Preus  som  samfundsmand  og 

teolog,"  chapter  in  the  Preus 

Memorial  Volume,  1922. 
"Norskarbeidet     og     Kirken," 

"Symra,""  1913. 
"De    klassiske    studiers  betyd- 

ning,"  "Symra,"  1911. 
Articles      in      "Kirketidende," 

"Lutheraneren,"  and  "Luth- 
eran Church  Herald  " 
"B0rneblad,"  1900-07. 
"Pastor  Nils  Amlund," 

"Symra,"  1911. 
"To  Luther,"  official  hymn  of 

Luther  College,  1897. 
"Jubilate,"      quarterly      choir 

journal,  1900-05. 
"Praktisk  laerebog  i  engelsk." 
"Pacific  Herold,"  1913. 
"Tre  pastoralteologiske  av- 

handlinger,"  1913. 
"Skoleblad,"  1905-11. 
"Tidsmaessig  praeken,"  1919. 
"Fald  og  opreisning,"  (Swedish 

to  Norwegian),  1914. 
"Opfyldte  lofter,"   (Swedish  to 

Norwegian),  1917. 
Lenk's  "I  det  lille  banevogter- 

hus,"  (Ger.  to  Norw.),  1913. 
6  other  books  by  Lenk,  1913-18. 


466  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 


No. 
Total     No.    Under-  Literary 

No.    Grad-  grad-  Name  Work  Title.' 

uates    nates 

125  95     Ylvisaker.  Johan  T.* Author. . .  ."Det  Norske  Luther  College", 

1890. 

126  96      Ylvisaker,  Johannes  T.*.  .  ..\utlior..  .  .  "Teologi  og  videnskab,"   1891. 

"De  fire  evangeliers  harmoni," 

1896. 
"De  fire  evangelier  i  synoptisk 

fremstilling      med      forklar- 

inger,"  2  vols.,  1905-07. 
"Eksegese  over  brevet   til  efe- 

sierne,"  1910. 
"Synodens  alterbog,"  1897-99. 
"Synodens     katekismusforklar- 

ing,"  1900-02. 
Asst.  Ed..  .  "Ev.    Luthersk   Kirketidende,' 

1889-93. 

127  97      Ylvisaker,  S.  C* Author, . .  ."Zur  Assyrisch-Babylonischen 

Grammatik,"    (Leipzig   Sem- 
itic Studies,  Vol.  6),  1912. 
"The  Missouri  Synod  and  the 
Norwegians,"  1922. 

128     31     0fstedal,  A.  A.* Editor "Diakonissen,"  1912-. 

YIl.   Li-THEu  College  Graduates  and  Undergraduates 
IN  Church  Offices 

No.  Years 

Total     No.    Under-  at  Years 

No.     Grad-   grad-  Name  Luther  Office  Held 

uates    uates  College 

General  Church  Office'rs; 

1      Borge.  M.  0 1870-71  Treas.  Norwegian  Synod.  .  .  1905-11 

2  1      EUestad,  N.  J 1865-71  Vice  Pres.  United  Church.. .  1902-12 

3  2      Gullixon,  Geo.  A 1882-90  Pres.    Norw.    Synod    of   the 

Am.  Ev.  Luth.  Church...   1922- 

4  3      Harstad,  B 1865-71  Pres.    Norw.    Synod    of    the 

Am.  Ev.  Luth.  Church..  .   1918-22 

5  4      Hustvedt,  H.  B 1867-73  Treas.  Norwegian  Synod.. .  .   1899-05, 

1911-17 

6  5      Jordahl,  D.  C 1881-88  Sec.  Nor\vegian  Synod 1908-17 

7  6      Kildahl,  J.  N 1873-79  Sec.  United  Church 1890-95 

Vice-Pres.  United  Church...  1912-17 
Vice  Pres.   Norw.  Luth  Ch. 

of  Am 1917-20 

8  7      Kvale,  O.   .1 1883-90  Sec.   Norwegian  Synod 1917- 

9      2     Lundeberg,  K.  0 1881-82  Pres.  "Brodersamfundet". .  .   1900-03 

10  8      Moldstad,  John  A 1888-94  Vice   Pres.   Norw.  Synod  of 

the  Am.  Ev.  Luth.  Church  1918- 

11      3     M^rstad,  E.  0 1879-81  Sec.  Elling's  Synod 1896-04 

12  9     Nordby,  J 1867-73  Sec.   Norwegian  Synod 1896-98 

13  10      Preus,  C.  K 1867-73  Vice  Pres.  Norw.  Synod 1911-17 

14  11      Stub,  H.  G 1865-66  Vice  Pres.  Norw.  Synod 1905-10 

Pres.  Norwegian  Synod.  .  .  .   1910-17 
Pres.  Nor.  Luth.  Church  of 
Am 1917- 

15  12      Tliorlaksson,  N.  S 1876-81   Pres.  Icelandic  Synod 1921- 

District  Presidents: 

1  1      Aastad,  I.  T 1889-92  Pres.  N.   Minn.  Dist.,  N.  L.  1920- 

2  1      Bj0rgo,  K 1864-70  Pres.  Minn.  Distr..  N.  S..  .  .   1892-17 

3  2      Boe,  N.  N 1882-86  Pres.  S.  D.  Distr.,  N.  L 1918- 

4  3      Harstad.  B 1865-71  Pres.  Minn.  Dist.,  N.  S 1883-91 

Pres.  Pacific  Dist.,  N.  S 1893-98 

5  4      Hendrickson,  P.  A 1870-76  Pres.  N.  W.  Distr.,  N.  S..  .  .   1908-17 

6  5      Jordahl,  D.  C 1881-88  Pres.  Iowa  Dist.,  N.  S 1916-17 

7  6      Nordby,  J 1867-73  Pres.  East.  Distr.,  N.  S 1907-17 

Pres.    East.    Distr.,    N.    L., 

C.  A 1917- 

«  7      Sagen.  A.  K 1869-74  Pres.  East.  Distr..  N.  S 1903-07 

9  «      Vangsness.  O.  P 1869-75  Pres.  Iowa  Distr..  N.  S 1906-10 

10  9      Ylvisaker.  1.  D 1881-88  Pres.  N.  D.  Distr.,  N.  L 1917- 


GRADUATES  AND  UNDERGRADUATES  IN  CHURCH  WORK  467 


No. 
Total     No.    Under- 
No.    Grad-  grad- 
uates   uates 


Name 


Years 


Luther 
College 


Office 


Years 
Held 


National  Lutheran  Council: 
1      Larsen,  Lauritz 1893-02  Secretary 1918- 


.Stub,  H.  G. 


President 1920- 

1865-66  President 1918-20 

National  Lutheran  Commission  for  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Welfare: 

1  1      Larsen,  Lauritz 1893-02  Secretary 1918-22 

2  2      Sandager,  C.  N 1904-10  Western  Ex.  Sec,  Canadian 

Commission  etc 1918-19 

3  3      Stub,  J.  A.  O 1890-91  Secretary 1917-18 

1893-98  President 1918- 

Lutlieran  Brotherhood  of  .■\merica: 

1  1      Eggen,   Thore 1873-79  Ex.  Sec    (former  Luth.  Union)  1918- 

2  2      Stub,  J.  A.  0 1890-98  President 1918- 

Young  People's  Luther  League: 

1      1     Jacobson,  J.  N 1882-85  Treasurer 1917- 

2  1      Thorpe,  C.  S 1899-03  Topics  Editor 1919- 

3  2      Tingelstad,  O.  A 1902-05  Secretary 1917-22 

4  3      Ylvisaker,  N.  M 1898-02  Executive  Secretary  1919- 

VIII.  Luther  College   Graduates  and   Undergraduates 
IN  THE  Mission  Fields 


Foreign  Missions: 

1      Astrup,  Johannes 1893 

2      Braafladt,  L.  H 1906 

3      Ekfelt,  Odd 1910 


4      Faye,  C.  U. 

5      Larsen,  N.  Astrup. 

6      Lillegard,  Geo.  O. . 


7      Otte,  Heinrich 

8      Storaasli,  Gynther. . 

9      Ylvisaker,  John  F.  .  , 


1909 
1896 
1908 

1893 
1911 
1916 


Zulus,  South  .Africa 1896- 

Chinese  (Medical  Miss.)..  .  .  1917- 

Chinese  (Medical  Miss.)..  .  .  1917- 

Zulus,  South  Africa 1912- 

Chinese 1913- 

Chinese 1912-17, 

1921- 

Zulus,  South  Africa 1896- 

Chinese 1915-16 

Madagascar 1921- 


1 


Home  Missions: 
Brevig,  T.  L.  .  . 


1877     Eskimos. 


1      Gjevre,  A.  H. 


2     Hovde.  Brynjolf 1862 

.  .  .  .        3     Jacobson,  Axel 1885 

2      Larsen,  Chr.  M 1883 

4     Mdrstad,  E.  0 1881 


1878  Jews,  New  York  and  Minne- 
apolis  

Indians,  Wittenberg,  Wis... 

Indians,  Wittenberg,  Wis. . . 

Deaf,  blind  and  epileptics, 
Faribault,   Minn. 

Indians,  Wittenberg  and 
Carter,  Wis 


3      Str0m,  Oscar  A 

.  .  .  .       5     Tjernagel,  Helge  M . 


1897      Indians,  Wittenberg,  Wis... 
1894     Eskimos 


1894-08, 

1913-17 

1901-05, 

1922- 

1893-02 

1888- 


1884-86, 
1890-20 
1902-07 
1908-13 


IX.   Luther  College  Graduates  and  Undergraduates  Who 
Served  As  Collectors  of  Special  Funds 


1      Birkelo,  P.  C 1894-97     Financial  Secretary,  St.  Olaf  College 

1      Ellestad,  N.  J 1871     Hoyme  Memorial  Chapel. 


2  Kildahl,  J.  N 

3  Preus,  C.  K 

4  Stub,  H.  G 

5  Ylvisaker,  S.  J.  N 


1879  Jubelfund. 

1873  Luther  College  Building  Funds. 

1866  Luther  College  Endowment  Fund. 

1895  Luther  Memorial  Fund. 


X.   Luther  College  Graduates  and  Undergraduates  As  Presi- 
dents OF  Lutheran  Higher  Schools  and 
Theological  Professors 

.Academies 50 

Colleges 9 

Normal  Schools 8 

Theological  Professors 12 


CHAPTER  TWENTY-ONE 

KETKOSPECT  AND  PROSPECT 

Oscar  L.  Olson 

I.   Looking  Backward 
1.   Scliolarsh'ip 

AS  time  passes^  we  perceive  more  and  more  clearly  the  signifi- 
.  cance  of  the  work  done  by  the  founders  of  Luther  College. 
The  men  who  took  the  lead  in  founding  the  College  were  univer- 
sity men  from  Norway.  They  possessed  ripe  scholarship,  broad 
culture,  great  earnestness,  and  high  ideals.  In  their  native  land 
bright  prospects  lay  before  them,  but  they  gave  up  every  pros- 
pect of  personal  distinction  in  order  to  cross  the  ocean  and  min- 
ister to  the  spiritual  needs  of  their  countrymen  who  had  emigrated 
to  America  and  were  living  a  pioneer  life  in  what  we  now  call  the 
Middle  West.  It  was  fortunate  that  the  men  who  took  the  lead 
in  founding  the  College  were  Christian  men  jDossessing  the  best 
education  that  the  Old  World  could  give,  for  they  aimed  to  found 
an  institution  that  should,  so  far  as  possible,  give  young  men  the 
same  preparation  for  the  study  of  theology  that  they  themselves 
had  received.  As  a  result,  Luther  was  from  the  beginning  intended 
to  be  a  full-fledged,  standard  college,  and  care  w-as  taken  to  secure 
professors  of  recognized  ability.  Thus  the  founders  and  early 
supporters  of  the  College  placed  the  institution  on  a  high  plane 
of  scholarship  and  established  a  noble  tradition, — a  tradition  that 
their  successors  have  endeavored  to  maintain  to  this  day. 

2.   Christian  Spirit 

But  the  chief  concern  of  tlie  founders  of  the  College  was  to 
establish  an  institution  which,  not  only  as  regards  scholarship, 
but  especially  as  regards  instruction  in  Christian  doctrine  and  the 
maintenance  of  a  Christian  spirit,  sliould  prepare  young  men  for 
the  study  of  theology  and  subsequent  service  as  ministers  of  the 
Gospel  in  the  Lutheran  Church.  A  graded  course  in  Christian- 
ity was  therefore  organized,  beginning  with  the  catechism  and  a 
small  Bible  history  and  concluding  with  The  Augsburg  Confes- 
sion, the  New  Testament  in  Greek,  and  a  year's  instruction  in 
Hebrew,  Avhich  was  intended  princij)ally  as  a  pre})aration  for 
theological  study.     As  is  also  the  case  at  present,  chapel  exercises 


RETROSPECT  AND  PROSPECT  469 

were  held  twice  daily,  morning  and  evening,  and  students  were 
expected  to  attend  regular  church  services.  In  addition,  all  in- 
struction was  conducted  in  a  Christian  spirit;  and  every  teacher 
and  advanced  student  knows  from  experience  that  the  spirit  in 
which  the  instruction  in  secular  subjects  is  conducted  is  of  the 
most  far-reaching  importance.  It  has  therefore  been  the  policy 
of  the  College  to  place  men  on  the  faculty  who  could  be  trusted 
to  promote  the  religious  aim  of  the  institution.  To  promote  Chris- 
tian faith,  and  reverence  for  the  Word  of  God,  has  been  regarded 
as  a  matter  of  prime  importance.  In  harmony  with  this  purpose. 
Soli  Deo  Gloria  (To  God  alone  the  glory)  was  selected  as  the 
motto  of  the  College,  and  on  each  October  fourteenth  these  words 
blaze  forth  in  electric  lights  from  the  tower  of  the  main  build- 
ing; while  the  seal  of  the  College,  which  is  imprinted  on  the  dip- 
loma of  every  graduate,  contains  these  words :  Verbum  Dei  Manet 
in  Aeternum  (The  Word  of  God  endures  forever).  In  this  re- 
spect the  founders  of  the  College  established  a  noble  principle, 
which  is  also  maintained  to  this  day.  The  Bible,  as  the  inspired 
Word  of  God,  is  the  foundation  of  all  the  instruction  at  the  Col- 
lege. It  is  honored  and  revered,  and  the  inculcation  of  its  doc- 
trines is  regarded  as  the  sine  qua  non  of  a  sound  education. 

The  College  has  thus  far  fulfilled  the  aim  of  its  founders  to 
a  gratifying  extent.  This  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  362  of  the 
graduates  (including  8  foreign  missionaries)  have  taken  up  the 
study  of  theology  after  completing  the  college  course,  and  194 
students  have  become  ministers  without  having  completed  the 
college  course.  Thus  556  students  who  have  attended  Luther 
have  taken  up  the  study  of  theology  after  having  completed  the 
course  in  whole  or  in  part. 

3.   Appreciation  of  the  Work  of  the  Founders  and  Supporters 

In  the  light  of  the  achievements  of  the  past  sixty  years,  who 
will  say  that  Luther  College  has  not  rendered  worthy  service  to 
church  and  state  and  amply  rewarded  the  efforts  of  its  founders 
and  supporters.''  All  honor  to  the  men  who  made  Luther  College 
possible  and  have  maintained  it  through  these  many  years.  It 
is  touching  to  read  about  the  early  sacrifices  that  were  made  for 
the  up-building  of  the  College.  It  is  inspiring  to  contemplate 
the  unceasing  and  unselfish  efforts  of  President  Larsen  and  Presi- 
dent Preus  and  members  of  the  faculty  and  other  friends  in  be- 
half of  the  College.  May  their  memory  never  grow  dim.  May 
what  they  did  for  the  College  never  fail  of  appreciation  at  its 
true  value. 


470  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 


THE  BRANDT    HOME 


RETROSPECT  AND  PROSPECT 


471 


4.  Appreciation  of  the  Work  of  the  Women 

What  the  women  have  done  for  Luther  College  is  a  very  im- 
portant chapter  in  the  history  of  the  institution.  None  have  held 
Luther  College  in  higher  esteem  than  have  the  women  of  our 
Church.  None  have  been  more  desirous  of  having  their  sons  at- 
tend Luther  than  have  the  women.  Many  a  graduate  of  Luther 
would  never  have  attended  the  College  had  it  not  been  for  his 
mother;  while  there  is  no  way  of  calculating  the  number  of  dol- 
lars that  have  come  to  the  College  through  the  influence  of  the 
women.  In  their  work  for  Luther,  as  in  many  another  field,  the 
women  have  been  glad  to  achieve  results  without  special  recogni- 
tion of  their  service. 


MRS.  DIDERIKKE  BRANDT 


There  are,  however,  certain  features  of  the  work  of  our  women 
for  the  College  that  are  of  such  a  nature  that  it  is  possible  to 
single  them  out  for  special  mention.  No  other  person  connected 
with  the  College  in  its  entire  history  has  gained  the  affection  of 
the  students  to  a  greater  extent  than  did  Mrs.  Diderikke  Brandt 
in  the  years  1865-82.  She  organized  the  women  of  the  local  Lu- 
theran congregation  into  a  society  that  met  regularly  to  mend 
the  clothes  of  the  students.  She  kept  open  house  for  the  students 
in  the  parsonage  (now  the  president's  residence),  and  practical- 
ly all  the  students  of  the  time  enjoyed  her  hospitality.      She  did 


472  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH  SDCTY  YEARS 

what  she  could  to  provide  the  students  entertainment  at  the  Col- 
lege. In  short,  she  was  tireless  in  their  behalf  and  did  all  that 
a  mother  could  do  for  such  a  large  group.  Not  until  the  out- 
break of  the  world  war  did  the  ladies'  society  organized  by  Mrs. 
Brandt  cease  to  meet  regularly  to  nund  the  students'  clothes. 
The  service  they  rendered  in  this  manner,  though  humble  and  not 
always  agreeable,  would  represent  no  small  sum  if  computed  in 
dollars  and  cents.     But  like  all  work  of  love,  it  was  invaluable. 


MRS.   LAUR.   LARSEX 


The  most  noteworthy  visible  monument  of  their  love  for  the 
College  that  the  Avomen  have  left  on  the  campus  is  the  heroic 
bronze  statue  of  Dr.  Martin  Luther.  It  cost  $2,547,  Avhich  was 
collected  in  small  sums  from  the  women  of  the  former  Norwegian 
Lutlieran  Synod.  They  could  not  have  made  the  College  a  more 
fitting  gift.  The  statue,  which  is  a  replica  of  the  statue  at 
Worms,  is  a  reminder  to  all  who  see  it  of  the  principles  which 
were  championed  by  the  great  reformer  and  for  which  Luther 
College  stands  today,  as  it  has  done  from  the  beginning. 

Luther  College  values  the  good-will  of  its  women  friends,  and 
has  no  fear  of  the  future  so  long  as  it  has  their  hearty  support. 


RETROSPECT  AND  PROSPECT  473 

5.   Conclusion 

Much  more  could  be  said  about  important  features  of  the  Col- 
lege as  they  have  been  manifested  in  the  years  that  are  past.  But 
this  whole  volume  of  "Luther  College  through  Sixty  Years"  is 
principally  a  retrospect.  The  foregoing  paragraphs  are  intended 
merely  as  an  expression  of  appreciation  of  the  efforts  of  those 
who  liave  made  Luther  College  what  it  is  and  have  given  it  a  his- 
tory that  we  should  cherish  as  a  priceless  heritage. 


MRS.    C     K.    PREUS 


11.  Looking  Forward 


1.   The  Course  of  Study 

Luther  College  has  a  large  field  of  prospective  usefulness.  The 
College  was  founded  to  serve  the  Lutheran  Church,  particularly 
by  giving  young  men  the  proper  preparation  for  the  study  of 
theology;  and  as  the  field  to  be  served  by  the  Lutheran  Church 
grows  in  extent,  so  also  will  the  field  to  be  served  by  the  College 
grow  in  extent.  The  College  has  never  measured  its  usefulness 
by  the  number  of  students  in  attendance.  It  has  rather  measured 
its  usefulness  by  the  number  of  well  equipped  workers  that  it  has 
been  able  to  prepare  for  service  in  the  church.  At  no  time  have 
well  trained  workers  in  the  Lutheran  Church  been  more  needed 
than  at  present.      We  need  ministers  who   have  the  best  training 


474  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 

that  a  well  organized  college  of  our  time  can  give.  There  are 
many  people  who  possess  some  degree  of  higher  education,  and 
effective  work  among  well  educated  people  can  best  be  done  by 
well  educated  ministers.  The  education  of  a  minister  should  not. 
as  a  rule,  be  inferior  to  that  of  the  well  educated  men  and  women 
of  his  congregation.  Furthermore,  a  minister  must  be  prepared 
to  meet  many  kinds  of  opposition.  The  life  of  Christ  and  the 
lives  of  the  Apostle  Paul  and  the  great  reformer  Luther  show 
how  necessar}'  it  is  for  a  minister  to  be  able  to  meet  successfully 
well  trained  opponents.  A  minister  should,  if  possible,  be  a 
scholar;  for  scholarshij)  of  tlie  right  kind  is  a  powerful  aid  to  a 
minister  who  is  zealous  to  protect  his  flock  and  extend  the  king- 
dom of  God.  It  has  been,  and  is,  the  aim  of  Luther  College  to 
provide  the  best  possible  training  for  the  study  of  theology  and 
subsequent  service  in  the  Christian  ministry.  This  training  is  the 
training  that  is  received  in  pursuing  a  well  planned  classical 
course.  The  value  of  knowledge  of  tlie  classics  for  a  student  of 
theology  is  maintained  by  too  many  authorities  in  our  day,  as  in 
the  past,  to  be  seriously  questioned.  No  man  ever  had  a  better 
opportunity  than  did  Martin  Luther  to  discover  the  value  of  a 
classical  training  for  a  Christian  minister,  and  Luther  was  an  ar- 
dent advocate  of  the  study  of  the  classical  languages  as  a  prep- 
aration for  thorough  study  of  the  Word  of  God. 

It  is  true  that  many  men  without  a  classical  education  do  well 
as  ministers  of  the  Gospel ;  but  young  men  who  seek  a  college 
education  as  a  preparation  for  the  study  of  tlieology  should  be 
given  the  best  preparation  that  can  be  devised.  They  should  re- 
ceive an  education  that  will  enable  them  to  study  the  Bible  in  the 
original  languages;  that  will  enable  them  to  consult  the  best  theo- 
logical works  in  Latin  and  in  modern  languages ;  that  will,  in 
short,  enable  them  to  be  original  investigators  and  independent 
thinkers  in  the  important  field  of  theology.  Such  an  education 
is  to  be  had  in  a  classical  course  that  takes  ])ropcr  cognizance  of 
the  social  and  natural  sciences,  mathematics,  and  the  language 
or  languages  in  which  prospective  ministers  will  be  called  upon 
to  preach  to  their  congregations.  It  should  therefore  be  the  fixed 
policy  of  Luther  College  to  maintain  the  classical  course. 

But  not  all  who  attend  the  College  will  plan  to  enter  the  min- 
istry. Some  will  i)lan  to  enter  other  learned  professions.  These 
can  all  be  accommodated,  as  at  present,  by  a  limited  but  judicious 
system  of  electives.  Thus,  on  the  basis  of  a  classical  course — or, 
rather,  as  a  part  of  such  course— a  student  may  prepare  to  meet 
the  requirements   for   a  state  teacher's   certificate  without  examin- 


RETROSPECT  AND  PROSPECT  475 

ation,  for  doing  graduate  work  in  such  subjects  as  fall  within  the 
scope  of  the  course,  for  taking  up  the  study  of  some  profession 
aside  from  teaching,  or  for  entering  directly  one  of  the  many 
occupations  open  to  a  person  of  good  character  and  trained  in- 
tellect. 

It  is  good  for  our  Church  that  our  congl-egations  contain  men 
who  are  leaders  in  the  community  and  have  that  understanding 
of  our  Church  that  comes  from  an  education  received  in  our  own 
institutions.  Fortunately,  the  best  general  training  for  any  pro- 
fession is  the  training  received  in  pursuing  a  well  planned  classical 
course.  Fortunately,  this  fact  is  also  to-day  being  emphasized  by 
leading  lawyers,  physicians,  theologians,  engineers,  and  men  in 
other  occupations,  who  have  learned  by  experience  what  a  classical 
education  is  worth.  There  need  be  no  hesitation,  therefore,  in 
advising  young  men  to  devote  themselves  whole-heartedly  to  the 
pursuit  of  classical  studies. 

2.  New  Buildings 

The  College  should  not  aim,  only  to  maintain  a  well  balanced 
classical  course;  it  should  also  aim  to  maintain  a  high  degree  of 
excellence  in  the  work  done  in  all  the  subjects  that  it  offers,  so 
that  it  may  enjoy  full  recognition  as  a  first  class  American  col- 
lege. It  is  not  a  multiplicity  of  courses  that  secures  recognition. 
Recognition  is  secured  by  excellent  work  done  in  whatever  stand- 
ard courses  may  be  offered;  and  it  is  obvious  that  with  the  re- 
sources at  our  command  better  work  can  be  done  in  a  limited  field 
than  in  a  more  extensive  field.  But  in  order  that  good  work  may 
be  done  in  all  subjects,  it  is  essential  that  the  College  possess 
good  ph3'sical  equipment  and  a  good  faculty.  Physical  equip- 
ment includes  buildings,  library,  laboratories,  and  instruments  and 
paraphernalia  of  various  kinds.  In  addition  to  the  buildings  al- 
ready on  the  campus,  several  other  buildings  are  urgently  needed. 
The  accommodations  for  the  study  of  phj'sics,  chemistry,  biology, 
and  psychology  are  inadequate.  More  room  must  be  provided 
for  the  instruction  in  these  subjects  if  they  are  to  occupy  worthily 
the  place  assigned  them  in  the  course  as  it  is  now  constituted.  A 
well  equipped  science  building  is  therefore  one  of  the  needs  of  the 
College. 

The  department  of  music  should  receive  more  attention,  and 
better  facilities  should  be  afforded  for  the  study  of  music  in  its 
various  branches.  An  ideal,  which  cannot  be  attained  but  which 
tliere  should  be  an  endeavor  to  approximate,  is  that  every  student 
should  receive  some  voice  culture,  should  take  part  in  some  chorus 


476 


LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 


singing,  and  sliould  learn  to  play  some  musical  instrument.  A 
knowledge  of  music,  which  is  the  most  beautiful  of  the  fine  arts, 
which  produces  pleasure  of  the  most  refined  nature,  and  is  of 
great  practical  value  to  the  minister  of  the  Gospel,  should  as  far 
as  possible  be  acquired  by  ever}^  college  student.  Gratifying  re- 
sults have  been  achieved  in  the  Luther  College  Concert  Band,  the 
chorus,  and  the  rendering  of  great  oratorios;  but  better  facilities 
should  be  provided  for  instruction  in  music.  An  important  step 
toward  providing  such  facilities  is  the  erection  of  a  music  hall. 
A  music  hall  is  therefore  another  of  the  buildings  needed  at  the 
College. 

In  conjunction   with   the  music   hall,   a   new   chapel   should    be 
provided.      The  present  chapel   is  a  very  serviceable   room,  but  it 


THE   CAMPUS   IN    AVINTER 


has  fixed  seats  for  only  240  people.  It  is  therefore  already  too 
small.  The  proposed  chapel  could  very  well  be  combined  with 
the  music  hall,  and  should  provide  an  auditorium  with  seats  for 
about  600  people.  Thus  in  one  building  accommodations  could  be 
provided  both  for  a  music  hall  and  for  a  chapel  and  auditorium. 

Fully  as  urgent  as  the  need  of  the  two  buildings  just  men- 
tioned is  the  need  of  a  new  gymnasium.  A  part  of  the  present 
gymnasium,  which  is  a  frame  structure,  was  built  thirty-five  years 
ago  and  the  remainder  of  the  building  was  built  nineteen  years 
ago.  It  has  been  used  both  as  a  gymnasium  and  an  auditorium, 
but  it  is  no  longer  satisfactory  for  either  purpose.  A  new  gym- 
nasium is  an  imperative  need.  Besides  the  usual  equipment,  the 
gymnasium  sliould  have  a  spectators'  gallery  with  a  seating  cap- 
acity of  at  least  500.  The  gymnasium  could  be  so  constructed 
that  a  large  platform  could  be  provided  at  one  end  and  open  floor 
space  for  about  1,800  chairs.  Thus  the  gymnasium  could  be  used 
as  an  auditorium  with  seats  for  about  2, .300  people.     Its  use  as  an 


RETROSPECT  AND  PROSPECT  477 

auditorium  would  be  required  only  on  special  occasions  as  the 
the  chapel  would  furnish  a  sufficiently  large  auditorium  for  or- 
dinary purposes. 

At  the  present  rate  of  increase  in  attendance,  more  dormi- 
tory room  will  soon  be  needed;  and  probably  before  any  other 
building  is  erected,  the  need  of  a  new  dormitory  will  be  urgent. 

The  general  sentiment  among  the  alumni  is  that  the  first  build- 
ing to  be  erected  on  the  campus  should  be  a  new  g3^mnasium.  But 
no  permanent  building  sliould  be  erected  on  the  campus  that  is 
not  well  built — in  harmony,  for  instance,  with  Koren  Library — 
and  designed  to  meet  requirements  for  a  considerable  time  to 
come.  It  is  both  more  satisfactory  and  less  expensive  in  the  long 
run  to  build  substantial,  well  planned  structures  than  to  erect 
buildings  that  soon  fail  to  meet  requirements  but  are  too  good 
to  be  replaced. 


AiMM 


THE   CAMPUS  IN   WINTER 


3.   The  Attendance 


The  number  and  size  of  buildings  to  be  erected,  together  with 
the  amount  of  equipment  of  various  sorts  to  be  provided,  depend 
largely  upon  the  size  of  the  attendance.  According  to  a  statement 
made  in  the  "Bulletin  of  the  Association  of  American  Colleges" 
for  May,  1921,  "an  equipment  and  staff  adequate  to  an  efficient 
college  can  handle  about  500  students."  This  statement  is  based 
upon  a  careful  investigation  of  the  matter.  It  should  therefore 
be  the  policy  of  the  College  to  plan  for  an  attendance  of  about 
500.  A  number  of  well  known  colleges  have  found  it  necessary 
to  limit  their  attendance  to  such  numbers  as  can  be  accommodatec^ 
with  the  equipment  in  buildings,  laboratories,  etc.,  which  they 
possess.  Considering  the  size  of  the  faculty  that  an  attendance  of 
500  students  would  require,  in  addition  to  the  new  buildings  and 


478  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 

other  equipment  needed  to  aceommodate  that  number  of  students. 
it  seems  wise  not  to  plan  for  a  larger  attendance  at  Luther  Col- 
lege than  about  500. 

•i.    The  Librarji  and  the  Museum 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  state  that  the  library,  the  museum, 
the  science  laboratories,  and  other  equipment  sliould  be  made  as 
complete  and  serviceable  as  means  will  permit.  The  College  has 
an  excellent  library  of  about  '29,000  bound  volumes  and  between 
8,000  and  10,000  pamphlets  and  unbound  books.  The  plan  ac- 
cording to  which  the  library  should  be  dcviloped  is  well  set  forth 
in  the  following  statement  made  by  I'rof.  Karl  T.  Jacobsen,  li- 
brarian: "In  the  future  development  of  the  library  greatest  stress 
should  undoubtedly  continue  to  be  placed  on  obtaining  material 
most  directly  needed  in  tlie  various  courses,  so  that  the  library 
may  become  even  more  than  at  present  the  worksho})  of  students 
and  instructors.  The  gaps  in  the  reference  library  should  be 
filled  and  this  made  more  comprehensive;  our  collection  of  Lu- 
theran literature  should  be  made  more  complete;  the  Norwegian 
and  Norwegian-American  collection  should  be  made  as  exhaustiv^ 
as  possible;  more  emphasis  might  to  advantage  be  la"d  on  collect- 
ing material  on  local  history  and  history  of  the  Middle  West;  and 
last,  but  not  least,  the  organization  already  referred  to  should  go 
forward  as  fast  as  circumstances  will  allow,  not  only  that  the  re 
sources  of  the  library  may  be  made  better  available,  but  also  that 
the  students  may  become  better  acquainted  with  belter  bibliograph- 
ical tools  and  get  a  better  insight  into  the  methods  of  independent 
research."  In  order  to  carry  out  tliis  program,  additions  to  the 
library  should  be  made  as  rapidly  as  available  funds  will  permit. 

The  museum  should  not  be  a  curiosity  shop;  it  should  serve 
a  distinct  educational  purpose.  It  should  csjjecially  illustrate  the 
pioneer  life  of  Norwegian  immigrants  in  this  country.  The  debt 
we  owe  them  can  never  be  rei)aid ;  but  we  can  honor  them  and  re- 
ceive encouragement  from  their  lives  by  properly  preserving  and 
displaying  objects  which  they  cherished  and  found  useful  in  their 
day,  and  by  collecting  and  preserving  books  and  other  printed 
matter  from  which  they  drew  knowledge  and  inspiration  for  their 
daily  work.  While  a  very  good  beginning  for  a  museum  has  been 
made,  there  still  remain  great  possibilities  for  collecting  valuable 
objects  which  otherwise  may  be  lost  to  posterit3\ 


RETROSPECT  AND  PROSPECT  479 

5.   Music,  Public  Speaking,  and  Physical  Training 

Music,  public  speaking,  and  pliysical  training  are  important 
features  of  a  well  organized  college.  The  ideal  in  music  has  al- 
ready been  stated  in  the  paragraph  that  sets  forth  the  necessity 
of  a  music  hall  at  the  College.  In  public  speaking,  the  ideal  is 
that  every  college  graduate  should  possess  the  ability  to  address 
an  audience  in  an  agreeable  and  effective  manner.  In  physical 
training,  the  ideal  is  to  develop  in  every  student  a  healthy,  well- 
proportioned  physique.  The  departments  concerned  with  these 
features  of  college  life  should  be  organized  so  as  to  approximate 
the  ideals  as  nearly  as  possible. 

In  athletics,  success  in  intercollegiate  contests  should  not  be 
over-emphasized;  it  should  be  subordinated  to  the  chief  aim  in 
physical  training,  while  all  improper  and  dishonest  practices 
which  are  prone  to  creep  into  college  athletics  should  be  rigidly 
excluded.  Honesty  and  fairness  have  been  the  watchwords  of  our 
participation  in  athletic  contests  in  the  past.  They  should  continue 
to  be   so  in  the   future. 

6.   J   College  for  Men 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  "tlu^  chief  aim  of  the  College  is  to 
provide  a  liberal  and  thorough  education  for  young  men  who  in- 
tend later  to  enter  the  ministry,"  Luther  College  has  from  the 
beginning  been  a  college  for  men.  The  aim  of  the  College  has 
not  been  changed.  It  never  should  be  changed.  Therefore  Lu- 
ther College  should  continue  to  be  a  college  for  men.  This  does 
not  imply  opposition  to  the  higher  education  of  women ;  other 
provisions  have  been  made,  and  additional  provisions  can  be  made, 
for  giving  our  young  women  a  college  education.  But  the  College 
can  more  readily  be  held  to  its  distinctive  aim  if  no  provision  has 
to  be  made  for  a  class  of  students  who  are  not  eligible  to  the  min- 
istry in  the  Lutheran  Church.  Furthermore,  if  we  are  to  plan 
for  an  attendance  of  about  500,  it  is  quite  probable  that  at  no 
distant  date  a  full  attendance  will  be  secured;  and  considering  the 
chief  aim  of  the  College,  it  is  preferable  that  the  attendance 
should  consist  as  largely  as  possible  of  students  who  may,  upon 
graduation,  continue  their  studies  at  Luther  Theological  Seminary. 

7.   The  Field 
The  field  of  the   College  throughout  its  history  of  more  than 
sixty  years  has  been  that  of  the  whole  church   body  to  which  it 
belongs.      The  College  has  at  no  time  cultivated  a  local   constitu- 
ency.     Its  students  have  come   from  many  states,  and  its   alumni 


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are  found  from  New  York  to  San  Francisco,  though  they  are 
principally  located  in  the  great  Northwest,  where  the  bulk  of  the 
people  of  Norwegian  extraction  in  this  country  reside.  The  field 
of  the  College  sliould  continue  to  be  co-extensive  with  the  field 
of  the  Church.  There  is  ample  room  in  this  field  for  all  our  col- 
leges to  grow  and  thrive.  There  need  be  no  unseemly  rivalry 
among  them.  I,et  them  all  be  free  to  extend  their  influence  as 
far  as  possible.  Each  college  has  its  individual  characteristics. 
Luther  stands  alone  in  our  Church  as  a  college  for  men,  and  this 
fact  precludes  the  idea  of  its  being  regarded  as  a  local  institu- 
tion. Furthermore,  its  course  is  so  organized  that  all  its  graduates 
have  received  a  training  designed  to  prepare  them  particularly 
for  the  study  of  theology.  The  College  should  therefore  be  free 
to  draw  from  all  quarters  of  our  Church  and  should  continue  to 
receive  the  support  of  the  Church  as  a  whole. 

8.    Tlie  Faculty 

Luther  College  has  a  good  faculty.  Had  the  members  of  the 
faculty  been  seeking  personal  advancement,  a  number  of  them 
might  now  be  holding  positions  that  are  more  lucrative,  and  that 
most  people  regard  as  much  more  desirable,  than  a  professorship 
at  Luther.  But  they  have  remained  loyal  to  the  College  and  its 
cause.  The  College  can  hardly  hope  to  be  able  at  any  time  to 
offer  its  professors  such  salaries  as  they  might  receive  elsewhere. 
Nevertheless,  there  is  good  reason  to  believe  that  in  the  future, 
tio  less  than  at  present  and  in  the  past,  men  of  scholarship  and 
ability  will  be  willing  to  serve  on  our  faculty  for  less  compensa- 
tion than  they  might  receive  elsewhere.  Too  much  stress  cannot 
be  laid  on  the  value  of  a  good  faculty.  From  every  point  of  view, 
a  good  faculty  is  of  prime  importance  to  the  College.  It  is  the 
faculty,  more  than  any  other  feature  of  a  college,  that  makes  a  col- 
lege good,  bad,  or  indifferent.  The  faculty  should  consist  of  Chris- 
tian men  who  are  zealous  to  promote  the  work  of  the  Lutheran 
Church  and  are  willing  to  bow  in  all  things  to  the  Word  of  God. 
It  should  consist  of  men  of  recognized  scholarship,  whose  services 
otiier  institutions  would  be  glad  to  secure.  It  should  consist  of 
men  possessing  ability  to  teach  and  the  ability  to  exert  a  distinct 
influence  on  their  students.  And  it  should  consist  of  men  who 
can  work  in  harmony  and  thus  render  the  most  efiicient  service. 

9.  Endowment 

The  value  of  our  schools  to  the  Church  is  beyond  calculation, 
but  it  requires  considerable  annual  expense  to  maintain  them.      In 


RETROSPECT  AND  PROSPECT  481 

order  to  lighten  the  burden  of  this  annual  expense  a  systematic 
attempt  should  be  made  to  raise  adequate  endowment  funds.  Lu- 
ther College  has  an  endowment  fund  of  a  quarter  of  a  million 
dollars,  but  this  fund  sliould  be  increased.  Wittenberg  Col- 
lege in  Ohio  has  recently  raised  an  endowment  fund  of  more  than 
$2,000,000.  In  like  manner  the  endowment  fund  of  Luther  Col- 
lege should  be  increased  as  soon  as  practicable.  The  education 
of  our  youth  should  continue,  whether  times  happen  to  be  good 
or  bad;  and  Luther  College  should  not  unnecessarily  be  depend- 
ent on  temporary  financial  conditions.  It  should,  if  possible,  be 
placed  in  a  position  where  it  can  continue  unhampered  to  educate 
young  men  who  plan  to  enter  the  Christian  ministry  or  other  posi- 
tions of  service  and  influence  in  our  Church.  The  only  practic- 
able method  of  doing  this  is  to  increase  the  present  endowment 
fund.  The  endowment  must  not,  however,  become  the  means  of 
detaching  the  College  from  the  Church.  The  College  must  re- 
main, as  at  present,  in  close  organic  connection  with  the  Church 
and  under  its  control.  So  long  as  this  is  the  case,  there  is  small 
danger  that  the  College  will  pursue  a  course  at  variance  with  the 
purpose  of  its  founders.  It  would  probably  be  well  both  for  the 
Church  and  for  the  College  that  the  College  should  always  be  de- 
pendent to  some  extent  on  annual  appropriations  by  the  Church. 
This  would  be  a  constant  reminder  to  all  concerned  that  the  Col- 
lege is  expected  to  serve  the  Church. 

10.   Financial  Secretary 

The  College  should  have  a  financial  secretary  who  could  de- 
vote his  time  to  raising  funds  for  the  College.  The  plans  for  the 
College  outlined  in  this  chapter  contemplate  the  raising  of  larger 
sums  than  our  Church  can  be  expected  to  include  in  the  annual 
budgets.  There  are  well-to-do  people  who  would  probably  be 
willing  to  give  very  liberally  in  order  to  help  the  College  realize 
its  plans,  if  the  matter  were  laid  before  them  properly  and  they 
were  made  to  see  what  a  blessed  and  necessary  work  Luther  Col- 
lege is  doing  for  our  Church.  Such  work  as  would  devolve  upon 
the  financial  secretary  requires  time,  study,  and  the  exercise  of 
perseverance  and  good  judgment.  It  cannot  be  done  success- 
fully by  a  person  who  already  has  sufficient  to  do.  It  requires 
the  full  time  of  one  who  is  adapted  to  the  work.  The  work  that 
a  good  financial  secretary  can  do  will  be  of  great  value  to  the 
College  and  to  the  Church.  Such  a  secretary  should  be  appointed 
without  delay. 


482  LUTHER   COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 

11.     The  Preparatory  Department 

The  Preparatory  Department  should  be  retained.  It  is  one 
of  the  very  few  preparatory  scliools  that  are  supported  by  our 
Church  as  a  whole.  Such  support  makes  it  possible  to  offer  a 
course  of  study  that  meets  our  ideas  of  what  a  preparatory  school 
for  young  men  sliould  be.  The  trend  of  sentiment  in  our  Church 
seems  to  be  away  from  establisliing  more  secondary  schools.  In 
fact,  there  is  some  sentiment  for  abolishing  such  schools  in  the 
Church  altogether.  But  to  eliminate  all  such  schools  in  our 
Church  would  be  very  unwise.  There  sliould  be  at  least  a  few 
such  schools  of  superior  quality  in  order  to  accommodate  those 
of  our  people  who  desire  to  make  use  of  them.  The  Preparatory 
Department  of  Luther  College  is  just  such  a  school  of  superior 
quality.  It  has  a  very  able  corps  of  instructors.  It  offers  a 
substantial  course  of  study,  in  which  there  are  some  electives,  but 
in  which  English,  algebra,  plane  geometry,  general  history, 
American  history,  music,  physics  or  chemistry,  Christianity,  Nor- 
wegian, and  at  least  two  years  of  Latin  are  required.  To  gradu- 
ate from  this  course  requires  diligent  application,  and  no  course 
is  what  it  should  be  unless  it  requires  hard  work.  Furtherniore, 
such  a  course  under  our  own  control  enables  us  both  to  keep  per- 
nicious influences  out  of  the  class  room  and  to  make  proper  regu- 
lations for  the  conduct  of  the  pupils.  At  Luther,  dancing  and 
card-playing  are  forbidden,  cliurch  attendance  is  encouraged,  at- 
tendance at  chapel  exercises  twice  daily  is  required;  and  at 
chapel  exercises  many  a  Christian  truth  is  impressed  upon  the 
minds  of  the  pupils  which  otherwise  might  all  too  seldom  be 
brought  to  their  attention.  In  short,  at  the  very  impressionable 
age  at  which  pupils  attend  a  preparatory  school,  they  are  sur- 
rounded by  distinctly  Christian  influences.  An  education  consists 
not  only  of  class  room  instruction.  It  consists  of  everything  that 
moulds  the  character  of  the  pupils,  that  trains  them  mentally  and 
physically,  and  that  fixes  the  principles  on  which  their  thoughts 
and  actions  in   life  will   be  based. 

The  Preparatory  Department  at  Luther  is  particularly  desir- 
able as  a  feeder  for  the  Freshman  class  of  the  College.  The  class- 
ical course,  such  as  is  maintained  at  Lutlier,  is  not  popular;  but 
it  is  invaluable  for  the  general  education  that  it  affords  and  es- 
pecially as  a  preparation  for  the  study  of  theology.  This  course 
must  be  maintained  at  all  hazards,  and  one  assurance  that  it  can 
be  maintained  is  the  fact  that  the  College  is  in  a  position  to  offer 
the  proper  preparation   for  such   a  course.      To  be   sure,  it  costs 


RETROSPECT  AND  PROSPECT  483 

the  Church  something*  to  maintain  the  Preparatory  Department, 
but  not  so  much  as  one  might  think.  The  income  from  the  Pre- 
paratory Department  in  1921-22  was  about  $8,577.00,  which 
offsets  to  a  considerable  extent  the  cost  of  maintaining  the  de- 
partment. We  should  not  place  ourselves  in  a  position  where 
our  colleges  are  wholly  dependent  on  preparatory  schools  over 
which  our  Church  has  no  control.  In  pursuing  a  policy  of  dis- 
continuing our  church  schools,  it  is  surely  the  part  of  wisdom  to 
observe  the  Latin  adage  Festina  lente   (Make  haste  slowly). 

In  "College  Chips"  for  October,  1921,  p.  285,  Dr.  O.  M. 
Norlie  makes  a  statement,  which  is  pertinent  in  this  connection 
and  is  quoted  here  with  a  slight  change  in  the  statistics : 

"The  12,000  public  high  schools  of  the  United  States,  with 
up  to  25,000  Norwegian  boys  every  year,  gave  the  Norwegian 
Church  during  the  period  1843-1915  only  38  of  their  graduates. 
Many  of  these  boys  were  sons  of  pastors,  on  account  of  which 
they  were  headed  for  the  theological  seminary  in  spite  of  the 
high  school  influence.  Others  were  in  other  waj's  prevailed  on  to 
take  up  the  study  of  theology.  Luther  College  Preparatory  De- 
partment has  supplied  the  Church  with  447  pastors.  It  has, 
with  only  a  small  handful  of  students,  done  about  12  times  as 
much  as  the  12,000  public  high  schools  have  done  together.  It 
would  take  150,000  high  schools  to  equal  the  work  of  Luther  Col- 
lege Preparatory  Department." 

12.   Conclusion 

Finally,  let  it  be  repeated  that  "The  chief  aim  of  the  College 
is  to  provide  a  liberal  and  thorough  education  for  young  men 
who  intend  later  to  enter  the  ministry,"  and  this  aim  must  re- 
main unchanged.  The  attendance  should  be  maintained  at  a  point 
that  will  cause  the  advantages  that  it  offers  to  be  used  to  the  full- 
est extent.  Unceasing  efforts  should  be  made  to  assist  the  stu- 
dents to  realize  what  a  glorious  life  it  is  to  live  for  Christ  and 
labor  in  His  vineyard,  so  that  as  many  as  possible  of  the  students 
may,  upon  graduation,  continue  their  studies  at  Luther  Theologic- 
al Seminary.  If  graduates  of  Luther,  which  offers  a  course  that 
is  planned  as  a  preparation  for  the  study  of  theology,  do  not 
enter  our  seminary  in  sufficient  numbers,  the  outlook  for  our 
Church  is  not  so  bright  as  it  might  be.  Let  us  make  Luther  Col- 
lege as  good  a  college,  if  possible,  as  any  college  of  its  kind  in 
the  land;  let  us  provide  it  with  equipment  that  meets  every  reason- 
able requirement ;  let  us  plan  to  maintain  a  faculty  that  will  com- 


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mand  respect  in  educational  circles.  But  let  us  never  neglect 
to  maintain  the  College  as  a  distinctively  Christian  college,  where 
the  spirit  of  Christ  is  the  all-pervading  spirit,  and  where  the  Word 
of  God  is  the  Alpha  and  Omega  in  all  the  instruction  and  in  the 
thought  and  conduct  of  tlic  faculty  and  students.  If  we  do  this, 
we  ma}'  confidently  ask  our  people  to  give  Luther  College  their 
hearty  support;  for  we  shall  have  done  much  to  assist  the  College 
to  fulfill  its  mission.  Verhum  Dei  Manet  in  Aeternuin.  Soli  Deo 
Gloria. 


THE    LUTHF.K    STATUE 


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4.     Fiction 

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5.    student    Annuals 

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1911".     [Pub.   by  the  Class  of   1912,   E. 

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203  illus.     Homestead  Co.,  Des  Moines. 

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to  172  pp.,  each,  illus.  L.  P.  H. 
1884-1922. 
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6  V.     of     192     pp.,     each.       L.    P.     H. 
1908-1913. 

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1922."  A.  C.  Paulson,  editor.  Weekly 
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II.       DEALING     INCIDENTALLY     WITH 
LUTHER    COLLEGE 
I.     Si/nodirnI    Reports 

Norwegian    Synod.      •■Heictning    om 

Synodemodcir  (Distrikts  og  Foelles- 
modcr)  1  av  S>nodcn  lor  Den  Norske 
Rv.  Lutli.  Kirke  i  Ainerika.  18.>3- 
191G".  L.  r.  H.,  1  «">.!- 10 Hi.  (Includes 
Annual  report  of  the  President  of 
Luther    College,     resolutions,     etc.) 

Norwegian  Lutheran  Cliurch  of  Amer- 
ica "Beretning  oni  Hauges  Synode.s 
72de  .\arsinOde.  Den  Norske  Synodes 
32te  Ordentlige  SynodciinHle,  Den  For- 
enede  Kirkes  2nde  AarsniiKle  —  sanit 
Organisations?nodct  for  Den  Norsk 
lAitherske  Kirke  i  Amerika .  . .  ."  751 
pp.  A.  P.  H..  1917.  (Includes  An- 
nual report  of  the  President  of  the 
College,    resolutions,    etc  ) 

Norwegian  Lutheran  Cliurcli  of  America. 
"Beretning  om  Den  Norsk  Lutherske 
Kirkes  .  .  .  fa?  lies-  [og  distriktsl 
nuUcr.  IillK-1922."  A.  P.  H.,  1918-1922. 
(Includes  annual  reports  of  the  Pres- 
ident of  Luther  College,  the  Board  of 
Education;    i-esolutions,    etc.) 

2.    Miscellaneous   Books 

Aasgaard,  .lohan  Arnd  (187G--).  "St.  Olaf 
College   2.->   Year   Souvenir".    1899. 

Anderson.   Rasmus   B.i(irn    (1846 — ).   "Life 
Story  of  Rasmus   B.  Anderson".   Cloth, 
697    pp.,    1    illus.,    (Luther    College,    34- 
70).   Amerika,   Madison,   "Wis.,    1915. 

Anderson  and  Goodwin.  "Standard  His- 
torical Atla.s  of  Winneshiek  Co.,  la " 
Cloth.  Anderson  and  Goodwin  Co. 
Davenport,  la.,   1905. 

Babcock,  Kendric  Charles  (1801—).  "The 
Scandinavian  Element  in  the  United 
States".  Cloth,  22.3  pp.  University  of 
Illinois,   Urbana,  111,   1914. 

Bailey,  Edwin  C  (1859—).  "Past  .-md 
Present  of  Winneshiek  Co.,  la."  A  rec- 
ord of  settlement,  organization,  pro- 
gre.ss,  and  achievement.  2  volumes. 
Cloth,  934  pp.  Illus.  (Luther  College, 
I.  132-181).  S.  .1.  Clarke  Pub.  Co., 
Chicago.   III.,   1913. 

Bergh,  .lohan  Arndt  (1817—).  "Den  nor.sk- 
lutherske  kirkes  historic  i  .\»icrika". 
Cloth,  528  pp.  (Luther  College,  193- 
195).   A.   P.   H.,    1914. 

Dan,  W.  H.  T.  (1866—').  "Rbenezer". 
75  years  of  Missouri  Synod.  (S.  C. 
Ylvisaker:  "The  Mis.souri  Synod  and 
the  Norwegians",  201-277.")  Concordia 
Pub.    House,    St.    Louis,    Mo..    1922. 

Fonkalsrud,  Alfred  O.  (1874  -).  "The 
Scandinavian-American".  Cloth,  107 
pp.  ("Schools",  113-119).  K.  C  Holter 
Pub.  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn..  1915. 

Gjerset.  Knut  (1804—").  "A  Hi.story  of 
the  Norwegian  People".  2  volumes. 
Cloth,  1133  pp.,  155  illus.  (Luther  Col- 
lege. II,  010).  Macmillan,  New  York, 
N.  Y.,   1915. 


HaIvor.sen,  Halvor  (1845-1921).  "Festskrift 
til  Den  Norske  Synodes  Jubihruni, 
1853-1903".  Cloth,  450  pp  ,  48  illus.  (Lu- 
ther College,  139-144).  L.  P.  H..  1903. 

Fleggtvedt.  Hallvard  G.  (1850—).  "Illu- 
streret  kirkchistorie.  ined  et  tillaeg  om 
norske  kirkeforholde  i  Amerika".  Cloth. 

903  pp.  Illus.  (Thrond  Bothne:  "Til- 
heg".  815-903.  Luther  College.  860-865). 
Knut  Takla.  Chicago,  111.,  1898. 

Ilelland,  Andreas  A.  (1870 — ).  "Augsburg 
Seminar  gjennem  femti  aar".  Cloth, 
482  pp.,  31  illus.  (Luther  College,  30- 
32).    Folkebladet  Pub.   Co.,    1920. 

Jacobs,  Henry  Eyster  (1844 — ),  and  Haas, 
Jolin  A.  W.  (1802—).  "The  Lutheran 
Encyclopedia".  Cloth,  572  pp.  (Luther 
College,  121).  Charles  Scribner's  Sons, 
New   York,  N.  Y.,   1905. 

Jacobs,  Henn'  Eyster  (1844 — ).  "A  His- 
tory of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran 
Oiurch  in  the  United  States".  Cloth, 
539  pp.  (Luther  College,  500-501). 
Charles  Scribner's  Sons,  New  York,  N. 
Y.,   1893. 

John.son.  J.  S.  "Minnesota,  En  kortfattet 
historie  av  nordmrendenes  bebyggelse 
av  staten,  deres  gj0remaal,  forenin- 
ger  og  livsvilkaar",  med  avsnit  om 
Den  norske  kirkes  historie,  i  anledning 
Minnesotas  deltagelse  i  Norges  jubi- 
hvumsudstilling.  1914.  Cloth,  326  pp., 
31  illus.  (II.  G.  Stub:  "Synoden  for 
Den    norsk.    ev.    luth.    kirke",    183-218). 

Koren.  Ulrik  Vilhelm  (1826-1910).  "Samle- 
de  skrifter",  1  volumes,  (edited  by 
Paul  Koren).  (Vol.  II,  "Tale  ved  ind- 
vielsen  af  den  nye  tilbygning  til  Det 
norske  Luther  College",  2den  dec.  1874, 
342-352.  Vol.  IV,  "Tale  ved  Luther 
College".  10  4-170.  "Til  indviel.sen  af 
det  gjenopbvggede  Luther  College", 
171-172).  L.  P.  H.,   1912. 

Larsen,  Laur.  (1833-1915).  "Synodalhaand- 
bog".  Paper,  09  pp.  (Luther  College, 
23-24).    L.    P.    II.,    1901. 

Lenker,  John  Nicholas  (1858—).  "Luther- 
ans in  All  Lands".  Cloth.  842  pp.,  560 
illus.  (Luther  College,  815).  (Lutherans 
in  All  Lands  Co.,  Milwaukee,  Wis.) 
Luther  Press,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  1896. 

Malmin.  Rasmus  (1865 — ).  "John  Nathan 
Kild.nhl:  En  mindebok".  Cloth,  347  pp., 
35  illus.  (C.  M.  Weswig:  "Barndoms- 
og  ungdomsaar".  20-33.  I.  B.  Torrison : 
"Kildahl  ved  Luther  College",  105-124. 
J.  N.  Kildahl:  "Luther  College  of  To- 
morrow",  257-259).   A.  P.   H.,   1921. 

.Molee.  Elias  (184.5—).  "Molee's  Wan- 
dering, an  Autobiography....".  1919. 
(Luther  College.  71-102).  Taconia. 
Wa«h. 


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Neve,  Juergen  Ludwig  (1865 — ).  "A  Brief 
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Nilsson,  Svein  (1825-1908).  "Billed  Maga- 
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Norlie,  Olaf  Morgan  (1876—).  "Den  for- 
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Stensrud,  Edward  Martinus  (1866—).  "The 
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Sundby-Hansen,  Harry.  "Norwegian  Im- 
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report    on    Luther    College.) 

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3.  Church   Annuals 
"Evangelisk-luthersk    folkekalender,     1876- 

1917".  [Udg.  af  Laur.  Larsen.  M. 
Fr.  Wiese,  o.  a.]  L.  P.  H  ,  1876-1917. 
(Contains  announcement  of  work  of 
Luther    College,    etc.) 

"Folkekalender.  1917-1922.  Redigert  av 
E.    Kr.    Johnsen".      A.    P.    H.,    1917-22. 

"Lutheran  Almanac,  1917-1922.  Ed.  by 
K.    A.    Kasberg".      A.    P.    H.,    1917-22. 

"The  Lutheran  World  Almanac  and  An- 
nual Encyclopedia  for  1921.  Comp. 
and  Efl.,  by  the  Statistical  and  Year 
Book  Committee  of  the  National  Lu- 
theran Council:  Rev.  O.  M  Norlie.., 
Editor.  Rev.  G.  L.  Kieffer,  Associate 
Editor".  968  pp.  136  illus.  National 
Lutheran  Council,  New  York,  1921. 
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4.  Church   Papers 
Particularly: 

"Kirkelig  Maanedstidende",   1859-1874. 
"Evangelisk     Luthersk     Kirketidende", 

1874-1917. 
"Luthersk  Skoleblad",  1881-1882. 
"Lutheran   Herald",    1906-1917. 
"Pacific  Herold",   1891-1917. 
"Lutheraneren",  1917-1922. 
"Lutheran  Church  Herald",  1917-1922. 
"Teologisk   Tidsskrift",    1917-1922. 
"Budbajieren",  1917-1922. 

5.  Secukir   Papers 
Particularly: 

"Decorah   Journal". 
"Decorah  Public  Opinion". 
"Decorah   Republican". 
"Decora  h-Posten  " . 
"Amerika". 

"Minneapolis   Tidende". 
"Normanden". 
"Reform". 
"Skandinaven". 
"Visergutten". 


CHRONOLOGICAL  SUMMARY 

1821 — Norwegian  immigration  into  the  United  States  began,  under  the 
influence  of  Cleng  Peerson,  pathfinder. 

1843 — C.  L.  Clausen  was  ordained,  October  18,  to  become  Lutheran  pastor 
at  Muskego,  Wis.,  the  first  of  the  pastors  who  later  formed  the 
"Norwegian  Synod". 

1853 — The  "Norwegian  Synod"  was  organized  October  3,  at  Luther  Val- 
ley, Wis.,  by  38  congregations  and  7  pastors:  C.  L.  Clausen,  H.  A. 
Stub,  A.  C.  Preus,  H.  A.  Preus,  N.  Brandt,  G.  Dietrichson,  and 
J.  A.  Ottesen.     A.  C.  Preus  was  the  first  president   (1853-1862). 

1857 — The  Synod  resolved  to  gath.er  a  "University  fund"  for  the  establish- 
ment of  an  institution  to  supply  the  need  of  Lutheran  ministers; 
the  Synod  likewise  resolved  to  establish  a  Norwegian  professor- 
ship at  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  of  the  German  Mis- 
souri Synod. 

1859 — Rev.  Laur  Larsen  entered  upon  his  duties  as  professor  at  Concor- 
dia Seminary  as  the  representative  of  the  "Norwegian  Synod",  Oc- 
tober  14-. 

1861 — The  Synod  resolved,  in  June,  to  locate  Luther  College  at  Decorah, 
Iowa,  on  a  32-acre  campus  bought  by  Rev.  V.  Koren. — Luther 
College  began  its  work  at  Halfway  Creek  parsonage,  near  La  Crosse, 
Wis.,  September  1,  with  two  teachers.  Rev.  Laur.  Larsen,  president, 
and  Rev.  F.  A.  Schmidt,  and  an  initial  enrollment  of  11  students, 
later  increased  to  16. 

1862 — Luther  College  began  its  second  year,  September  8,  in  the  Otis 
Building  (now  the  St.  Cloud  Hotel),  Decorah,  Iowa. — H.  A.  Preus 
became  the  second  president  of  the  "Norwegian  Synod"  (1862-1894). 

1864 — The  corner-stone  of  the  Main  Building  was  laid  on  the  Luther  Col- 
lege campus,  June  30. 

1865 — "The  Norwegian  Luther  College"  was  incorporated  in  the  state  of 
Iowa,  February  1. — A  Normal  Dejiartment  was  organized  in  addi- 
tion to  the  six-year  classical  curriculum. — The  Main  Building  was 
dedicated,  October  14,  in  the  presence  of  6,000  people. 

1867 — Prof.  G.  H.  Landmark  became  the  first  (part-time)  librarian  at 
Luther  College. 

1868 — The  enrollment  passed  the  100-mark  for  the  first  time,  being  106  in 
the  school  year  1868-1869. 

1871 — To  provide  more  dormitory  space,  the  present  Museum  Building 
(the  "Chicken  Coop")   was  remodeled   (built  in  1865). 

1874 — The  south  wing  was  added  to  the  Main  Building. — The  enrollment 
exceeded  200  for  the  first  time,  being  229  in  the  school  year  1874- 
1875.— St.  Olaf's  School  (now  St.  Olaf  College)  was  founded  at 
Northfield,  Minn.,  as  the  first  of  many  daughter  institutions. 

187G — Tlie  "Norwegian  Synod"  established  its  own  theological  seminary, 
Luther  Seminary,  at  Madison,  Wis. — Dr.  A.  C.  Smith  became  the 
lirst  college  physician  at  Luther  College. 

1880 — The  Luther  College  Alumni  Association  was  organized. 

1881 — The  six-year  curriculum  was  increased  to  seven  years. 

1884 — "College  Chips",  student  publication,  was  first  issued. 

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CHRONOLOGICAL   SUMMARY  489 


1886 — The  Normal  Department  was  discontimied. — The  lirst  gymnasium 
was  built,  1886-1887. 

1887 — The  predestination  controversy  split  tlie  "Norwegian  Synod".  The 
enrollment  at  Luther  College  fell  to  118  in  the  school  year  1887-1888. 

1889 — The  Main  Building  was  destroyed  by  fire,  May  19. — The  organization 
of  the  Preparatory  Department,  to  comprise  the  first  three  of  the 
seven  years,  was  authorized. — Lutheran  Normal  School  was  estab- 
lished at  Sioux  Falls,  S.  Dak.,  to  carry  on  the  work  of  the  former 
Normal  Department   at   Luther   College. 

1890 — The  new  Main  Building  was  dedicated,  October  14. — Prof.  H.  W. 
Sheel  became  the  first  principal  of  the  Preparatory  Department. 

1891 — The  music  pavilion  was  built;  it  served  till  1912. — Intercollegiate 
athletics  were  introduced. 

1894 — V.  Koren  became  the  third  president  of  the  "Norwegian  Synod" 
(1894-1910). 

1896 — The  students  organized  the  Luther  College  Boarding  Club. 

1897— Prof.  G.  Bothne  published  his  "Luther  College,  1861-1897",  a  history 
of  Luther  College  in  the  Norwegian  language. 

1899 — The  college  hospital  was  erected,  the  gift  of  Hon.  John  A.  Johnson 
of  Madison,  Wis. — The  library  was  recataloged,  and  classified  ac- 
cording  to   the   Dewey   decimal   system. 

1901 — The  college  electric  light  plant  was  installed  by  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion. 

1902 — President  Laiir.  Larsen,  after  41  years  of  service,  was  succeeded  by 
Prof.   C.    K.   Preus   as   president. 

1903 — The  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  "Norwegian  Synod"  was  celebrated 
at  Luther  College;  the  gymnasium  was  tripled  in  size  to  furnish 
an   auditorium. — The   alumni   list   passed   the  400-mark. 

1904 — Intercollegiate  debating  was  introduced. 

1905 — The  curriculum  was  lengthened  to  eight  years. 

1906 — A  "literary  course"  in  the  two  upper  years  introduced  the  principle 
of  electives. 

1907 — Laur.  Larsen  Hall  was  dedicated,  October  13,  to  serve  as  dormitory 
for  the  Preparatory  Department  and  to  house  the  laboratories  and 
the  music  department. 

1910 — The  remodeling  of  the  campus  was  begun  according  to  the  plans 
of  Jens  Jensen  of  Chicago. — Dr.  H.  G.  Stub  became  the  fourth 
president  of  the  "Norwegian  Synod"  by  the  death  of  Dr.  Koren  on 
December  19. 

1911 — Dr.  Laur.  Larsen  retired  from  teaching  in  his  fiftieth  year  at  Luther 
College. — On  the  occasion  of  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  College, 
friends  presented  an  endowment  fund  of  $250,000,  and  pastors' 
wives  the  Luther  statue.  The  Alumni  Association  added  eight  acres 
to  the  campus. — The  curriculum  was  remodeled  to  provide  for 
electives  without  abandoning  the  classical   foundation. 

1913 — The  Bang  collection  was  secured  for  the  library,  and  the  Koren 
parsonage  of  1853  was  added  to  the  museum. — A  new  band  stand 
was  built. 

1914 — The  Luther  College  Concert  Band  toured  Norway  and  other 
European  countries  on  the  occasion  of  the  one-hundredth  anniver- 
sary of  the  independence  of  Norway. — The  office  of  registrar  was 
established. 

1915 — Dr.  Laur.  Larsen  died  March  1. — The  Luther  College  Concert  Band 
played  at  the  Panama-Pacific  International  Exposition,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. — Dr.  K.  Gjerset  published  his  "History  of  the  Norwegian 
People"  in  two  volumes. 


490  LUTHER  COLLEGE  THROUGH  SIXTY  YEARS 


191G — Loyalty  Hall,  dining  hall,  was  built  at  the  iniWative  of  the  students; 
the  college  hospital  was  enlarged,  and  a  college  nurse  appointed 
for  the  first  time. 

1917 — By  the  union  of  three  Norwegian  Lutheran  church  bodies,  Luther 
College  became  the  proj)erty  of  the  Norwegian  Lutheran  Church 
of  America. — Luther  College  graduated  87,  the  largest  class  in  the 
history  of  the  institution;  but  the  World  War  reduced  the  enroll- 
ment to  130  in  the  school  year  1917-1918. 

1918 — The  curriculum  was  reorganized  to  comprise  nine  years,  four  in  the 
College  Department,  three  in  the  Senior  High  School,  and  two  in 
the  Junior  High  School. — The  Students'  Army  Training  Corps  was 
established. 

1919 — The  Reserve  OiRcers'  Training  Corps  was  establislud  and  conducted 
till  January,  1920. — The  offices  of  dean  of  men  and  physical  director 
were  established. — The  Alumni  Association  made  its  second  addi- 
tion to  the  college  campus. — The  reorganization  of  the  library  ac- 
cording to  the  Library  of  Congress  system  of  classification  was 
begun. 

1920 — Karl  T.  Jacobsen  was  appointed  full-time  librarian,  succeeding  Prof. 
Chr.  A.  Naeseth. 

1921— President  C.  K.  Preus  died  May  28,  1921.— Dr.  Oscar  L.  Olson  filled 
the  vacancy  as  acting  president. — Koren  Memorial  Library  was 
dedicated,  October  14,  at  the  celebration  of  the  sixtieth  anniversary 
of  the  College. — The  alumni  list  passed  the  800-mark. — The  enroll- 
ment reached  272  in  the  school  year  1921-1922,  of  which  number  185 
in  the  College  De])artment. — The  Luther  College  faculty,  numbering 
21  members,  undertook  to  publish  a  history  of  the  College  in  21 
chapters,  "Luther  College  through  Sixty  Years." 


INDEX 


Aaberg,   Herman;    235,   323,  551,  42\,   447. 

Aaberg,   Joseph;   248,325,421. 

Aaberg,   O.  H.  ;  208,  435,   447. 

Aaberg,   Theodore;   244,   414,   435,    447. 

Aaby,   A.    O. ;    243,   325,    420. 

Aadnesen,    A. ;    60. 

Aaker,    A.    O. ;    229,    403,    404. 

Aaker,   C.   U. ;   234,   323,   416,   426,  432. 

Aaker,    H.    H.  ;   216,   447. 

Aaker,  J.   T. ;    224,   322,   421,  447. 

Aaker,    L.   K. ;    61. 

Aal,   E.  J.;   241,  326,  327,   414,   435. 

Aamodt,   O.   M. ;    250,   324,   421,   431 

Aanestad,    C.    W. ;    239,   435. 

Aanestad,   O.   H. ;    242,    324,    326,    418. 

Aarnes,    S.    H. ;    225,    411,   435. 

Aas,   C.   C;   207,   435. 

Aase,    L.    R. ;    217,    447. 

Aasen,    A.   O.;   225,  435. 

Aasen,   C.   H. ;   234,   447. 

Aaseth,    E.   A.;    232,    340. 

Aasgaard,  J.   A.;   410. 

Aastad,    I.  T. ;    60,   225,    435,   466.     . 

Academies;  44,  45,  46,  197,  200,  262,  390- 
391,    482. 

Academy  Conference;  38,  86,  87,  334,  348, 
360,    364. 

Acting     President;     see     President,     Acting. 

Accreditation;  79,  142,  173,  273,  274,  308, 
394. 

Adams,  Mrs.  W.  C. ;   92. 

Addison    (society);    309,    312-313,    315. 

Administration;  51,  52,  53-56,  72,  76,  78, 
79,    178,    181,    264,    265,    307. 

Admission,  Terms  of;  see  Entrance  require- 
ments. 

Advertising ;    see   Publicity. 

Aga,   L.   J.;    211,   447. 

Agriculture     (subject    of    study)  ;    273,     2>i3. 

Aid    for    students;    see    Student    aid. 

Aims  and  ideals;  15,  22,  23,  24-27,  28,  29, 
31,  41,  42,  46,  47,  48,  53,  64.  70,  71, 
72,  76,  79,  173,  184,  201,  266,  275,  276, 
283,  359,  360,  361,  383,  384,  385,  388- 
389,  391,  409,  433,  434,  469,  473,  474, 
475,  479,  483,  484. 

Akre,  J.   J.;    221,    436. 

Akre,   O.   J.;    223,    336,   342,   412,   436,  447. 

Albert  Lea  Luther  College  Club;  431. 

Albion  Academy;    391. 

Alfsen,    A.    O. ;    205,  411,   436. 

Allen,  Hans;   215,   367,  420,   436,   447. 

Allison,   W.   B.;   263. 

Alumni  ;  47,  202,  203,  204-258,  266,  308, 
398,   408,    411-432. 

Alumni,  Occupations  and  professions  of; 
45,   47,   411-423,   433-467,    474-475. 

Alumni  Association;  78,  150,  153,  266,  392, 
405,   406,   407,   427-430,    431. 

Alumni   clubs;   266,    429,   430-432. 

Alumni   magazine  ;    428. 

Amicitia  (society)  ;    315. 

"Amicitiae    opera";     315. 

Amphictyonic  (society)  ;  309,  310,  315, 
317,   363. 

Amundson,   A.   C. ;   210,   421,  425. 

Amundson,   A.    H.;   248,    414,   436. 

Amundson,   H.    E. ;    220,   421. 

Andersen,   A.   C. ;   209,  436. 

Andersen,    A.    P.;    248,    414,    436. 


Andersen,   J.   N. ;    223,   436,   447,   457. 

Anderson,   A.  ;    61. 

Anderson,   A.   A. ;    60. 

Anderson,   A.    B. ;    206,    436. 

Anderson,   A.    J.;    215,    436. 

Anderson,    A.    O. ;    231,    340,   420. 

Anderson,   Carl  A.;  249.   324,  337,  341     342 

343,    345,    348. 
Anderson,    Christian;     226,    322      34^      368 

376,    412,    436,    447,    457. 
Anderson,    Conrad    A.;    244,    349,    420,    431. 
Anderson,    Ingvald ;    see    Kampen,    Ingvald 
Anderson,    Isaac;    221,    321,    416,   431,    447." 
Anderson,   M.   H. ;   250,    337,   34l',   34'     343* 
Anderson,   M.    K. ;    254,   337,   343,    348. 
Anderson,    Martin,    234,    436,   447. 
Anderson,    N. ;    60. 
Anderson,   O.   P.;    63. 
Anderson,    P.  B.  ;    60. 

Anderson,    R.    B. ;    205,   415,    416,    424     425 
Anderson,    R.   E.  :    255,   324,   326.' 
Anderson,    Sivert ;    206,   421. 
Andresen,   Johannes;    63. 
.\ndrews,   M.   O. ;   243,  324,   326,  414,   436. 
Anglo-Saxon    (subject    of    study);     135,    137. 

272,    287,    288,   289. 
Annuals;    319,   326. 
Anundsen,    B. ;    172. 
Apelset,  J.  A.;   224,  447. 
Apland,    M.    O. ;    232,    323,    421,   447. 
Appointment    of    professors ;    see    Faculty — 

Appointment    of    members. 
Arch   at   entrance;   77,   87,    150,    152. 
Architecture;    148,    151,    156. 
Arlington    Hotel;    146. 
Armory;    353. 

Arneson,   A.   H. ;   247,   419,  447. 
Arneson,   Theresse   E. ;  see   Ilovde,   Mrs.   B. 

Art    objects;    166,    167. 

Arvesen,   Nils;  215,  436. 

Askegaard,  A.   C. ;   247,  416. 

Askegaard,  A.    D.  ;   247,   345,   411. 

Askevold,    Bernt;    63,   213,   436,   447,   457. 

Aslaksen,    Ole ;    60. 

Aspelund,    Joseph;    231,    323,    421,    426. 

Astrup,  ^Ingeborg;  see  Larsen,  Airs.  Laur. 
(Ingeborg   Astrup). 

Astrup,   Johannes;   ^26,   412,   436,   457,   467. 

Athenian    (society);    315. 

Athletic  Association;  155,  314,  320,  329-331 
332. 

Athletic    Board;    330. 

Athletic   conferences;    331,    353. 

Athletic    Director;    see    Physical    Director. 

Athletic    dues;    329,    330. 

Athletics;  155,  303,  307,  328-353,  359-360, 
479. 

Athletics  and  Military  Drill,  Chapter  on 
328-360. 

Atlantic   Luther  College  Club;  430,  431. 

.\ttendance;  Chapter  on  202-258;  Other 
references  18,  26,  32,  S3,  55,  68  77, 
78,  142,  175,  188,  196,  197,  198,  201, 
382,  389,  392,  397,   473,  477-478,  483. 

Aubol,   C.   O. ;   216,   411,  436,   447,   457 

Aubolee,    M.  O.;    219,    318,   321.   416,   426 

Auditorium;    149,    394,   476,   477. 

Augsburg  Confession  (subject  of  study)  • 
28,  33,  34,  35,  132,  133,  134,  135.  136, 
137,    138,    140,    272,    284,    285,   468. 


491 


Augsburg    Seminary;    391.  ,01       1 

Augustana     College    and     Normal     School; 

32,    196,   197,  410. 
Augustana    College   and    Seminary,    Paxton, 

111.;   391. 
Austin,  C.  M.;   245,  436. 
Austin,  O.  G.;  241,  324,  325,  326,  414,  436. 
Austvold,   E.   15.;   229,  421,  436. 

Baalson,  A.   G.;   252. 

Baalson,    E.    A.;    246,    414,    436. 

Baalson,    G.    A.;    246.    418 

Baalson,    H.    E. ;    235,    323,    327,    414,    436. 

Baccalaureate    Sunday;    3/. 

Backerud,   M.    B.;    239,   323,   416,   436,   447. 

Bakery;    144,   145,    154. 

Bakke,  J.   P.;   220,  336. 

Bakke,    M.    B.;    250,    326. 

Bakke,  N.  J.;   210,  361,  363,   364,   376,  421, 

436,    447. 
Bakke,    P.   H.;    221,   421,   426,   444. 
Bakke,   W.  A.;   246,   349. 
Bale,   C.    E.;   231,   323.   352,   417,   424,   44/, 

457. 
Bale,  J.   E.;  211,  436. 
Ballestad,  E.  T. ;  222,  436. 
Band;   74,   11,   134.   135,    136     155,  299,  365, 

366-368     370,    371-375,    376,    378,    398, 

399,    400,   402,   403,   404,   406,   407,  409, 

Band,' Director  of;    134,    135,   136,   137,   367, 

368,   370,   372,   375,  376. 
Band   stand;    148,    154. 
Band   tours;  see   Concert  tours. 

B:nf'l^S;.^-159,   160,    163,402,431. 

Baseball;    141,''i49.    152,   303,  328.  332,  Zii, 

334-341. 

Diamond,    picture    of;    li2. 

Games;   338-339. 

Teams,    pictures    of,    334,   335,  iil . 

Teams,    roster    of;    336,    340-341. 
Basketball;     86,     141,     UO,     303,    331.     333, 

334,    344,    348. 

Games;    346-347.  _ 

Teams,   pictures   of;    344,   34o,   348. 

Teams,    roster   of;    344-345,    348. 
Bassoe,  P.  F. ;  64. 
Baths  and  lavatories;    143,  145,   147. 
Beito,   G.  G.;  92,  220,  412,  436. 
Belgum,    A.    II.;    237,    414.    436.  . 
Belgum,    E.    S. ;    237.   414,   436. 
Bell;    145.  ^     ^^, 

Bclsheim.    O.    G. ;    217.   436.   457. 
Berg.   J.    H.;    231,   436. 
Berg,   N.    I.;   223.   412.   436. 
Berg,  O.    H.;   208,  447. 
Bergan,    C.    A.;    255,    337,    341. 
Bergan,    K.    W. ;    246.    324,    418. 
Berge,    N.    B.;   205,  436. 
Berge,    O.   A.;    221.   436. 
Bergee,   Theodor ;   239,   436. 
Bergh,   Axel;   234,    327,   414,   436. 
Bergh,   Hallvard  A.;   210,    318.   416. 
Bergh,   J.    E. ;    205,    415,    421.   436. 
Bergh,  K.  E.;  50,  60,  61,  91,  101,  132,  133, 

205,    287,    290,   298,   299,   447. 
Bergh   family    (K.   E.   Bergh)  ;   93. 
Bergman.    Fredrik ;    215,    411,    436. 
Bergman,   H.  A.;   232,   323,   416.  426. 
Bergum,    A.    E. ;    250.    325,    326.    411. 
Berntsen,    B.;    63. 
Berntson,    Palmer,    229,    340. 
Berthelsen.  H.  P.;  225.  436. 
Berven,    S.    K. ;   231,   414.   436. 
Bestul,    C.    B.;    223,    322,   412,   436. 
Beyer,  O.  B.  N. ;  217,  436. 


Bible;    11,   27,    29,    30,    31,    32.    41,    42,    44, 

71.    383.    384,    388,    389.   400,    401,    406, 

409,    469,    474,   480. 
Bible  (.subject  of  study);  28.  29,  30,  31,  32, 

33,  34,  35,   132,  134,   135,  136,   137,   138, 

140,  269,  271,  281,  284,  285,  468. 
l!i1)liography;    82,    456-466.    485-487. 
Hidne,  M.   L. ;   254,  348. 
Bilingual  transition;   28,  29,  31,  32.   33,  34, 

37,   46,   47,   52,    69,   267,   282,    310,    319, 

396. 
Bingo   Glee    Club;    363. 
Bi5rn,    L.   M.  ;    59. 
Biology    (subject   of   study) ;    76,    106,    109, 

112,   123,   138,   140.  272.  273.   282,   283, 

306,    307. 
Biology   laboratory;    78,    152,    180,   283. 
Birkelo,   C.   C. ;    89,   93.    101,    138.    140.   239, 

326.    353.   416,   426,    447. 
Birkelo,   C.   P.;   243,  324,  327,  418. 
Birkelo,    P.    C. ;    230,   342,   436,   447,  467. 
Birkelo    family    (C.    C.    Birkelo);    93. 
Bjarnason,    Jon;    89,    93,    101,    133. 
Bjarnason  family;   93. 
Bjerke,    A.    O. ;    231,   342,   436,    457. 
BjSrgaas.  J.   J.;    213.   421.   436. 
Jijorgo,    Knut   K. ;    60,    206,    318,    411,    436, 

447,  466. 
Bj6rgo,   P.    G.   A.;   239,  326,   421. 
Bjcirgo,    Victor    B. ;    245,    326. 
Bjtirgo,  C.  W.  W. ;  237,  344,  416,  426. 
Blakkan,  I.  J.;   223.  321,  412.  436. 
Blegen.   H.  A.  H. ;   220,  417,  436. 
Bleken,    M.    K. ;   34,   35,   36,    54,   62,   87,    89, 

93,   101,    137.    138.    168. 
Bleken    family  ;    93. 
lUichcr,    Peter;    231,   414,   436. 
lUilie,   J.   A.;   210,  363.   411,   432,   436. 
Bly,  H.   S. ;   246.  436. 
Board,   Cost  of;    173,    178,   320. 
Boarding    Club;    53,    63,    173,    314,    320. 
Bode   Academy;  391. 
Boe,   L.   W. ;   62,  410. 
Boe,  O.   T. ;   226.  414,  436. 
Boe,   Ole;    91,   96.    125,   138,   329. 
Bdckman,   M.    O. ;    410. 
Boe,   N.   N. ;   60,  220,  416,  436,  458,  466. 
Borresen,    E.    N. ;    60. 

Bogstad,   R.    R. ;    220,  321.   436,   447,  458. 
Boice.  Vera  L. ;   92. 
Bolstad,  W.  L. ;  257,  350. 
Borge.   D.   J.;   238,   327,   414,  432,   436. 
Borge,   M.   O. ;   59,  61,   209,  436,  447,   466. 
Borge.   Olaf;   232.   323.   414,   436,    448. 
IJorgen,   Edward;   210,  420,   436. 
BorRen,    T.    E.  ;   252,   iil,    341. 
Borlaug,   A.    O. ;   243.  324,   325,   414,   436. 
Borlaug,    M.   J.;    60. 
Borrcson,  B.   H. ;  233,   340. 
Hotanv    (subject    of   study);    269,   271,   283. 
Bolhne,   Carl;   216,  321,  336,  421. 
Bothnc,   E.  A.;  222,  321,  322,  335,  336,  341, 

342,    416,    426. 

Bothne,    Gisle ;    62,   83-84,  89,   93,    102,    131. 

133,    134,   135,    136,    137,    138,   215,   286, 

290,  291,   292.  293,   294,   299,  300,   301, 

351,    353,   392,   417.   424,   428,    448,  458. 

Bothne,  Gisle.      Det  Norske  Luther  College, 

1861-1897;  28,   102.    131,    179,  283.  433. 

Bothne,  J.   G.    D. ;    214,   411,   428,   436,   458. 

Botline,    Thrond;    34,    35,    83,    89,    93,    102, 

133     134    392. 
Bothne  'family;    84,    93. 
Bottolfson,    E.    O.;    252,    325,    337,    341. 
Boxrud,    Chr. ;    62. 
Boxrud.    R.    H.;   62. 
Boyd,    E.   A.;   230,   322,   323,    412,   432,  436, 

448. 
Braafladt,    L.    IJ.;   237,   323,   417,   426,   436, 
448,  467. 

492 


Braaten,  S.   O. ;   214,  411,   436,  458. 

Brakke,    D.    B. ;   223,   336. 

Brakke,   L.   B. ;   255,  343,   348. 

Brandt,  Chr. ;   91,  96,    126,   353. 

Brandt,      Mrs.      Diderikke      (Mrs.      N.      O. 

Brandt);    93,    470,    471-472. 
Brandt,   J.   A.;   214,   420. 
Brandt,    N.    O. ;    13,   15,   21,  24,   32,    34,    35, 

36,   57,    59,   60,    61,    63,   88,   89,    93,    99, 

102,    132,    133,    134,    145,    185,   186,   284, 

286,*  299,    363,    387. 
Brandt   O.    E. ;   62,   212,   400,   401,   417,  425, 

436,   448. 
Brandt,   R.   D. ;   255,   325. 
Brandt,     R.    O. ;    210,     363,   365,    411,     428, 

436,   458. 
Brandt,    W.    I.;    246,     327,    353,     418,     425, 

448,    458. 
Brandt   family    (N.  O.    Brandt)  ;    93,   470. 
Brandt    parsonage;    145,    149,    470,    471. 
Brauer,    Prof.:    21,    388. 
Brauer,   Julius;    230,   421. 
Brecke,    O.    E. ;    214,    336,    420. 
Breda,    O.    T. ;    62,    89,    93,    103,     133,     134, 

162,    353. 
Breda    family;    93. 
Bredesen,   Adolf;    34,    35,    89,    93,    103,    133, 

134.  206,   421,   431,   436,    448,    458. 
Bredesen,  Alfred;  235,  327,  351,  414,  436. 
Bredesen   family    (Adolf    Bredesen)  ;    93. 
Bredvold,    J.    L. ;    239,    323,    327. 
Breidablik    (society);    312. 
Breivik,    G.   I.;   221,   436,  458. 
Brekke,    E.   A.;    231,   340,   416,   426. 
Brendal,   T.    M. ;   238,  416,   424,  426. 
Brevig,    M.   L. ;   245,   324,   420. 
Brevig,   O.   L. ;   224,   322,  421,   436. 
Brevig,  S.   B. ;  225,  322,  370,  420,   436,   448. 
Brevig.    T.    L. ;    211,    436,    467. 
Britson,   J.    E. ;    239,    340. 
Broin,    Ole   J.;    172. 
Bronstad,    A.    L. ;    249,    331,    340,    341,    345, 

419,   448. 
Brorby,  Joseph;   92,  97,   163,  229,   323,  421, 

426,   444. 
Brown,    Mrs.    F.    Q. ;   92,   96,    376. 
Bruflat   Academy;   391. 
Bruland,    P.    O. ;    238,    414,    424,    436. 
Brunsdale,   C.    N. ;    243,   324,  345,    349,    411, 

448. 
Brunsdale,   G.    E. ;   243,   326,   349,   353,   411. 
Brunsdale,   K.   E. ;   244,   325,   421,  426. 
Brunsdale,    K.    H.;    249,   324,    326,    341. 
Brusegaard,   T.   B. ;  235,  352,  421. 
Bryan,   W.  J.;  261. 
Buedall,  Anton;  92,  97,    138,  241,   326,   420, 

436. 
Building     Committee;    16,     19,    26,    27,     68, 

385. 
Buildings   and  grounds;    55,    56,   68,   77,  78, 

142-158,    170,    172,    173,    174,    177,    178, 

180,    383,   385,    386,    389,   406,  408,    429, 

475-477. 
Bullis,    Senator;    49. 
Bursvold,    N.    O.;    212,   448. 
Burtness,    Britton ;    243,    319,   324,    326. 
Burtness,   P.   O. ;   230,   323,  411,  448. 
Buslee,   A.   M. ;    225,   322,   436. 
Buslee,  C.  J.;   227,  432. 
Busness,     Caroline;     171. 
Buttedal,   Anton;   see   Buedall,   Anton. 
By-Laws;   49.   50,  51,   57-59. 
Bygland,    O.    S. ;    226,    322,    341,    342,    421, 

444. 
Cadet   Corps;   270,   357-358. 
"Camp    Sings";    272,    374. 


Campus;  68,  77,  78,   143,  145,  150,   153,   155, 

180,    385,   429. 

Picture;      16,    23,    167,     169,    183,     312, 
313,    330,    332,    354,    476,    477. 
"Campus    News";    319,   320. 
Cantata     (Sixtieth     anniversary)  ;     30,     47, 

364,   407,   408,   409. 
Cantatas;  363,  364,   365,  407,  408,  409,  410. 
Caspari,   C.    P.;    41,    64. 
Catalog,    Library;    160,    163,    164. 
Catechetics   (subject  of  study)  ;   33,  35,   102, 

116,    132,    133,  269,  284,   286. 
Catechism    (subject    of   study)  ;    28,    31,    32, 

33,  34,  35,   107,   132,  133,   134,   135,   136, 

137,   138,   140,  269,  271,   284,  285,  468. 
"Celebration    in    the    seventies";    169. 
Central    Iowa   Luther    College   Club;    431. 
Central     Minnesota     Luther     College    Club ; 

430,  431. 

Chapel;   78,    144,    154,  377,   406,   476,   477. 
Chapel   devotions;   37,   55,   72,  80,   266,   274, 

406,   468,   482. 
Chemistry     (subject     of     study);     76,     101, 

105,    118,    134,    135,    136,    137,    138,    140. 

272,    273,    277,   281,   284,    306,   307. 
Chemistry    Club;    317. 
Chemistry    Laboratory;    78,    146,    147,    150, 

151,     152,    180,    278,    394. 
Chicago     Luther     College     Club;     77,     430, 

431,  432. 

"Chicken    Coop";    144,    145,    146,    149,    150, 

161,    168,    169,    313,    353,   359,    377. 
Choir;    363,    368,    370,    372. 
Chommie,   H.    N.  ;    235,   416,    426,   432,   444. 
Choral  singing;  30,  36,  361,  475,  476. 
Choral  Union   of  the   Synod;   372,  374,   375. 
Chorus,    College;    363,    370,    376,    476. 
Chorus,    Sixtieth    Anniversary;    409,    410. 
Christensen,    C.    N. ;    255,    350. 
Christensen,    G.    A.;    215,   436. 
Christensen,   J.    C.  ;    235,    437. 
Christensen,     M.    A.;     223,    322,    412,     432, 

437,    458. 
Christensen,  Nehem ;   89,   93,   103,    133,  207, 

318,   421,    437,   448,   458. 
Christensen    family     (Nehem    Christensen)  ; 

93. 
Christian    character   and    influence;    27,    37- 

39,  44,   71,   73,  266,  275,   279,   359,    360, 

383,    384,    388,    389,    393,    409,    468-469, 

480,  484. 
Christiania,  University  of;   24,  41,   410. 
Christianity(    subject    of    study)  ;    see    Reli- 
gion  (subject  of  study). 
Christiansen,   C.    M. ;    214,   417,  425,   448. 
Cliristopherson,    Alfred;    431. 
Christopherson,    E.    B. ;    236,    414,    437. 
Church   and   state:    28,   41,   261,   262,   400. 
Church   choirs;    38,   363,    364,   365,  402. 
Church    conditions;    9,    11,    21,    41,    42,    43, 

45. 
Church   Council;    16,  49,  50,   51,   52,  57,   60, 

263,  394,  410. 
Church   history    (subject   of  study);    31,   33. 

34,   35,    137,    138,    140,   285. 
Church   of   Norway;    9,   12,   41,   43,   68. 
Church   officers;    57-60,    466-467. 
Church  schools.   Need  of;  24,  26,   45,  46. 
Church    services;    37,    144,    150,    408,    409, 

482. 
Church    work,    Luther    College   men   in ;    45- 

46,  47,  204,  266,   388-389,  411-416,  433- 
_  467,  473,  483. 
Citizenship,    Training    for ;    46,    47. 
City    Park,    Decorah ;    360. 
Civics    (subject    of    study):     111,    116,    122, 

123,    136,    137,    138,    140,   272,   273,   294, 

295,    307. 


493 


Clark,   James    F. ;    46. 

Class   of    1866;   205,   206,   407,   415. 

Class  of  1868;   205. 

Class   of    1869;    205. 

Class  of    1870;   206. 

Class  of   1871;  206,  207. 

Class   of    1872;    206,   207. 

Class   of   1873;    206,   208,   209. 

Class   of    1874;    208,    209,   211. 

Class  of   1875;   208,  209,   213. 

Class  of   1876;   209,   210. 

Class   of    1877;   209,    210,   211. 

Class  of   1878;   210,   211,  212,   214,   215. 

Class  of   1879;   211,   212,  213,  214,   217. 

Class   of    1880;   212,   213,  214. 

Class  of   1881;   212,  213,  214,  215,  216,  217. 

Class  of    1882:   213.  215.  216. 

Class  of   1883;  214,  215,   216,   217,   218. 

Class  of    1884;   216,    217,  218,    219. 

Class  of   1885;   216,  217,  218,   219,  220,  222. 

Class    of    1886;    216,   218,   219,   220,    316. 

Class  of    1888;   219,   220,   221,    222. 

Class  of    1889;   216,   220,  222,   223. 

Class   of    1890;   220,   221,   222,   223. 

Class   of    1891;    221,   222,   223. 

Class  of  1892;   222,   223,  224. 

Class   of    1893;    223,   224,   225,   226. 

Class   of   1894;    167,  222,   223,  224,   226. 

Class  of  1895;    167,   224,  225,   226,  228. 

Class  of  1896;    167,  224,  225,  226.  227,  228, 

229. 
Class  of  1897;   167,  225,  226,  227,  228,  229, 

230. 
Class  of'  1898;   225,  226,  229,  230,  231. 
Class  of   1899;  227,   228,  229,  231,  232,  233. 
Class  of   1900;  226,  227,   228,  229,  230,  231, 

232,  233. 

Class  of  1901;  227,  228,  229,  230,  231,  232, 

233,  234,    235. 

Class  of   1902;   227,  229,   231,   232,  233,  234, 

235. 
Class  of  1903;   231,  232,  233,  234,  235,  236. 
Class  of  1904;   231,  234,  235,  236,  237,  238. 
Class  of   1905;   233,  234,  235,   236,  237,  238. 
Class   of    1906;   235,   236,   237,   238. 
Class  of   1907;   234,  236,  237,   238,   239. 
Class  of   1908;   237,  238,   239,   240,  241. 
Class  of  1909;   153,  236,  238,  239,  240,  241, 

242. 
Class  of  1910;  237,  239,  240,  241,  242. 
Class  of  1911;   153,  239,  240,  241,  242,  243, 

244. 
Class  of   1912;    153,  241,   242,   243,  244,  245, 

319. 
Class  of   1913;  240,   242,  243,  244,  245,  247. 
Class    of    1914;    242,    243,    244,    245,    246. 
Class  of   1915;   242,  244,  245,   246,   247. 
Class  of  1916;   243,  244,  245,  246,   247,  248. 
Class  of  1917;  243,  244,  245,  246,  247,  248, 

249. 
Class  of   1918;   245,  246,  247,  249,  250,   251. 
Class   of    1919;    248,   249,    250,    251,   254. 
Class  of   1920;   247,  248,  249,  250,   251,   252. 
Class  of  1921;   155.  247,  249,  250,  251,  252, 

253     319,   398. 
Class  of'  1922;   246,  248,  249,  250,  251,   252, 

253,    254,    255,    258. 
Class  of  1924;  319. 
Class    reunions ;    406,    407. 
Classical  training;   28,  29,   53,   76,   79,   184, 

266,  267.  278,  280,   384,  391,   393,  394, 

407,   474.   475.   482. 
Clausen.   C. ;    63. 

Clausen.   C.   L. ;    11,    12,   13,   59,  60,   385. 
Clausen,    F.    C. ;    92,    96. 
Clauson,   C.  T. ;   229,  370,   412,  437,  458. 
Clauson,   M.  J.;   255,  326,   342. 
Clauson,   N.    Y. ;   234,  323,  417,   448. 
Claxton,    P.    P.;    396. 
Clifton   Lutheran  College;   391. 


Clio    (society);    31U. 

Clock   hours;   306-307. 

Club    room ;    270. 

CluVjs,    Luther   College ;    see    Luther   College 

Clubs. 
Coaches,    Athletic;     138,    141,    303,    332-334. 
"College  Chips";   312,   318-319,   321-325. 
College   Department;   24,   28,    116,    131,   203. 

266,   267,   268,   269,   271,   274,   281,   306, 

307,   309,   317,   326,    361,   389. 
College  for   men;    53,   386,   408,    479*   480. 
College    pastors;    27,    53,    55,    63,    91,    120. 

123,    127,    138,   140. 
Colleges  and   universities;    44,  45,   196,    197, 

198,    199,   200,   201,   260,   262,   263,   278, 

Commercial    subjects;     140,    272,    273,    281, 

285,    291,    299,    306,    307. 
Committee   on    Incorporation;    48,   49,   52. 
Committees    of    the    Faculty ;    see    Faculty- 
Committees. 
Competing  schools;    70,    196,    19",    198,    190, 

200,    201. 
Concert    Band ;    see    Band. 
Concert    tours;    110,    367,    370,   371-375. 
Concerts;   363,  364,  365,  367,  368,  370,  371, 

372.     . 
Concordia    (society);    315. 
Concordia    College,    Moorhead,    Minn.;    410. 
Concordia    Seminary,    St.    Louis,    Mo.;    15, 

24,   25,  28,   29,   66,    67,    178,   391. 
Congregations  of   Svnod ;   76,   187,   188,   189, 

190,    191,    192,    193,    194. 
Cornerstone;     19,    27.    143,    145,     156,    386, 

433. 
Corporation,     Luther    College;    48,    49,    50, 

51,  52,  56,   57,   58,  59,  60-62,  263.  264. 
President ;     386. 

Secretary;    387. 

Treasurer;    57,    59,    107,    158,   264,    387. 
Coup,   W.    B.;    92,   96,    137,    376. 
Courses    of    study;    28,    30,    31,    32,    33,    34, 

52,  55,  78,    198,   264,   268,  269,   283-305, 
357,  358,  361,   394,   396. 

Court    House;    21,    50,    150. 

Curator  of  the  Museum;  54,  62,  106,  118. 
150,   166,   167,    169,   264. 

Curriculum;  28,  32,  50,  55,  70,  76,  79,  131 
138,  140-141,  164,  198,  261,  262,  266, 
267,  269,  271,  272,  273,  275-280,  389, 
394,  396,   407,  410,  469,  473-475,  482. 

Cutler,   Alma    M.;    see    Brown,    Mrs.    F.    Q. 

Dahl,   A.   H.;   61,   62. 

Dahl,  G.   A.;   223,  416,  426. 

Dahl,    G.    H.;   240,   323,   420,   448. 

Dahl,   H.   IL;   221,  432,  448. 

Dahl,   H.    M.;    232,   340. 

Dahl,  J.  R.;  252,  350. 

Dahl,  M.  S. ;  255,  348. 

Dahl,   Olaus;   219,  321,   421,   425,   437. 

Dahl,    P.   H.;   217,  437,   448,   458. 

Dahl,    S.    N.;    237,    340,   420,   432. 

Dahl,   T.   IL;  205,  437. 

Dahl,   W.    P.;    243,   324,   326,   2,27,   345,  418. 

426. 
Dahle,   J.    O.;    226,   414,   437. 
Dahle,   John;   30,   364,  409. 
Dahle,   M.    O. ;   232,   323,   416,   426. 
Dahlen,  Fred;  226,  322,  323,   342,  411,  424. 
Dahlen,    K.    T.  ;   222,    322,    416,   426,    448. 
Dahlen,    T.    A.;    235,    323,    411,    444,    448. 
Daily    routine;    274. 
Dale,   E.  O. ;  207,  437. 
Dale,    IL    F.  ;   240,  324,   421,   444. 
Dalemo:    O.    P.;   63. 
Dalen,    Knud   Halvorsen;    386. 
Daley,    K.    S.  ;    252. 
Danielsen,   Jens;   212,   437. 
Davick,   A.    O. ;   237,  327,   421,   444. 


494 


Davick,  C.   A.;  62. 
Davidson,    L.    E. ;    146. 
Dayton   property;   406,   429. 
Dean   of   Men ;  'S4,    106,   26S,   306. 
Debating;   86,   289,  290,   310,   311,   312,   314, 

315,   316,    317,    326. 
Decorah,    la.;    385. 
Decorah    Choral    Union;    30,    299,    364,   365, 

369,   370. 
Decorah    City    Park;    360. 
Decorali    Commercial    Cluli ;    407. 
Decorah  Luther  College  CKib  ;   87,  429,  432. 
Decorah     Lutheran     Congregation;     55. 
Dedications;    20,    21,    68,    70,    11,    78,     145, 

147,    155,    387-388,    389,    392,    395,    398, 

399-402. 
Degrees,    Academic     and     professional ;     46, 

67.    82,    83,    84,    85,    99-130,    203,    205- 

255,     424-427. 
Degrees,   Honorary;  67,   425,   427. 
Demosthenian    (society);    316. 
Denominational     colleges;     260,     261,     262, 

263. 
Departments;  24,  26,   54,  82,    131,    132,    133. 

134,    136,    137,    138,    140.    141,    155,    264, 

268,   269,   271,   274,   282-307. 
Didactics    (subiect  of  study);    33,    107,    116, 

134,  269,  284. 
Dietriclison,   G.  ;    13,   60. 
Dietrichson,    T.    W.    C.  ;    12. 

Dining   hall :"  78,    142.    143,    145,    146,     147, 

154,    320,    382,    394. 
Diploma;   412. 

Directors,    Board    of;    51,    62. 
Disciplinarian;    53,   54,    72,   87,    101. 
Discipline;    39,    49,    53,   54.    55,    58,    71,    11, 

265,  266,  270,  358,  367,  482. 
Distribution  of  work;    131-141,  306,  307. 
Poving,    Carl:    226,   122.  412.   437,   458. 
Dohlen,    H.    O.  ;    247,    353.    418. 
Dolen,    N.   JJ. ;   251,   325,  411. 
Dolven,   A.    O. :   221,   437. 
Dormitories;     17,    11,    142.     143,     144,     145, 

147.    175.   382,   394,   477;    see   also   l.aur. 

Larsen  Hall. 
Dorrum,   Ingebret;   238,   323,  417,  424,  44S, 

458. 
Doseff.    Ivan;    91,    96.    126.    139.    303,    307, 

329,   333,   334,   343,      348,   350. 
Downie,    Mrs.    Ruth  ;    92,   376. 
Dramatic    Club;    313. 
Drawing;    135,    137,    140.    272. 
Drawing  Club;   316. 
Dreng,    J.    O. ;    92,    97,    136,    233,    i2i,    414, 

437. 
Driggs    House;    148,    155. 
Drotning,    Alvin ;    229,    323. 
Drotning,    Ferdinand ;    235,    323. 
Drotning,    T.    M.  ;    92.    97,     137,    238,    350. 

351,    376,   417,   432,   448. 
Drum    Corps  ;    376. 
Duckstad,    J.    H.  ;    255,    343. 
Dugway  ;    320. 
Dunning    Springs;    308. 
Eastern    Wisconsin     Luther    College    Clul) ; 

432. 
Eastvold,    C.   J.;    60. 
Economics     (subject    of     study)  ;     76,     105, 

121,    135,    140,    272,    273,    285-286,    306, 

307. 
Edda    (society);    311,    312,    313,    318. 
Eddaen,    B.    S.  ;    251,    420,   445. 
Eden,    M.    P.;    222,  411,   437. 
Education;    260-263,  267,   268. 
Education    (subject   of    study)  ;    30,    33,    36, 

76,    84,    85,    106.     113,     115,     122,    124, 

135,  136,   137,    138,    140,   272,   273,   286, 
287,   304,   305,  306,   307. 

Education,    Board    of;    51,    52,    62,    76,    82, 
264,  406,  410. 


Education,    Cost    of;    198. 

Edwards,    Bjorn ;    145,    209. 

Edwards,    Gunder ;    60,    62. 

Eger,    Olaf;    233,   342,   414,    432,   437. 

Egge,   A.   E. ;    212,   421,   424,   425,  428,   44R, 

459. 
Egge,   J.    I.;    222,   437. 
Egge  Log   House;    78,   154,    167. 
Eggen,    Thore    N.  ;    63,    212,    416,    437,    448, 

459,   467. 
Eid,    E.    S. ;    251,    319,    324,    326,    327,    342, 

419. 
Eidahl,  K.  O.  ;  207,  437.  459. 
Eielsen,    Elling ;    11,    463. 
Eielsen    Synod;    195. 
Eight-year    course;    76,    83,    267,    269,    272, 

394. 
Eikeland,    P.    T.  ;     62,    213,    416,    424,    444, 

448,    459. 
Eiken,   A.   T. ;    214,   367. 
Eittreim,   Almira   M.  ;    307. 
Eittreim,    K.    O.  ;    34,    35,    61,    63,    89,    93, 

103,    139,   140,    170,   285,   299,   303,   306, 

307,    319. 
Eittreim,  O.  M. ;  89,  93,  104,   139,   140,   141 

177,   284,   290.   291,   299,   304,   306,   307. 
Eittreim    family;    93. 
Ekfelt.   Odd;    240,    326,    327,    344,   416,   426, 

467. 
Electives;   76,    134,    198,   261,   267,   272,  273, 

278,   279,  283,   284,   285,   286,    287,    288, 

289,    290,   291,   292,  293,   294,   295,   296, 

297,   298,   299,   300,   301,   302,   303,    304, 

305,    361,   394,   396.   474.   482. 
Electric    light    plant;    150,    158,    429. 
Electrician;    55,    63,    104. 
Ellefsen,    E. ;    60. 

Ellenson,   Hans;   see   .Mien,    Hans, 
Ellestad,    N.    T. ;    206,    361,    421.    437,    466, 

467. 
Ellickson,    Frank;    231,    322. 
Ellingson,    A.    R. ;    251,   324,   341.    349,   420. 
Ellingson,   Bergit ;    170. 
Ellingson,    E.    A.;    255,    337.    341. 
Ellison.    E.    O.;    243,    323,    325. 
Elms,    Lane   of;    53,    78,    152,    153. 
Elocution  ;    see    Forensics,    Public    Speaking. 
Elvehjem,   O.   M. ;   246,   325,   418,  448. 
Elvestrom,   V.  A. ;    252,  343. 
Endowment    Fund;    11,    120,    158,    170,    172. 

173,    174,    176,    178,    394-395,    481. 
Endowments;    56,    11,    120,    158.    170,     171. 

172,    173,    174,    176,    178,    394-395,    428, 

480-481. 
Engebretson,    A.    A.  ;   220,    348. 
Engh,   Hagbart;   211,   411,   437,   448,   459. 
Engineer;    55,    63. 
English     (subject    of    study);    86,    92,    100, 

101,     102,     103,     104,     107,     108.     110, 

111,    112,    113,    115,    116,    117,   118,   119, 

121,    124,    132,    133,    134,    135,    136,    137. 

138,    140,   267,   269,   271,   272,   273.   281, 

282,   287,  288,   289,   290,   306,   307. 
Enrollment ;     see     .Attendance. 
Ensrud,   J.    O.    E.  ;   241,   326,   414,   437. 
Entrance  requirements;    58,  280-281,   282. 
Equipment;    55,    56,    57,    78,    79,    142,    143, 

145,    146,    147,    148,    149,    150,    151,    152, 

153,   154,    155,    158,   382,    383,   392,   393, 

408,   475,   476,  477,   478,   483. 
Erdahl,   G.    M. ;   205,   415,   421,   437. 
Erickson,   A.    C. ;    431. 
Erickson,   A.   H.;   252,   337,    343. 
Erickson,   A.   J.;    244,    340,    345. 
Erickson,    Albert;    246,    418. 
Erickson,    Arthur    C. ;    242,    326. 
Erickson,    Elmer;    245,    340. 
Erickson,   J.    Monroe;    246,   445. 
Erstad,    A.    T. ;    242,    325,    421,   427. 
Erstad,  C.  A.;   62,  214. 


495 


"Ervingen":   319,   326. 

Estenson,    Emil ;    243,    340,    344,    345,    417, 

431,    444. 
Estrem,  Andrew  O. ;  89,  93,   104,   135,  219, 

321,    417,    424,    425,    448,    459. 
Estrem,  C.   O.;   233,   323,  416,   426,  432. 
Estrem,   G.   R.  ;   238,   352,   414,   437. 
Estrem,    H.    W. ;    236,   352,   414,   437. 
Estrem,    J.    O. ;    219,    431. 
Estrem    family    (Andrew    O.    Estrem)  ;    93. 
Ethun,   R.    L. ;    257,   337,    341. 
Evans,   L.    E. ;    246,   414,   437. 
Evanson,     C.    N. ;    89,    93,     104,     139,     140, 

141,  246,   289,  295,   299,   306,    307,   324, 

345,   361,   418,   448. 
Evanson    family ;    93. 
Evenmoe,  L.  A.;  254,  343. 
Evenson,    Edwin;    212,    411. 
Evenson,     G.    A.;    89,    93,     104,     134,    213, 

421,   424,   448. 
Evenson,    Ouden ;    171. 
Evenson,   Randine ;   171. 
Evenson    family    (G.    A.    Evenson)  ;    93. 
Everson,    C.    S.    E. ;    208,   437. 
Executive  Educational   Secretary;    52,   62. 
E.xpenditures;     68,     69,     77,     78,     143,     145, 

146,   147,    148,    149,    150,   151,   152,    153, 

154,    155,    159,    177-182,    385,    394,   395, 

429. 

Chapter    on:    177-182. 
Expulsion;   55,   58. 

Faculty — 

Appointment   of   members;    50,    51,   52, 
56,  58,  89.  90,  99. 

Chapter    on;    88-141. 

Committees;    54,    56,    168,    264,    265. 

Meetings;    58,    265. 

Personal    data   of    members ;    92-98. 

Pictures;    88,   99,    131,    139,   248,    249. 

Professional   data   of    members;    99-130. 

Removal    of   memlicrs ;    58. 

Representation      on      Athletic       Board  ; 
330. 

Salaries;     49,    51,    58,     172,     178,      179, 
181,    480. 

Secretary;    82,    100,    116,    120,   265. 

Other    references;    17,    18,    34,    35,    36, 
39,   49,   50,   51,    53,    54,   55,   57,    69, 
78,  79,   161,   171,  264-265,  357,  358, 
398,    408,   468,   469,    480,   482,    483, 
484. 
Faculty   room;    147,    153. 
Fadness,  N.   G. ;   248,   342,   350. 
Fadness,   N.    L. ;    254,   324. 
Faegre,   K.   G. ;    160,  209.  411,  437. 
Fardal,    N.    E. ;    220,    421. 
Fardal,   S.  J.;   255,   3i7. 
Faye,    C.    U. ;    92,    97,    241,    327,    414,    437, 

467. 
Feliand.    A.    T. ;    237,    316,    323,    326,    327, 

417,   448. 
Felland,    O.    G. ;    160,    208,    417,    437,    448. 
Ferkin,   O.    B. ;   239,   340. 
Field  meets;  350-351. 
Field    of    Luther   College;    70,    76,    77,    82, 

184-201,   479-480. 

Chapter    on;    184-201. 
Fiftieth   anniversary;    77,   394,   395. 
Fiftieth  anniversary  of  tlie  Synod;   77,  150, 

393,   413. 
Financial   Secretary;    56,   264,   406,   481. 
Finseth,  A.    K. ;   60,   62. 
Finseth,   K.   A.;   219,  420,  426. 
Finseth,  K.   K. ;   60. 
Finseth,   O.  K. ;   60. 
Fire  of  1889;  69,  161,  392,  428. 
Fire  protection;    145,   149,   151. 


First  five  vears ;    18,    19,  25,  26,   27,  53,   64, 

68,  89,  90,   91,    132,   143,   174,   175,   180, 

181,    182,    201,    203,    205-207,    258,    271, 

283,   284,   285,   286,   287,   290,   292,   294, 

295,  298,   299,   303,   304,   305,   310,   311, 

382,   383,   386,   387,   389. 
First      Norwegian      Evangelical      Lutheran 

Congregation,     Decorah ;     55,     66,     146, 

171,    317,    377,    402,    471. 
Fisher,   H.    H.  ;    91,    96,   126,    140,    141,    270, 

356,    358,    374,    396. 
Fiskerbak,   O.    K. ;    214,   448. 
Fjeldstad,    C.    A.;    89,    93,    105,    137.    138, 

140,  237,   323,   326,   416,   425,   426,   432, 

448,    459. 
Fieldstad,  G.  A.;  248,  325,  421. 
Fjeldstad,   H.    O. ;    219,   336,  412,   437,   448. 
Fieldstad,   R.   K. ;   218,   437,  459. 
Fieldstad    family    (C.    A.    Fjeldstad);    93. 
Flag;   398,   399,   403. 
Flag    pole;    78,    155,    398,    399. 
Flag    raising;    398,    399. 
Flatcn,    C.    A.;    212,    437. 
Floren,    S.   L. ;   207,  421,   437. 
"Fluen":   311,  318. 
F6rde,    N.    A.;    207,    361,    421,   437. 
Football;     141,     303,     328,     3ii,     334,     341, 

342-343. 

Field,    picture    of ;    330. 

Games;    342,    343,    407. 

Teams,    pictures    of;    341.    342,    343. 

Teams,   roster   of;    342,    343. 
Forde,   G.   O. ;   239,  323,   344,  414,  437,  448. 
Forensics;    86,   92,    100,   108,    110,    121,    123, 

137,    141,   288,   290,   307,   310,   311,   313, 

314,    315,    317-318,    326,    327,    331,    430, 

479. 
Formula   of    Concord    (subject     of     study)  ; 

133,    134. 
Forseth,    P.    C.  ;    244,    326,    327,    414,    437. 
Fosen,    A.    O. ;    432. 
Fosmark,    C.   J.;    253,    343. 
Fosmark,  T.  O. ;  60,  61. 
Fosmark,  "N.    B.  ;    251,    326. 
Fosmark,    O.    N. ;    208,   421,    437,    459. 
Foss,   A.   M. ;   257,   337,   343,   348. 
Foss,   C.  L. ;   243,  325,  326,  340,   414,   437, 

448. 
Foss,   L.    C. ;    60. 
Foss,   Lars;   432. 
Fossum,    Andrew    A.;    215,    417,    424,    425, 

448,    459. 
Fossum,    Anton;    210,    448. 
Foundation  of  Luther  College,   Chapter  on  ; 

9-23. 
Founders    and    supporters;    9-23,    185,    186, 

382,    383,   384,   469,  471-473. 
Fourteenth   of   October;    15,  20,   21,   38,   66, 

77,    78,    147,    342,    365,    368,    387,    392, 

395,  399,   400,   403,   406,   469. 
Franklin    (society);    311,    312,    313. 
French    (subject    of   study);    108,    113,    116, 

119,    122,    135,    136,    137,    138,    140,   272, 

273,   276,  290,   306,   307. 
Freshman    year;     28,    271,    272,    273,    281, 

282,   283,    284,   285,   286,    287,   288,    289, 

290,  291,   292,   293,    294.    295,   296,  297, 

298,   299,   300,   301,   302,   303,   304. 
Fretheim,   M.    E. ;   236,   316,  323,   326,   327, 

414,   437. 
Fretheim,    S.    J.;    239,    323,    327,    414,    437, 

459. 
Frich,   T.   B.;    59,  60. 
Fries,    J.    F. ;    216,    420. 
Fries,   L.  A.;  236,   340,  420,  444. 
Fritz,   C.   A.;  240,  319,  326,  327,   417,  437, 

448. 
Fryslie,  B. ;  63. 

Fryslie,    Benjamin;    217,    336,   421. 
Fuglebak,   D.  J.;   220,   437. 


496 


Fuglei,    O.    K. ;    219,    318,    321,    336,    420. 
Fuarlie,   A.    E. ;    233,   411,   427,    448. 
Fug-lie,   M.    R. ;   240,    340. 
Funds;     16,    24,    56,    58,    69,    17,    120,    145, 

146,   148,    151,   154,    155,   158,    159,    160. 

170,    171,    172,    173,    174,    176,   264,    385, 

386,    394,    395,    428. 
Funer,   Kitil ;    171. 
Fylling,   L.    L. ;    see  Hammer,    L.    F. 

Gaard,    Rasmus;    230,    340,    416,    426. 
Gaarder,   Olaf;   241,   319,  326,   417. 
Gade,  F.   G. ;  410. 
Gale   College;    197,   391. 
Games,   B.   H. ;   216,   321,   419. 
Gausta,  H.    N. ;   91,   96,    126,    135,    166,   211. 
General    Education    Board ;    308. 
Geographical    summary    of    graduates;    423- 

424. 
Geography     (subject    of    study);     100,    101, 

102,     104,     107,     108,     109,     110,     111, 

116,    117,    118,    119,   121,    132,    133,    134, 

135,    136,  137,    140,  269,  271,  272,    273, 

281,    290,    291,    294,   303,    306. 
Gerald,    G.    H.;    231,    323,   420. 
German    (subject   of   study);    100,    102,    103, 

105,     106,     107,     108,     109,     111.     113, 

114,    lis,    116,    117,    118,    119,    121,    122. 

124,    132,    133,    134,    135,    136,    137,    138, 

140,   269,    27],   272,    273,   276,    281,    282, 

291,  292,    306,    307,   396. 
German    Speaking    Association;     316. 
Gibbons,    Joseph  ;    143. 
Giere,    E.  "O.  ;   222,   448.  459. 
Giere,    N.    A.;    213,    437. 
Giere,    N.    O. ;    212,    411,    437. 
Gifts;    69,    11,    78,    145,    146,    148.    150.    151, 

153,    154,    155,    159,    160,    167,    170,    171, 

172,    173,    174,   367,   368,    398,    404,    406, 

409,   428,   429,    430,   431,   472. 
Gigstad,    W.    T. ;    245,    326,    345,    414,    437. 
Gilbert,    W.    I.;    234,    421. 
Gilbertson,    Theodore;    245,    324,    326,    418. 
Gimmestad,     L.     M.  ;     222.    321,    412,    425, 

437,    448. 
"Gjallarhorn" ;    318. 
Giellum,    E.    S. ;    212,    421,    426. 
Gjergjord,    H.    O. ;    170.    171. 
Giergjord,    Ingeborg;    171. 
Gjerset,    Knut ;    62,    89,    93,    105,    137,    138, 

139,    140,    141,    169,   288,   289,   294,   295, 

301,   302,   306,   307,   317,   319,   329,   382. 
Gjerset    family ;    93. 
Gjevre,  A.  H. ;  211,  411,  424,  437,  448,  459, 

467. 
Glasoe,   P.   M. ;   226,  449,  460. 
Glasoe,    Oluf ;    92,    97,    134,    215,    367,    375, 

421,    437,    449.    459. 
Glee    Club;    30,    155,    363,    368,    370,    373, 

376. 
Glenwood    Academy;    391. 
Glesne,  Ole  ;  63,  91,  96,   127,  140,  410, 
Gorder,    L.    W.  ;    244,    324,    349,    420,    431, 

444. 
Gordon,    H.   T. ;    251,    437. 
Gotaas,   P.   B.  ;   207,  411,  437,   449. 
Government;   48-52,   55,   58,   481. 
Government    and    Administration,     Cliapter 

on;    48-63. 
Graduates  ;    see   Alumni. 
Graduates,    Chapter   on;   411-432. 
Graduation    requirements;    281,   282,    482. 
Grand    Forks    College;    391. 
"Grand    Old    Man";    37,    64. 
Grandstand;    149,    151. 

Grangaard,  H.   O. ;  231,  340,  416,  426,  449. 
Granrud,    T.    E. ;    62,   89,   93,    105,    135,    136, 

219,    297,    421,    424,    425,    449,    460. 
Granrud   family ;    93. 
Granseth,    Edwin;   243,   353. 

497 


Greek  (subject  of  study)  ;  28,  29,  30,  33, 
34,  101,  102,  103,  107,  108,  109,  111, 
113,  114,  115,  116,  117,  118,  119,  120, 
125,  132,  133,  134,  135,  136,  137,  138, 
140,  266,  269,  271,  272,  273,  278,  282, 
292,    293,    306,    307,    384,    394. 

Greek  Testament  (subject  of  study)  ;  28, 
29,  30,  33,  34,  35,  101,  122,  132,  133, 
134,  135,  136,  137,  138,  140,  272,  282, 
284,    285,    292,    293,    468. 

Grefstad,   O.   K. ;   234,   420. 

Grefthen,  E.  A.;  245,  326,  327,  414,  437, 
449. 

Grefthen,   O.   L. ;   233,   437. 

Greibrok,  Aanon ;    245,  414,   437. 

Grevstad,    E.    C.    B. ;    253,    325. 

Grimley,  P.  O.  B.;  243,  326,  327,  417,  449. 

(irinager,   Alex. ;    167. 

Grinde,    G.    A.;    233,    340,    416,    426. 

Grinde,   L.   C. ;   239,   344. 

Grindeland,    A.    H.;    62. 

Grindeland,    Ingolf ;   244,   409.   410. 

Grindstuen,   I.    I.;    239,    417. 

Griswold    house;    143.    146,    158. 

Gronlid,    C.    J.    M.;    209,   363,    421,   437. 

Gronsberg,    O.   N. ;   210.   411.   437,   449. 

Gronvold,  O.  C. ;   215,  367,  437. 

Gronlid,  I.  R. ;  251,  324,  326,  327,  343, 
345,   419. 

Grose,    I.    F. ;    218,    321,   417,   424,    449. 

Grundesen,  G.  H. ;  222,  321.  322,  417,  444, 
449. 

Grundy,  A.  C.  ;  91,  96,  127,  140,  270,  356, 
396. 

Gudmonson,    O.    M. ;    60. 

Gulbrandson,    C.    D.  ;    243,   325,   340,   411. 

Gulbrandson,   Vegger  ;   62. 

Guldbrandsen,    G.    H.  ;    235,    449. 

Guldbrandsen,    Guldbrand ;    208,    437. 

Gullerud,   S.   O.   M. ;   228,  437,  449. 

Gullikson,    Oscar;    226,   421. 

Gullixon,  G.  A.;  220,  321,  336,  416,  437, 
449,    460,    466. 

Gullixson,  Andrew;  226.  322,  370,  416,  426. 

Gullixson,  H.  O.;  227,  323,  340,  421,  444, 
449. 

GulHxson,   T.    F. ;    235.    323.    340,    414,   437. 

Gunderson,    Severin ;    213,    347. 

Guttebo,    K.    L. ;    209,    437. 

Guttebo,    L.    S. ;   231,   414,   437. 

Guttebo,    M.    A.;    240,    340,    345. 

Guttebo,    N.    H.    W. ;    239,    344,    352,    420. 

Gvlstrbm,    Paul;    222,   348. 

Gymnasium;  69,  IT,  78,  145,  146,  149, 
150,  151,  152,  158.  161,  328,  329.  330, 
331,  348,  355,  393,  394,  395.  406,  429, 
476,   477. 

Gymnasium  (Latin  school);  53,  70,  83, 
266,    267,    268,   278,    389. 

Gymnastic    apparatus;    143,    145,    328,    348. 

Gymnastics;  92,  100,  105,  110,  114,  116, 
119,  120,  125,  126,  135,  136,  137,  138, 
145,    272,    303,    328,    329,    348,    355. 

H.  A.  Preus  Academy ;  see  Albipn  Acad- 
emy. 

Haakon  VII,  king  of  Norway;  67,  74,  84, 
410. 

Haatvedt,    Bjorn ;     see    Edwards,    Biorn. 

Haatvedt,    L.   A.;    224,    322,   412,   437. 

Haavik,    E.    C. ;   240,  437. 

Haavik,  O.  L. ;  241.  326,  327,  353,  414, 
437,    449,    460. 

Hadland,    O.    P.;    213,    420. 

Haga,    O.    K. ;    63. 

Hagen,    G.    M. ;    251,    343. 

Hagen,  S.  N.  ;  92,  97,  136,  229,  121,  417, 
425,   449. 

Hagerup,    N. ;    167. 

Hagestad,  K.  M. ;  227,  320,  111,  323,  340, 
417,   424,    449. 

Hagoes,   Owe;    226,   437. 


Halfway    Creek    Parsonage;    16,    17,    18,   25, 

68,    142,    188.    382,    383. 
Hallan    Legacy,    Mr.   and    Mrs.    O.   C.   John- 
son ;    sec   Jolinsfin    Hallan    Legacy,    Mr. 

and    Mrs.    O.    C. 
Halland,    J.    G. ;    34,    35,    89,    93.    105,    135, 

217,   321.   329,   336,   420,  444,   449. 
Halland    family  ;    93. 
Hallanger,  C.   M. :   228,  320,  322,   323,   412, 

437,    449,    460. 
Halls,    C.    B.;    237,   416,    426,    432. 
Hailstone,    A.    A.;    231,    420,   444. 
Halverson,    M.    W. ;   235,   414,  437. 
Halvorsen,   H. :    59,    60. 
Halvorsen,   Hjalmar  S.  :   236.  340,  351. 
Halvorsen,    N.    E.  ;    226,    322,    412,    437. 
Halvorsen,   A.    O.    ('08)  ;    92,    97,    240,    323, 

327,   417. 
Halvorson.    A.     O.     CIO);     237,     319,     326, 

416,   426. 
Halvorson,    E.   N. ;    245,  324,   414,  437,   449. 
Halvorson,    Helmer ;     236,     352,     414,     437, 

449. 
Halvorson,    Johannes;    213,    411,    437,    449, 

460. 
Halvorson,   N.   O.  ;   247,   325,   326,   419. 
Hamill     (society);     315. 
Hammer,    L.    F.  ;    230,    438. 
Hansen,    C.    M. ;    244,    326,    327,    340,    420, 

425,    449. 
Hansen,    Emil :    233,    327,    414.    438. 
Hansen,    H.    Clarence;    242,    324,    340,    348, 

349,    421. 
Hansen,    Harold;    246,    414,    438. 
Hansen.    Harry   J.:    243,    345. 
Hansen,    Helmer   J.  :    245,    438. 
Hansen,    Soren ;    215,    438. 
Hanson,   A.    O. ;    248,   349,   421. 
Hanson,    Borger ;   62. 

Hanson,    G.    A.;    233,    376.    414.    432.    438. 
Hanson,    G.    C.  ;    239,   340,   421,   426. 
Hanson,   Haldor;    36,    62.    89     93,    106,    134, 

135,    136,   137,    145,    150,    166,    167,    216, 

299,    300,   363,    364,    366,   368,   370,   375, 

376,    420,    449,    460. 
Hanson,    J.    C.    M. ;    61,    62,    213,    401,   402, 

416,    429,   444,   449. 
Hanson,    J.    G. ;    238,    340,    348,   349,   421. 
Hanson,    T.    T. ;    245.    324,    420. 
Hanson,   K.    O. ;    239,    323,   327,  417,   431. 
Hanson,   N.   B.  ;   92,   97,   136,  227,   322,   323, 

416,    426,    449. 
Hanson,    S.    A.  ;    240,   41". 
Hanson,   T.   O.  ;   60,  215,   449. 
Hanson    family    (Haldor    Hanson);    93. 
Hardanger    bride;    167. 
Harding,    W.    L. ;    396. 
Haroldson,    C.    A.;    246,    349. 
Haroldson,   J.    R. ;   247,  349. 
Harstad,     Biug;     60,     206,     416,    438,     449, 

460,    466. 
Harstad,    Ingvald;    250,    340,    345. 
Harstad,    O.    A.;   222,   321. 
Harstad,    O.    B.  ;    246.    325,    340,    345,    349, 

418,   449. 
Harstad,    S.    G.  ;    241,    340,    344,    417,    449. 
Hattrem,    T.    H.  ;    209,    438. 
Haugan,    A.    C.  ;    368,    371,    372. 
Haugan,    H.    G.  ;    78,    368,    402. 
Hauge,    A.    E.  ;    215,    438. 
Hauge,    Hans    Nielsen;    9,    II,    41. 
Hauge    Synod;    51,    193. 
Haugen,    C.    E. ;    222,    321,   421,    449. 
Haugen,    Clarence;    237,   414,   438. 
Haugen,    D.    J.;    244,    421. 
Haugen,    E.    P.;    216,    367. 
Haugen,   G.   O. ;   91,   96,    127,    135. 
Haugen,  T.  A.;   92,  97,  238,  319.  326,  414, 

438. 
Hawkeye    Conference;    331. 
Heating;     142,     144,     147,     148,     149,     151, 

152,    158. 


Hebrew    (subject   of  study);  28,  29,   30,   36, 

100,      107,      108,     113,     117.     118,     125, 
132,    133,    134,    135,    136,    137,   138,    140, 

271,   272,   273.   293,   306,   394,  468. 
Hegg,    E.    R.  ;    243,  345,   420. 
Hegg,    G.    J.;    235,    323,   414,    438. 
Hegg,   J.    E. ;    226,    323,    421,    438. 
Hegg,    John;    60. 

Hegg,    L.    R.  ;    256,    337,    343,   348. 
Hegg,    Robert;   229,    422,   449. 
Hegge,    Anton;    171. 
Heggtveit,    C.    O.;    236,    327. 
TIegland,    M.   J.;    231,    323,    340,    416,    426. 
Hegland,    M.    N. ;    239,    449. 
He'e,    J.    J.;    213,    438. 
Heimdahl,    O.    E.  ;    226,   322,   412,    438,    449, 

460. 
Heimdal    (glee    club)  ;    363. 
Hektoen,    Ludvig;    160,   216,    417,    424,   425, 

430. 
Hektoen,    Martin;    225,    322,    422,    426. 
Helgeland,    Peder ;    209.    334.    335. 
Helgcson,    H.    A.;    253,    326. 
Helgeson,    Thore ;    59. 
Hellckson,    O.    C. ;    228,    414,    432,    438. 
Ilellestvedt,   J.    A.;    209,    438. 
Hem,    H.    N. ;    239,    417. 
TIemma,   O.   J.;    172. 
Henderson,    E.    A.;    243,   438. 
Henderson,   Gustav;    244,   345. 
Hendrickson,   Alfred;   92,  97,  236,  32i,  414, 

438. 
Hendrickson,   P.   A.;    60,   97,   209,   411,   438, 

466. 
Hcnriksen,    Geo.,    Jr.;    256,    319,    320,    325. 

326. 
Henriksen,    Geo.,    Sr. ;    227,    438. 
Henryson,    T.    T.  ;    60. 

Hermundstad,    Emil;    251,    324,    326.   419. 
Herseth,    A.    A.;    242,    i23,    421,    449. 
Heskin,  O.   E. ;    253,   348. 
Hesla,    Albert;    224,   449. 
Hestenes,   J.    M.  ;    229,    414,    438. 
Hetaeria    (society)  ;    310. 
Hexom,  C.   P.;  91,  96,   127.   137,   235. 
Hexom,   1.    D.  :   231,  416,   426. 
Hexom,    W.    T.  ;    244,   414.    438. 
TIeyer,    H.    A.;    215.   438. 
High    Schools:    70,   76,   84,   85.   86.   87.    197. 

198,   200,   262,  280,   281,  282. 
Highby,   L.   I.;    256,   351. 
Hill,  J.  J.:   77,   170,  394,  395. 
Hilleboe,    H.    S. ;    62,    85.   89.    93.    106.    138, 

140,    141,   215,   283,    286,   302,    390,   417, 

424,   444,   449,   450,   460. 
Hilleboe  family;   85,   93. 
Hilmen,    P.    T. ;   207,  422,   438. 
Himie,   A.    L. ;   92,    134,   365. 
Historv    (subject   of   studv")  ;    100,    102,    103, 

104,    105,    106,    108,    109.    110,    111,    112. 

113,    115,    116.    117,    118,    119,    120,    121, 

122,    124,    125,    132,    133,    134,    135,    136, 

137,    138,    140,   269,  271,   272,   273.   281, 

282,    294,   295,   306,   317,   384,   478. 
Hjelle,  A.   E. ;   256,  350,  351. 
Hjelle,    C.    A.;    237,    340,   416,   426. 
Hielle,   O.   S. ;   233,  340,   344,   350,  351,   420. 
Hjermstad,   C.   A.;   226,   322,    341,   342,   438. 
Hjermstad,   C.    F.,   Tr. ;   253,   324. 
Hjermstad.  H.  A.   L. ;  231,  438,  460. 
Hjort.   J.    L.;   217.   450,   460. 
Hjort,    O.   C.   O.;    209,   438. 
Hjort,   O.   J.;  57,  61,  74,   387. 
Hoel,   C.   S.  B.;   432. 
Hoel,    O.    H.;    211.   438. 
Hoff.  H.  J.;  254,  341. 
Hoff,   L.   M.   A.;   213,  411,   438. 
Hoff,   P.  B.;   246,  414,   438. 
Hoff,    T.    A.;    236,   316.    323.   326.    340.    414. 

438.   450.   460. 
Hokaasen.    Helga   O.  ;    172. 
Hokaasen,   O.   T.  ;    239,    348,    349,   422,   425. 


498 


Holden,    O.    M.  ;    223,    422,    438. 

Holey,   M.    L. ;    226,   438. 

Holkesvik,   J.    A.;    237,   340,   420,   450. 

Holm,  H.   C. ;   59,  60,  410. 

Holseth,   M.   C. ;   209,  438,   450,   460. 

Holstad,    Anders;    215,    422,    424. 

Holte,   A.    O.  ;   see   Halvorson,   A.    O.    ('08). 

Holter,   A.    M. ;   244,  421. 

Holum,    J.     O. ;    240,    323,    326,     327,    414, 

438,    450. 
Homme,  E.  T. ;  205,  438,  450,  460. 
Homme,   T.  "O.;    34,    89,   93,    106,    134,    212, 

363,  411,  424,  438,  450,  460. 
Homme  family   (T.    O.   Homme)  ;   93. 
Hong,   N.   J.;   228.   322,   417,  432,  450. 
Hook,    C.    E. ;    254,   327,   351. 
Hopperstad,   J.    A.  ;    432. 
Hornefjeld,   A.   E. ;    12. 
Hospital;    55,    78,    143,    149,    150,    155,    158, 

175,   177,  265. 
Hougen,    J.    O.;    211,    411,    438. 
Hougstad,  Christian;   225,  322,  412,  438. 
Hours   per    week;    131,    132,    133,    134,    135, 
136,    140,    141,   269.   271.   272,   273,   282, 
283,   284,   285,   286,   287,   288,  289,   290, 
291,   292,   293,  294,   295,    296,   297,   298, 
299,   300,   301,   302,    303,    304,   305,   306, 
307,    329,    356,    358,   361.    396. 
Hov,  I.   S. ;   231.  417. 

Hovde,   B.   J.;    54,    56.   89,   93,   96,    106,    139. 
140,    244,   295,   302,    306,   307,   324,   327, 
418,  425,  431,  433,  450,  461. 
Hovde,  Mrs.  B.  J.;   63,  91,  93,  96,   125,   140, 

375. 
Hovde,  'Brynjolf;    97,    205,    438,    450,    461, 

467. 
Hovde,   C.   H.   R. ;    234,   416,   426. 
Hovde,  C.  J.  M. ;   92,  93,  97,  222,  422,  438. 
Hovde,  K.   S.  J.;  222,  438,  450. 
Hovde,    R.    L. ;    232,   411. 
Hovde   family    (B.   J.    Hovde)  ;    93. 
Hovden,    C.    G. ;    253,   337,    343,   348. 
Hovden,    E.    S. ;   250,   337,   341,    345,    348. 
Hove,   A.    M.;    213,    390,   420,   450. 
Hove,    E.   O.;   34,   62,   63,   89,   93,    107,    136. 
217,   284,   318,   321,   408,  417,   438,   451. 
Hove.    E.   W. ;   256.   353. 
Hove,    O.    M.;    250,   431. 
Hove    family    (E.    O.    Hove);    93. 
Hoyme,    A.    H. ;    241,   438. 
Hoyme,    Thrond ;    212,    363,    367,    422,    444. 
Humla    (glee   club)  ;    363. 
Huset,   I.    H.;    216.   422. 

Hustvedt,    H.    B. ;    34,    59,    61,    62,    89,    93, 
96,    107,    134.    135,    207.    411.    429.    438, 
451.    461.   466. 
Hustvedt,   Katherine;   92.  96,   376. 
Hustvedt,   O.   M.;   237.   323. 
Hustvedt.   P.   T. ;    235.   340.  419,   444. 
Hustvedt,    S.    B.;    163,    233,    323,    417,    424, 

425,   438. 
Hustvedt   family    (H.    B.    Hustvedt)  ;    93. 
"Huttetu";    18,    143. 
Huus,    A.    L.  ;    216,    422.   438. 
Hvistendahl.    C.    M. ;    59. 

Idun    (society);    316.    363. 

Idun  Quartette;    361,  363. 

Illinois   State   University ;    24. 

Illumination;  22,  403,  469. 

Immigration    from    Norway;    9,    10,    12,    14, 

21,   40,   41,    184,   185,    186,   192,    385. 
Important    Events,    Chapter    on;    382-397. 
Income;    170-176,    182,    483. 
Income,    Chapter    on;     170-176. 
Income   from   students;    170,    173,    175,    179, 

182,    483. 
Income  from  synod;    170,    173,    174. 
Incorporation;    48,    49,    52.    56-57,    59,    263, 

386-387. 
Indian   relics;    166. 
Indians;    353,   386. 


Indvik,    I.;    63. 
Ingebrigtsen,   I.  ;   60. 
Ingebrigtson,    C.    B.  ;    228,    322,    438. 
Ingebrigtson,    J.    E.  ;    220,    321,    422,    438. 
Ingebritson,    Henry;    233,    414,    438. 
Ingvoldstad,   W.  B.  ;   432. 
Instruction,    Chapter    on;    275-308. 
Instruction,   Cost   of;    178,   181. 
Inter-Academy     Conference;     see    Academy 

Conference. 
Inter-Mountain    Luther    College   Club;    432. 
Intercollegiate    Debating    Association;    317. 
Iowa   State   (gymnastic   Meet;    348,   349. 
Irving    (society);    309,    3J3,    315,    317,    363. 
Isberg,   Peder;    209,   438. 
Iverslie,    P.    P.;    205.   451.    461. 
Iverson,    Henry;    237,    417. 
Iverson,  J.   C. ;   252,  237,  341. 
Iverson,    P.  J.;   92,   97.    138.   239.   324.    i27 , 

340.    348,    417,   425,   431. 

Taastad.    E.    L.  ;    209,    438. 

Jacobsen,  J.  D. ;    18,   34,   35,   36.  60,   61,  62, 

89,    93,    99,     107,     132,     133,     134,     160, 

162.   206,   284,   287,  291,   292,    295,   299, 

303,    438,    451. 
Jacobsen,    K.   T. ;    34,    36,    62,    89.    93,    108. 

137,    139,    140,    155,    159,    162,    163,   232, 

307,    399,    416,    424,    451,    478. 
Jacobsen,  Mrs.   K.   T. ;   93,   163. 
Jacobsen    family;    93. 
Jacobson,    Axel;    60,   87,    96,   219,    336.    451. 

467. 
Tacobson.    D.    G. ;    62.    229,    323.    417.    432, 

438,    451. 
Jacobson.    I.   C. ;   247,   420,   451. 
Jacobson.  J.  N. ;   220.  467. 
Jacobson,    Nils ;    60. 
Jacobson,  P.   B. ;   250,  325. 
Jahr,    Olav;   228,   322,   370,   422,   424. 
Jahr,    Torstein;     163,    228,    322,    416,     427 

432. 
Jahren,  J.   H. ;   218,  422,  438,  451. 
Janitor;    55,    63. 
Jargo,   R.   A.;   247,   341,   420. 
Jensen,  C.  M. ;  see  Gronlid.  C.  J.  M. 
Tensen,   Jens;    77. 
Jensen.    L.    P.;    215.    438,    451. 
Jensen,  N.  E.  S.;  59. 
Jenson,   A.   O. ;    see   White,    A.    O. 
Jenson,   Andrew;    60,    62,    429. 
Jenson,    C.    A.;    241,    420. 
Tenson,    C.    T. ;    246,    340.    432,    438. 
Tenson,    J.   C. ;    228,    340,   416,   426. 
Tenson,   "O.   H.  ;   240,  324,   352,   353,  422. 
Terde,  O.   I.;   241,   340,   344,   345,  349,   417. 
Jerdee,   J.    C. ;    240,   340,    348,   438. 
Terdee,    L.  J.;   213,   411,  438,  461. 
Terdeman,    C.    M.  ;    256,   350. 
lessen,    C.    A.;    236,    323,    340,    420. 
Jewell,    W.    A.;    91,   96,    128,    141,    332,   333, 

343. 
Johansen,    Jens;    210,    411,    438. 
Tohnshoy,   J.    W. ;    244,    324.   414,    425,   438. 
Tohnshoy,   M.    C. ;    241.   323.   327,   417,    425, 

438,    451. 
Johnson,   A.    O. ;    62,   92,  9l ,    135,   222,   321, 

368,    375,    407,   412,    438. 
Johnson,  Armin   M.  ;    257,   326. 
Johnson,    Bergel   A.;    234,   414,    438. 
lohnson,    Bernhard    A.;    248,    324,    341,    345, 

420. 
Johnson,   C.   B. ;    see   Bestul,    C.    B. 
Johnson,    E.    G.  ;    231,    416.   426. 
Johnson.    Edward;    62.    410. 
Johnson.    G.    J.;    231.    342.   421. 
Johnson.    Gisle ;    41.    64. 
Johnson.    Hans;    207.    334,    335.    438. 
Johnson.    Harold    E. ;    253.    342. 
Johnson.   J.    A.;    55,    60,    78,    149. 
Johnson,    T.    L. ;    226,    342.    412,    438. 
Johnson,  j.    M. ;   245,   420. 


499 


Johnson,    Joseph;    238,    323,    414,    431,    438, 

451. 
Johnson,    L.    G. ;   232,   416,   426. 
Johnson,  O.  C. ;    171. 
Johnson,    O.    L. ;    248,   418. 
Johnson,   P.    G. ;    245,   340,   420. 
Johnson,    P.    O.    C. ;    238,    327,    416,    426. 
Johnson,    P.   S. ;   232,  420,   424,   426. 
Johnson,    T.    A.;    231,    438. 
Johnson,    Tjerand;    57,    60,    61,    387. 
Johnson,   W.   A.;   233,   323,  414,  438. 
Johnson    Hallan   Legacy,   Mr.    and    Mrs.    O. 

C. ;    171. 
Johnsrud,   P.    L. ;  ^2,   97.   243,   326. 
Jordahl,   D.    C. ;   59,    60,   219,   321,   412,   438, 

461,   466. 
Jordahl,  E.  L. ;  241,  326,  414,  438. 
Jordahl,  H.   C. ;  248,  324,  341,  343,   419. 
Jordahl,    N.   Y. ;   253',   325,   326. 
jordahl,   V.   T. ;   250,   341. 
Jorgenson,     Christian;     209,    411,     439. 
Jorgenson,    E.    F. ;   246,    418. 
Jorgenson,    E.    J.;    253,    324. 
Jorgenson,    Fingar ;    213,    411,   439,   461. 
Jorgenson,    J.    E. ;    92,    97,     134,    220,    321, 

411,   431,   439. 
Jorgenson,   V.    G. ;   250,   419. 
Jukam,   O.   G. ;   205,  439. 
Junior   High  School;   76,   84,    198,   267,  268, 

280,   281,    394. 
Junior   year;    28,    267,   270,      271,   282,    283, 

284,   285,  286,   287,    288,   289,  290,   291, 

292,   293,   294,    295,    296,   297,    298,   299, 

300,   301,   303,   304,   305. 
Juul,    G.    A.;    234,   422. 
Juul,  M.   B. ;  225,  322,  340,  412,  43§. 
Juul,  O.;   60. 
Juul,   O.   G.;   224,  322,   335,   336,   342,  412, 

439. 
Juve,  Aslak;    12. 
Juve,  O.  A.;  236,  323,  420. 
Juve,   T.   O.;   205,   415,  422,  439. 

Kaasa,  E.  O.;  222,  321,  322,  422,  444,  451. 
Kaasa,   J.    O. ;   60,  61. 
Kaasa,   L.   J.;    234,   351,   416,   426,   451. 
Kalheini,    O.    M. ;    218,    318,   321,    422,    430, 

451,    461. 
Kalnes,  I.   M.;  236,  327,  416. 
Kalvestrand,    L.   A.    M.  ;    240,   439. 
Kampen,    Ingvald;    92,    97,    136,    227,    322, 

323,  341,  342. 
Karstad,    L.    M.    K. ;    212,   336,    411. 
Kasberg,    K.    A.;    62,    215,    364,    365,    366, 

411,    439,    451,    461. 
Kaupanger,    O.    L. ;    250,    325,   345,   419. 
Kiel,   A.    L. ;    243,   345. 
Kiland,    E.   F. ;  "248,   340,   341,   349,   418. 
Kiland,    G.    H. ;    60,   216,   419,    426. 
Kildahl,  J.   N.;   59,  212,  422,  425,  439,   451, 

461,  465,  466,  467. 
Killie,    E.    S. ;    254,   324,   337,   341. 
Kilness,    G.    W.    W. ;   245,    420. 
Kilness,  J.   B. ;   232,  414,   439,   451. 
Kilness,    P.    J.;    231,    414,    439. 
Kirkeby,    G.    T. ;   211,   422,   444,  451. 
"Kirketidcnde";    51,   66,    166,   389. 
Kitchen;     142,     143,     146,     147,     154,     155, 

382. 
Kitchen   help;    143,    145,   146,    147. 
Kittilsby,    A.;    61. 
Kittilsby,    P.   A.;    221,    321,    336,    412,    439, 

451. 
Kjer,    L.    P.;    92,    97,    138,    244,    326,    414, 

439. 
Kjerulf  Male  Quartette;   371. 
Kjonic,    U.    N. ;   see   Chommie,    II.    N. 
Kjome,   N.   N. ;   61. 

Kjorlaug,    P.    F.  ;    238,    323,    414,    439,    451. 
Kjos,  Selmer;   244,  340,  345. 
Klevjord,   O.   O.;   222,  439. 


Kloster,   L.   S. :   238,   323,  327,   344,  421. 
Knudson,  J.    P.;    257,   337,   341. 
Knulson,    C.    S. ;    244,    324,    326,    353,    422. 
Knutson,    S.    R. ;    256,   342,   350. 
Knutson,  .W.    M. ;   248,   349,  418. 
Koefod,   M.    M.;   210,   318,   361,  439. 
Koefod,  S.  M.   R. ;  235,  323,  416,  426. 
"Konrektor"  ;    54. 

Kopang,  J.    P.;   216,   365,  366,   451. 
Kopperdal,    H.   J.:    212,   336,   422,   451. 
Koren,    John;    212,   392,   419,   428.   -ii'J. 
Koren,    Paul;    30,    47,    216,    364,    409,    411, 

439,    461. 
Koren,   V.;    15,    16,    17,    18,    21,   27,   48,    49, 

57,   59,   60,  61,   62,   68,   78,   89,   93,    108, 

133,    143,    149,    154,    167,    186,    383-384, 

385,  386,  387,   388,   392,  395,  400,   401, 

461. 
Koren,    Mrs.   V.;    93,    167,   461. 
Koren,   William;    34,   89,   93,    108,    135,    136, 

216,  417,   424,   444,   451. 
Koren    family    (V.    Keren)  ;    93. 
Koren     Library;     78,     155,     156,     157,     158, 

162,   164,    165,    168,    169,    173,    177,   395, 

399-402,   403,   429,   477. 
Koren    Parsonage;    78,    154,    167. 
Korsrud,   A.   C.;   238,   414,   439. 
Korsrud,    O. ;    63,    307. 
Korsrud,    W.    W. ;    254,    337. 
Kraabel,   A.    M.  ;   246,    345,   413,   439. 
Kraabel,   M.   O. ;  253,   326. 
Kraabel,    R.    E. ;    245,    325,    420. 
Kraabel,  T.   O. ;   245,  324,  326,  340,  420. 
Krause,    L.    F.    E. ;    11. 
Kroger,   J.    T. ;    63. 
Krog,   H.   T.   G.;    34,   35,   89,   93,    108,    135, 

136,   284,   296,   300. 
Krog   family;    93. 
Krohn,     Eugene;     92,     9",     134,     217,     375, 

416,   425. 
Krostu,  G.   G. ;  217,  439. 
Kulaas,    Peter;    238,    421. 
Kvaase,   D.   T.  ;    220,  411,   430,   439. 
Kvaase,    G.    J.;    245,    340. 
Kvale,    O.    J.;    59,    62,    221,    321,    412,    424, 

439,   451,   466. 
Kvale,   P.  J.;  247,  325,  326,  416. 
Kvam,    I.   J.;   223,    439. 
Kvamme,   Kristen ;   34,   35,   61,   89,   93,    109, 

136,    137,  224,   322,  412,   439,   451,   461. 
Kvamme    family;    93. 
Kvammen,   E.  J.;   250,   345,   348,   350,   351. 

"L"    Association;    329,   331-332. 
LaCrosse  Luther  College  Club  ;  432. 
Laboratories;     78,    83,    146,     147,     150,     151, 

152,     153,     158,     175,     177,     179,     180, 

394,    475,    477,   478. 
Ladies'   Aid;   230,   240,   471,  472. 
Lande,    M.    O. ;    256,    337,    343. 
Landing,    L.    M.  ;    221,    451,   461. 
Landmark,   G.    H. ;    54,   62.  88,   89,   93,    10? 

132,    133,    162,    292,   295,    300. 
Landmark   family;   93. 
Landsverk,    T.    P.;    224,   411. 
Lane,    G.    O. ;    227,   439. 
Lange,    Prof.;    21,    388. 
Langeland,     Magne ;     160,     209,     422,     439, 

462. 
Langemo,    II.   T. ;    217.    411,    439,    451. 
Langemo,   J.   T. ;    218,   411,   439. 
Larsen,  Anders;   213,  439. 
Larsen,    B.    J.;    222,    439. 
Larsen,   C.   E. ;   233,   421. 
Larsen,     C.     M.  ;     94,    218,    411,     439,    451, 

467. 
Larsen,     E.    N. ;    250,    324,    337,    341,    342, 

343. 
Larsen,   G.   A.;    214,   336,   411,  439,   451. 
Larsen,   G.   A.   C.  ;    244,   451. 
Larsen.    llenning;    67,    237,    344.    352,    417, 

424,    425. 


500 


Larsen,    Herman;    67,    216,    321,    422,    426. 

Larsen,    Iver ;    61,    205. 

Larsen,    J.    A.    O. ;    67,    92,    97,    237,    323, 

327,   417,   424,   425,   451,   462. 
Larsen,    Laur. 

Biographical     data;     64-73,    93,     100. 

Character;   68,   71,   72-73,   388-389,   401. 

Family;     67,    93,    91. 

Fiftieth   anniversary  ;    67. 

Life  at  Halfway  Creek  Parsonage ;  18, 
53,    68,    142,    382. 

Pastorate  and  other  church  work;  15, 
48,  49,  59,  63,  66,  385. 

Picture;    36,   65,   88,    99,    100,    131,   261. 

President;    S3,   60,   62,   89,   393,  469. 

President   Emeritus;   62,  66. 

Quotations  from;  25,  32,  39,  69,  71-72, 
192,    391. 

Residence;    67,    143,    148,    149,    429. 

Subjects  taught;  34,  35,  36,  131,  132, 
133,  134,  135,  136,  137,  138,  284, 
291,    293,    294,    295,   300. 

Treasurer;   54,   57,   59,   61,  62,  387. 

Other    references;    21,    29,    37,    76,    80, 
166,   275,   319,   367,   392,   403,   409, 
464. 
Larsen,     Mrs.    Laur.     (Ingeborer    Astrup)  ; 

67,  93,   91,  230,   408,  472. 
Larsen,    Mrs.    Laur.    (Karen    R.    Neuberg)  ; 

67,    93. 
Larsen,   Lauritz    ('79);   212,   422,   444 
Larsen,    Lauritz    ('02);    67,    229,    340,    416, 

425,  439,   462,   467. 
Larsen,    Lauritz   A.;    92,   97,    134,   218,   375, 

407,  416,  425,  444,  451. 
Larsen,   M.   W. ;    89,  94,    109,    140,    141,   251, 

303.   325,   331,    334,   341,   345,   420,   451. 
Larsen,   N.  A.;   67,  224,  322,  408,  412,  439, 

467. 
Larsen,    Nils;    61. 
Larsen,    Olaf;    211,   422,  444. 
Larsen,    Oscar    O. ;    92,    97,    136,    229,    323, 

416,    426. 
Larsen,    Reier ;    206,   422,   439. 
Larsen,   T.   H. ;   219,   411,   439. 
Larsen  family    (Laur.   Larsen)  ;    bl ,   93,   97. 
Laisen   family    (M.    W.    Larsen)  ;    94. 
Larson,    Einar   R. ;   244,   324,   327,   421. 
Larson,    Elmer   R. ;    251,   324,   419,    451. 
Larson,    Lewis;    60. 
Larson,   Ludvig;   229,   451. 
Larson,   Ole  A. ;   63. 
Larson,   R. ;    172. 
Larson,    R.   J.;    245,    325. 
Larson,   V.    F. ;    243,    324,    414,    439. 
Larson,   W.  A.;   232,  439. 
Larson,    W.    E. ;    60. 
Latin    (subject    of    study)  ;    28,    29,    33,    92, 

100,    101,    102,    103,    104,    105,    106,    107, 

108,  109,  110,  111,  112,     113,     114,     115. 
116,    117,    118,    119,    121,   122,    123,    124, 

128,    132,    133,   134,    135,    136,    137,    138, 

140,   266,   269,   271,   272,   273,   278,   281, 

282,   295,   296,  297,   298,   306,    307,   384, 

394. 
Latin      school;       see      Gymnasium       (Latin 

school). 
Laudel,   Arthur;   91,  96,   128,    141,   303,   332, 

333,    341. 
Laur.  Larsen  Hall;  23,  54,  11,  83,   151,   153, 

394,  418,  476. 
Laur.  Larsen  Memorial   Fund;    172. 
Lavik,   J.   R. ;    60. 
Lawston,  W.   A.;   254,   341. 
Laxdahl,   D.  J.;   221,   321. 
Leave  of  absence;   83,   84,   89,   90,   101,   102, 

111,     114,    115,    117,     118,     122. 
Lee,   A.  J.;   211,   411,  439,  462. 
Lee,  A.   O.;   244,   345,  418. 
Lee,   Adrian;    247,   325. 


Lee,    C.    L. ;    246,    326,    353,   413,    439. 

Lee,   G.  J.;   250,  419. 

Lee,    G.    T.  ;    62,    220,    321,    416,    424,    439, 

451,   462. 
Lee,  Jens   L. ;   63,  92,   146,   353. 
Lee,  O.   E. ;  217,  417,  424,  439,  451,  462. 
Lee,  O.  H.;  210,  439. 
Lee,   O.  T. ;   218,   336,   422,   439. 
Lee,    P.   J.;    250,   341,   418. 
Legacies;    52,    78,    115,    150,    158,    170,    171, 

172,    174. 
Lein,    C.    O.;    217,    367. 
Leque,   N.   M. ;  247,   345,   414,   439. 
Leque,    N.    P.  ;    60. 

Lerud,    Theodore;    241,   327,   414,    439,    451. 
Leum,  H.   T. ;   241,  323,   340,   344,   416,  426. 
Levorson,    John;   220,   412,  439. 
Levorson,    Oscar;    245,    325,    353,    411. 
Lewison,   Eli;    154,  225,   336,   340,   416,   426. 
Liberal     education;     26,     27,     278-280,    409, 

474. 
Librarian;    53,    54,    62,    79,    107,    108,    109, 
111,    113,    114,    116,    132,    133,    134,    135, 
136,    137,    138,    140,    149,    155,    157,    159, 

161,    162,    163,    168,    178,    179,    181,    264, 
399. 
Librarian,     Assistant;     62,     112,     115,     118, 

162. 
Librarian    Emeritus;    111. 
Library;    54,   56,   57,   78,    144,    146,    147,   149, 

155,    157,    159-165,    166,    168,    177,    180. 

264,   307,   311,    314,    315,    317,    370,    392, 

395,   399,   400,   401,   402,   428,   429,    475, 

478. 
Library    and    Museum,     Chapter    on;     159- 

169. 
Library,    Assistant;    307. 
Library   biiilding ;    see    Koren    Lilirary. 
Library  fees;    159. 
Lie,  J.  E.  J.;  60. 
Lie,  L.  J.;   60. 

Lien,    A.    E. ;    218,    411,    432,    439,    451. 
Lien,  C.  A.  N. ;   214,  451. 
Lien,   E.   W.  N. ;  253,   353,  419. 
Lien,  J.   A.   O. ;   247.   353,   418,   452. 
Lienlokken,  Jno. ;   62. 
Life,   Student ;   see   Student    Life. 
Life    of    Christ    (subject    of   study)  ;    31,    33, 

34,   35,   137,   138,   140,   285,   474. 
Lighting;     144,     149,     150,     151,     157,     175, 

178,    429. 
Lillegaard,   L.   O.  ;   214,  452. 
Lillegard,    G.    O.  ;    239,    323,    327,    414,    425, 

439,    467. 
Linde,    A.    P.;    60. 

Linde,   H.   J.;    232,  323,   340,  422,  426,  452. 
Lindemann,    F.  ;    89,   94,    109,    133. 
Lindemann  family;   94. 
Linnevold,     John;     92,     97,     135,    221,    321, 

375,   412,  439,   452,    462. 
Literary  Course;   76,  267,  394. 
Literary    societies;    86,    159,    160,    290,    309- 

316,    318. 
Litsheim,   J.    O.  ;    222,   439. 
Livdahl,   A.   N. ;   243.   326,  414,  439. 
Livdahl,  Carl;  227,  420,  444. 
Loberg,   J.    D. ;   246,   421. 
Location  ;    70. 
Lohre,    N.    J.;    59. 
Lokensgaard,  H.  O. ;  246,  418,  452. 
Lokensgaard,   K.   O. ;   218,   452,  462. 
Lokensgaard,    O.    O. ;    211,    363,    411,    439, 

452,    462. 
Loftness,   G.   O. ;   245,   345.  439. 
Lomen,   Mrs.   Elizabeth ;   63. 
Lomen,    G.    J.;    207,    334,    335. 
Lomen,    Jorgen    (George)  ;    210,    422. 
Lommen,   Gulbrand  T. ;   56,   57,   60,   61,   63. 

387 
Lono,  Mikkel;   244,   327,  416,  425,  439. 
Lorelei    (glee   club) ;    363. 


501 


Losen,    Carl;    243.    345,    414,    439. 

Losen.   G.   S. ;  252,  ii7,   343,  348. 

Losna    (society);   312. 

Lovik,    L.   T. ;   248.   421. 

Lowell    (society)  ;    315. 

Loyalty    Hall;    23.    78.    154.    158,    177,    320, 

356.    394,   476. 
Lucky,  C.   E.  L. ;   256,  326,  343. 
Lucky,  C.  J.;  60. 
Ludvigson,    N.    H.;    225,    452. 
Lund,   J.    H.;   219.   419.   426. 
Lund,  L.  P.;  235,  323.  414,  439. 
Lund.   S.    B.  ;60. 
Lundberg,    C. ;    60. 

Lunde,   A.   G. ;   225,   322,  i23,   412,   439. 
Lunde.   A.    T. ;    247,   345.   418. 
Lunde,    G.    A.;    205,    411.    439,    462. 
Lunde,    Gunder   Kitelssn ;    386. 
Lunde,   H.   A.    P.;    247,  325,   353.   420,   445. 
Lunde,  J.   H.;   220,  412,  431,   439. 
Lundeberg,     K.     O. ;     220,     439,     452,     462, 

466. 
Luther,    Martin;    28,    29,    30,    40,    400,    401, 

474. 
F-ulher    Academy;     197,    391. 
Luther     College     Business     Men's     Associa- 
tion;   431. 
Luther    College    Clubs;    266,    429,    430-432. 
"Luther  College  Four";    77. 
Luther      College      Graduates     and      Under- 
graduates    in     Church     work,     Chapter 

on;    433-467. 
"Luther    College    spirit" ;    388. 
Luther     College    Teachers'     Association     of 

North   Dakota;   431. 
Luther    League  ;    38. 
Luther    Seminary,    25,    46,    391. 
Luther   statue;    77,    153,   403,  472,   484. 
Luther    Theological    Seminary;    408,    410. 
Lutheran   Brethren,   Church  of;    195. 
Lutheran     Brotherhood     of     America;     270, 

467. 
Lutheran    church;     12,    13,    27,    28,    30,    41, 

42,  43,  45,  46,   73,   184,   383,   384. 
Lutheran   church   in   Norway;    12,  41,   43. 
Lutheran     Ladies'     Seminary,     Red     Wing, 

Minn.;    391. 
Lutheran    literature;    164,    165,    456-466. 
Lutheran    Normal    School,    Sioux    Falls,    S. 

D. ;   32,  269,  391. 
Lutheran     Publishing     House;      146,      153, 

457. 
Lutheran    schools;    24,    41,    44,    51,    70,    76, 

196,    197,    199,   389,  455-456. 
Lutheran   schools,   Luther   College   men    in ; 

446-456. 
Lutheran    Students'   Union   Convention ;    3S, 

39,    86,   317,    360,   364. 
"Lutheran    World    Almanac";    42,    43,    191. 
Lyngaas,   I.  ^L  ;   89,  94,   110,    137,    138,  226, 

322,   337,   340,   341,   342,    370,   411,   452. 
Lyngaas   family  ;    94. 
Lynne,   J.    A.;    239,   420,   439. 
Lynne,   Lars;    209,   452. 
.Lysne,   H.   O. ;   246,   421. 

Maakestad,   B.   S. ;   256,  324,  237,  341,  350. 
Maakestad,    J.    J.;    211,   439,    452. 
Maakestad,   J.  .W.    B. ;    247,   324,   325,   349, 

414,    439. 
Maakestad,   N.   F. ;   234,   323. 
Maakestad,  N.   G. ;   252,  324,  326,  405,  420, 

445. 
"Maaltrosten";    363. 
Madsen,   J.    E. ;   212,   439,   452. 
Madson,   Martin;    172. 
:Madson,  N.  A.;  34,  35,  84,  89,  94,   110,   138, 

140,   242,   324,   327,   355,  408,   414,   439, 

452. 
Madson  family  (N.  A.  Madeon)  ;  94. 


Magelssen,    Finn;    240,    319,    326,    327,    414, 

439. 
Magelssen,    H.    G.  ;    223,   322,    341,    439. 
Magelssen,    Hans;   216,  411,   439. 
Magelssen,    N.    S.  ;    234.   323,   439. 
"Maihaugen";     167. 
Main    Building;    16,    19,   21,   22,   26,   27,    68, 

69,  70,  143-144,  146,  147-148,  149,  151, 
161,  168,  356,  387-388,  389,  392,  403. 
Picture;   20,  23,  37,    183,  312,  354,  359, 

390,    395,    419,    432,    476. 
Malmin,    G.   J.;    251,   324. 
.Malmin,    O.    G.  ;    251,    319,    324,    326,    il7 , 

419,  452. 
.Malmin,   R. ;   89.   94,    110,    140,   423,   427. 
Malmin   family;    94. 
".Manialandet"  ;    318. 
.Mandolin    Club;    376. 
.Mandt,    Olaf;    208,    334,   335,   422,   439. 
Markhus,   A.    L. ;    228,  340,  421. 
.Markhus,    George;    34,   35,    62,    89,   94,    110, 

131,    135,    136,    137,    168,  219,   283,   284, 

285,   288,   290,   294,   318,    321,   411,   430, 

452. 
Markhus,   L.  J.;  205,  415,   422,   439. 
.Markhus,    O.    J.;    94,   205. 
•Mark-hus  family   (George  MarkhMs)  ;  94. 
Marsh,    Mrs.    Jessie    Ervin ;    92,    376. 
Mathematics    (subject    of    study);    92,    101, 

102,    104,    105,    106,    107,    109,    111,    112, 

114,  lis,  116,  117,  118,     119,     120,     121. 

122,    123,    124,    126,    132,    133,    134,    135, 

136,     137,     138,     140,     269,     271,     272, 

273,    281,    282,    298-299,    306,    307. 
Medium  of  isstruction;    28,    29,    31,    32,   33, 

46,    47,    282,    396. 
Megorden,     T.     H.  ;     252,     324,     326,     327, 

343,    420,    445. 
Melaas,    Mrs.;     171. 
Melaas,    I.    J.;    250,    324,   420,   431. 
Melaas,    M.    J.;     171. 
Mclanclithon,    P.;    30. 
Meland,    R.    T. ;    223,    439,    462. 
.Mellang,   P.   K. ;   218,   440. 
Mellby.    C.    A.;     221.    321,    417.    425.    440. 

452.    462. 
Mellem.    E.     G.  ;    221.    336.    366,    422.    444. 

452. 
Mevig,    A.    L    M.;    92,    97,    138.    242.    i2i, 

417,    431. 
Michelsen,    P.    C.    H.    K.  ;    376. 
Midboe,    J.;     60. 
.Mikkelsen,    Aniund  ;    63. 
Mikkelsen,     M.     A.;     220,     321,     336,     416, 

425,    444. 
Mikkelson,    C.    F. ;    247,    349. 
Mikkelson,     M.     M. ;     89,     94,      111,      138, 

140,    216,    452. 
Mikkel.son    family    (M.    M.    Mikkelson);    94. 
Military   drill;    91,    110.    120.    121,    125,    126, 

140,     146,    270,    272,    328,    353-359. 
Military     science     and     tactics;     126,     128, 

140,    272,   358,   396. 
Mimer     (society)  ;     160. 
Mimer     library;     159,     160,     401-402. 
Minde    (society);    311. 
Minerva     (society)  ;     315. 
Ministers,     need    of;     11,     12,     14,     15,     24, 

26,    32,    45,    66,    266,    ■^76,    391,    473. 
Ministers'    wives;     77,    472. 
Ministry,     Luther      College      men      in      t'^e ; 

45-46,    47,    204,    266,    388-389,    411-416. 

434-443.    446.    469. 
Ministry.  Training   for   the;   28,  29,   45,   46, 

70,  76,  79,  266,  275,  276,  277,  278, 
279,  361,  384,  385,  391,  409,  410,  433, 
469,    472-473. 

Minne,     N.     M. ;     215,    440.    462. 
Minnesota    Conference;    331. 
Mission    fields,    Luther   College   men   in   the; 
467. 


502 


Missions,  History  of  (subject  of  study)  ;   35. 
Missouri    Synod;     IS,    16,    19,    24,    25,    109, 

391. 
Mithun,   O.  J.;   246,   414.  440. 
Mjolner   (society)  ;   316,  363. 
IMoackrud,   A.    B. ;   256,   337. 
"iModerlandet";    318. 
Moe,    Ebbe;   229,   322,   323,   440. 
Moe,    E.   O.;    237,   323,  340,   420. 
Moe,  J.    M. ;    253,   324,   327. 
Moe,    L.    A.;     62,    86-87,    89,    94,    96,     111, 

139,  140,  242,  260,   298,   299,   306,   307, 
418,    431,   432,   452. 

Moe,  Mrs.  L.  A.;  87,  92,  94,  96,  300,  376, 

410. 
Moe,  L.  L.;  237,  351,  440. 
Moe,    Lars   L.  :    86,   94,   218. 
Moe,   Oscar;    229,    340. 
Moe,    S.    M.;    85,    249.    324,   416.    440. 
Moe   family    (L.    A.    Moe);    86-87,    94. 
MoUer,   F.   A.;   206,  422,  440,  463. 
Holler,  G.    E. ;   242,  440. 
Moen,  C.  J.;   212,  440,  452. 
Moen,    Hans;    232,    376. 
Moen,   L.   O.  ;   61. 
Moen,    Paul;    229,    322,    323,    340,    342,    422, 

440. 
Morstad,    E.    O. ;    218,    440,    452,    463,    466, 

467. 
Mohn,  F.  Voss:   215,  416,  425,  444. 
Mohn,    Th.    N. ;    206,    390,    422,    440,    452, 

462. 
Moldstad,    C.  A.;   235,   323,   327,   414,   440. 
Moldstad,    T.    A.:    224,    322,    374,    412,    429, 

440,  45'2,  462,  466. 
Monona    Academy  ;    390. 
Monrad,   Ragnar ;   89,  94,    111,    134,    135. 
Monrad    family ;    94. 
Monserud,    N.    O.  ;    432. 
Monson,   Albert;    242,    323,    421. 
Monson,    H.    W.  ;    244,   326,    327,    348,    418, 

452. 
Monson,    I.    G. ;    209,    334,    335,    432,    440, 

462. 
Monson,    M.   J.;    237,   323,    340,   411. 
Monson,  O.  S. ;  250,  325,  341,  420. 
Moore,    H.    W. ;    222,   366,   422,   426. 
Mork,  A.   O.;  256,  324,  326. 
Mortensen,    Peder ;    219,    440. 
Mortensen,   V.   A.   M. ;   218,   440. 
Mortenson,    E.    E.  ;    238,   340,   419,   440. 
Motto,    College;    73,    403,    469,    484. 
Movold,  R.  A.;  91,  96,   128,  141,   303,  329, 

333,  348. 
Museum';    54,    62,    106,    144,    147,    149,    150, 

154,    156,    157,    158,    161,    165,    166-169, 

177,  180,  407,  428,  478. 
Museum,  library;  161,  166. 
Music;    30,    36,    76,   92,    102,    106,    116,    119, 

122,    130,    132,    133,    134,    135,    136,    137, 

138,    140,   269,   271.   272,   273,   281,   299, 

300,    306,    307,    361-381,    475,    476,    479. 

Chapter    on;    361-381. 
Music,   Instrumental;    299,   300,   365-368. 
Music,  Vocal;    102,   106,   116,   118,   119,   122, 

130,    132,   133,    134,    135,    136,   137,    138, 

140,  272,    299,    300,    361-365,    376,    475. 
Music  hall;  78,  377,  406,  476.  479. 

Music    instructors;     92,    375-376. 

Music   library;    155,   370. 

Music    pavilion;    148,    149,    154,    335. 

Music    room;    145,    149,    151. 

Musical   Director;    119,    307,   366,   370,    372, 

373,  375,  376,  377,  378. 
Mu-.ical    instruments;     145,    153,    155,    158, 

367-368,   370,   402. 
Musical   organizations;    155,    299,   300,    361- 

377. 


Musical     Union;     155,     299,     368-371,     376, 

402,   406. 
Muspelheim    (society);    309,    314,    315. 
Muus,  B.  J.;    59,   60,   389,   459. 
Myhre,    G. ;    60. 
Myhre,  O.   €.;   222,  440. 
Myron,    H. :    60,    208.    432. 
Myrwang,    J.    H. ;    431. 

Naeset,   A.    O.  ;    see   Nasset,   A.    O. 
Naeset,   J.   J.;    57,   60,    61,   387. 
Naeseth,  A.   O.  ;   238,  340,  344,  411. 
Naeseth,   C.   A.:   34,   35,   54,   60,   62,  89,  94, 

111,    131,    134,    135,    136,    137,    138,    140, 

143,    162,    163,   209,  284,   285,   287,   288, 

292,   294,  401,   422,   424,   440,   453,   463. 
Naeseth,   Mrs.   C.   A.;   94,   408. 
Naeseth,  C.  G. ;   233,  414,  432,  440. 
Naeseth,    Herman;    232.    421. 
Naeseth,   T.  R. ;    236,   323,   340,  416,  426. 
Naeseth,  "W.    K.  ;     89,    94,     112,     137,    138, 

238,   414,  425.  440,  453. 
Naeseth    family    (C    A.    Naeseth);    94. 
Name  of  the  College;   52,   56.   57,   386,   387. 
Narum.    H.    K. ;    244,    341,    349,    416,    440, 

452. 
Narvesen,    Cornelius;    89,   94,   99,    112,    133, 

134.  206,  290,   299,   452. 
Narvesen   family  ;   94. 

Narveson,    B.    H. :    255.    342,    343,    350. 
Nasset,    A.    O. ;    219,    452. 
National   Capital   Luther  College  Club;  432. 
Natural    history     (subject    of    study);     119, 

132,    133.    l'34,   166,   269,   271,   272. 
Natvig,   A.   J.:   91,   96,    128,    140,    141,   245, 

333,   340,   341,  345,  418,  452. 
Natvig,  A.   S.;   245,  340,  341,  345,  418. 
Needy  Students  ;   see  Student  aid. 
Nelson,   A.   .Augustus :    see  Hailstone,   A.   A. 
Nelson,  A.  E. ;  250,  324,  326,  327,  420,  445. 
Nelson,    A.    T. ;    234,   351,   414,    432,    440. 
Nelson,   C.   P.:    250,   324,  349. 
Nelson.    D.    T. :    48,   90,    94,    112,    139,   245, 

289,  290,   298,   306,   307,   324,    326,   353, 

418,   425,   452. 
Nelson,    G.    A.;    see    Sundby,    G.    A. 
Nelson,    K.    O. ;    255.    324. 
Nelson,    Knute ;    263. 
Nelson,   M.  J.;   247,   324,   418,   452. 
Nelson,    O.    A.;    249,    418. 
Nelson,    Olaf;    90,    94,    112,    140,    141,    250, 

325,   418.   452. 
Nelson,  R.  P.;   91,  96,   128,  140. 
Nelson,    Walter:    235,    340,    421. 
Nelson    family    (D.    T.    Nelson);    94. 
Nelson   family    (Olaf    Nelson)  ;    94. 
Neperud,    Carl;   218,    336. 
Neprud,    Selmer ;    242.    344. 
Nerison,   A.   G.   N. ;   252.  343. 
Nervig.    A.    J.;    226,    440. 
Ness,   Hildus;    225,    336,   341,   342. 
Ness,  J.  A.;  90,  94,   113,   135,  136,  217,  318, 

321.  417,  424,  425,  452,  463. 
Ness,    J.    M.    O.;    214,    363,    367,    411,    440, 

452. 
Ness  family  (J.   A.   Ness)  ;   94. 
Nesset,  A.   O. ;   242,   327,   414,  440. 
Nesseth,   G.    P.;    220,   440. 
Neste,    K.    K.  ;    170. 
Neste,   T.    P.;   232,   440. 
Nestos,   Peter;   243,  348,  349. 
Neuberg,      Karen     R. ;    see      Larsen,      Mrs. 

Laur.    (Karen    R.    Neuberg). 
Newspapers;    161,   166,   168. 
Nielsen,    Edifis ;    221,   440,    452. 
Niflfelheim    (society);    309,    313,    314,    318. 
Night-watchman;    55,    63. 
Nightingale    (flageolette    sextette)  •    376. 
Nilsen,    Christian;    63,    382. 


503 


Nilsen,    Mrs.    Christian  ;    63,    382. 

Nilsen,   Halvor  ;    61. 

Kilson,   M.   T. ;   246,  445. 

Nilsson,    Thomas:     62.     91,     96,     129,     137, 

222,   321,   422,  440,  463. 
Nine-vear    course;    76,    267,    268,    273,    394. 
Nodshilder,   H.   A.;  220,  440. 
Non-sectarian   colleges;    196,    199. 
Nordbv,    H.    P.  ;    246,   324,   440. 
Nordbv,     Torgen  ;     59,     60,     207,     361,    400, 

416,   440,   466. 
Xordgaard,    Christian;    211     ^2'2. 
Nordgaard,     E.     N. ;     255,  "342,     343,     345, 

348,   351. 
Nordgaard,    T.    S. ;    213,    417,    440,    452. 
Nordgaard,   K.    E.  ;   205,   318. 
Nordgaard,     N.     N. ;     222,     321,     336,     412, 

440. 
Nordgaren,    Peder    Simon;    386. 
Nordlie     H.    C. ;    236,    323,    340,    351,    417, 

424,   452. 
Nordstierna    (society);    312. 
Norgaard,   C.    H. ;    234,    414,   440. 
Norgaard,   J.    R. ;    242,    325,   417. 
"Norgesfxrden";    77,    122,    372,    463,    46S. 
Norlie,    O.    M.;    24,   31,   34,    35,   36,   90,    92, 

94,    113,    139,    140,    141,    179,    275,    285, 

286,   287,   293,   304,   305,    306,   307,   433, 

483. 
Norlie   family  ;    94. 
Normal    Department;    24,    28,    32,    70,    111, 

112,  203,  268,  269,  283,  284,  286,  287, 
291,   294,    300,    389. 

Normann,    H.    M. ;    92,    97,    136,    233,    414, 

440,    452. 
Normann,   O.   A.;   97,  205,  411,  415,   440. 
Normann,    S.    T. ;     92.    97,     135,     136,    228, 

322,   323,   340,   342,   370,   376,   412,   440. 
Normannalaget:    160,    312,    315,    363. 
Norronna    (society)  ;    316,    363. 
Norske    Selskab,    Det ;    312. 
North   Central   Association;    142,    173,    3n«. 

394. 
Northern   Minnesota   Luther   College    Club ; 

432. 
Northwestern  Gymnastic  Meet;  349-350. 
Norway,    Teachers    from;     18,    24,    69,    83, 

100,  102,  108,  109,  111,  113,  118, 
119,   120,   122. 

Norway   Tour;   74,   119,   340,   362,   363,   372, 

Z7i,    374,   376. 
Norwegian    (subiect     of     study);     92,     100, 

101,  102,  103,  105,  106,  107,  108,  100, 
110,  111,  113,  114,  115,  116,  119,  120, 
124,  128,  129,  130,  132,  133,  134,  135, 
136,  137,  138,  140,  269,  271,  272,  273, 
276,  281,  286.  290,  300-302,  306,  307, 
396. 

Norwegian-American    Historical    Archives ; 

169. 
Norwegian-American    literature;     161,     164, 

165,     166. 
Norwegian  culture;    40,   41,   46,   47,    7i,   80, 

165,    166,    409,    468. 
Norwegian     Evangelical     Lutheran     Church 

in    America;    14,   49,    !59. 
Norwegian    Evangelical    .Synod   of  the   State 

of   Wisconsin  ;   49. 
Norwegian   immigration    to   the   U.    S.  ;    see 

Immigration  from  Norway. 
Norwegian    Lutheran    Church;    12,    13,    30, 

41,   45,   46,   80,    192. 
Norwegian    Lutheran    Church    of    America ; 

48,  51,  52,  56,  57,  58,   59,  85,    100,    105, 

113,  119,  120,  158,  170,  174,  175,  179, 
182,  187,  188,  194,  195,  197,  263,  264, 
357,    390,   401,   409. 

Norwegian    Society   of   America ;    84. 
Norwegian    Student    Singers;     see    Student 
Singers'    Association    of    Norway. 


Norwegian  Svnod ;  14,  15,  16,  19,  21,  24, 
25,  27,  32,  45,  46,  48,  49,  50.  51,  66. 
68,  69,  70,  73,  74,  76,  77,  79,  100,  in:>. 
107,  108,  111,  112,  114,  116,  119,  120, 
145,  146,  159,  170,  171,  173,  174,  175. 
178,  179,  182,  184,  187,  188,  189,  190, 
191,  192,  193,  194,  320,  383,  384,  391, 
392,   472. 

Norwegians  in  America;  47,  184,  185,  192, 
195,    197. 

Number   of  students ;    see  Attendance. 

Nurse;  55,  63,  78,  91,  125,  129,  130,  140, 
155,   265,   307,   375. 

Nygaard,    O.    S. ;    241,   340. 

Nystrom,   G.  A. ;   62. 

Occupations  and  professions  of  alumni ;   45, 

47,   411-423,    446. 
Ode,   P.   G.  :   253,   326,  342,  343. 
ndegaard,   G.   G. ;   232,  342,   443. 
Oefstedal,   A.    A.;    214,    363,    443,    455,   466. 
Oefstedal,    N.   A.;    215,  443. 
Oefstedal,     Rudolph;     252,     325,     326,     342, 

343,  420,   445. 
Oie,   L.  A.   L. ;   223,  455. 
Oien,   T.    P.;    231,   443. 
Oxendahl,  I.  L. ;  222,  443,  455. 
Office,  President's;   54,   142,   143,    147,    155. 

382 
Officials,    College;    62-63. 
Officials,  Corporation;   50,  57,  59,  60-62. 
Olafson,   C.   M.  ;   245,   325,  349,  421. 
Olafson,   K.   K.  ;   233,   323,   414,   440. 
Old    English ;    see    Anglo-Saxon. 
Old    Norse    (subject    of    study)  ;    135,     136, 

138,    300. 
Olsen,   Ellef;   205,  411,  415,  440. 
Olsen,    Engel ;    224,    440. 
Olsen,   Gudbrand  ;    59. 
Olsen,     H.     E. ;     235,     323.     327,     340,    414, 

440,    463. 
Olsen,   H.    M. ;   226,   322,   412,   424,   440. 
Olsen,   Johan;    233,  440. 
Olsen,   M.   I.;    229,    323,   416,   426,   453. 
Olsen,  N.  A.;  239,  323,  326,  352,  420,  424, 

453. 
Olsen,   O.    N. ;    61. 
Olsen,  Rudolf;  90,  94,  113,   134. 
Olsen,   T.  J.;   239,  432. 
Olsen   family    (Rudolf    Olsen)  ;    94. 
Olsnaes,    A. :    60. 
Olson,   B.  T. ;   233,  453. 
Olson,   C.   M.;   250,    326,   348,   350,    419. 
Olson,   ]\L  H.;   253. 
Olson,   O.    L. 

Biographical    data;    80-82,    89,    93,    100, 
424.    425. 

Family;    80,    82,    93. 

Picture;    61,   81,    100,    131,    139. 

President   (Acting);  62,  64,  82,  89,  395, 
408,   417. 

Secretary   of   Board    of   Trustees:    61. 

Student    life:    223,    322,    329,    335,    336, 
340,    342. 

Subjects    taught:     137,     138,     140,     141, 
288,  289,  290,  296,  303. 

Other  references;   29,   54,  275,  306,  307, 
317,   332,   398,   404,   453,   463,   468. 
Olson,    Mrs.    O.    L. ;   82,    93. 
Olson,    Paul   F. ;   82,  255,   326,   337. 
Olson,    T.    O.;    249,   418. 
Olson,   W.   A.;    82,    251. 
Olson   family   (O.   L.   Olson)  ;   80-82,   93. 
Omland,   G.   J.;   214,   440. 
Omlid,    G.   H.;    211,   440. 
Omlie,   O.    K. ;    92,    97,    136,    226,    322,    375, 

417,   453. 
Ongstad    S.    IL ;    219,   420. 


504 


Onsgard,    H.    A.;    243,    324,    340,    417,    425, 

453. 
Opheim,  E.   F. ;  247,  340. 
Opheim,     O.    S. ;    224,   322,     336,    420,     426, 

453. 
Opsahl,  H.  T. ;  246,  342. 
Opsahl,  J.   E. ;  245,  327,  416,  426,   444. 
Opsahl,   T.   G.;    216,   336,   422,   440. 
Opsal,  C.  L. ;  62. 
Opstad,  I.  A.;  244,  324,  327,  344,  345,  253, 

417,  425. 
Opsund,  G.  M. ;  60. 
Oratorical   Association;    318. 
Oratorical  contests;   290,   318,   327. 
Oratoricals;    see    Forensics ;    Public    Speak- 
ing. 
Oratorios;    30,   363,   364,   365,   402,   476. 
Orchestra;   155,  299,  364,  365-366,  368,  370, 

371,   372,  376,  407. 
Ordahl,    M.   B. ;    238,   440. 
Ordal,    O.  J.;   229,   320,   322,   323,   368,   417, 

440,   453,    463. 
Ordal,  Z.  J.;   62,  90,  94,   114,   136,  229,  342, 

412,    440,    453,   463. 
Ordal  family   (Z.  J.  Ordal);   94. 
Organization;    18,    30,    48,    76,    79,    84,    85, 

260-274. 

Chapter  on;   260-274. 
Organizations    and    activities    of    students ; 

see  Student  organizations  and  activities. 
Orting,   E.  A.   N.   B. ;   244,   440. 
OrwoU,   M.   S. ;    90,    94,   114,    138,   235,    323, 

420,   444,    453. 
Orwoll,  O.  C.;  257,  337,  341,  343,  348,  350. 
Orwoll,    S.   M. ;    92,   97,    135,  224,   322,  341, 

342,    412,   440. 
Orwoll,   S.   P.;   255,   337,  341,  342,  343. 
Orwoll   family    (M.    S.    Orwoll)  ;    94. 
Osseo    (society)  ;    312. 
Ostrem,    H.    M. ;  257,   337,   341. 
Otis  Building;    IS,   68,    143,   328,   386,   387. 
Otis,    Nathaniel;    143. 
Otte,    C.    N.    H.;   253,    350. 
Otte,   Heinrich;   226,  342,  412,  440,   467. 
Otte,  J.   N. ;   253,   337,  343,  348. 
Ottersen,   Ole;   220,  321,  412,  432,  440,  453. 
Ottesen,    Diderikke;     see    Brandt,    Mrs. 

Diderikke. 
Ottesen,   J.   A.;    13,    14,    15,    18,   21,   24,    59, 

63,   392. 
Ottesen,    O.    C.;   214,  422,   440. 
Ottun,   N.  J.;  205,  453. 
Overn,   A.   G.   H. ;   94,   213,  440,   463. 
Overn,    O.    B.;    63,    90,   94,    114,    138,    140, 

141,    299,    303,    304,    355,    35S. 
Overn,     Orlando;     242,     327. 
Overn  family   (O.  B.   Overn);  94. 
Ovri,    E.   J.;    219,   411,    440. 
Owen,   E.   M. ;   255,   343. 
Oyloe,    H. ;    63,    307. 

P.     A.     Munch     Historical     Society;      160, 

317. 
Pacific     Coast    tours;     119,    372,     374,     375. 

377. 
Pacific    Lutheran     Academy     and     Business 

College;   391. 
Paintings;    166,    167,    428. 
Palisades,  The;  26. 
Palm,    S.    T. ;    221,    440,    453. 
Panama-Pacific     International      Exposition, 

Band    at    the;    374,    377. 
Palmer,   K.   R. ;   235,   440,   453. 
Park   Region   Luther  College;    197,    391. 
Parochial   schools;    44,   45,  83,   262. 
Parsons,    E.    H. ;    250,    325,    326,    419. 
Pastors,    College;    37,    S3,    55,    63,   91,    120, 

123,   127,  138,   140. 
Paulson,   A.    C,    255,    320,    325,    326. 


Paulson,   A.    M. ;    253,    325. 

Paulson,    P.    C. ;    236,    323,    419,    426,    453. 

Paulson,  S.  G. ;  244,  325. 

Paulsrud,    G.    O. ;    60. 

Pedersen,    Nils;    214,    440. 

Pederson,    A.    C. ;    236,    344,    352,    417,    431, 

444,    453. 
Pederson,    C.    A.;    242,    323,    352,    417,    453. 
Pederson,    Christofer ;    214,    363,    440. 
Pederson,    Magnus;    60,    219. 
Pederson,   Martin;    170. 
Pederson,    O.    B. ;    231,    340. 
Peerson,    Cleng;    9,    10,  41. 
Penmanship     (subject    of    study)  ;    92,     100, 

107,    109,    118,    119,    124,    127,   130,    132, 

133,   134,    135,    136,    137,    138,    140,   269, 

271,   272,   273,    302-303. 
Petersen,    Bernhard ;    see    Sorose,    Bernhard. 
Petersen,    E.   J.;    34,   62,    90,    94,    114,    134, 

135,   162,   284,  291,  296,  302. 
Petersen,    J.    A.;    245,    324,    327,    414,    440. 
Petersen,  J.   W.  ;   236,   421. 
Petersen,   R.    W. ;    92,    97,   245. 
Petersen,    ,W.    M.    H. ;    62,    209,    422,    440, 

453,    463. 
Petersen    family    (E.    J.    Petersen);    94. 
Peterson,   A.    S. ;    242,    323,   421. 
Peterson,    C.   N. ;    219,    321,    336,    412,    440, 

453. 
Peterson,    E.    E. ;   62,   90,  94,    115,   138,   140, 

162,    163,   242,   297,   307,   319,   324,   326, 

327,    375,   420,    425,   453. 
Peterson,    F.    E. ;    34,    35,   o4,    90,    94,    115, 

139,  142,  242,  285,  286,  287,  292,  298, 
303,  306,  307,  323,  340,  348,  349,  417, 
425,    453. 

Peterson,    H.    C. ;    256,    337. 

Peterson,    H.    E. ;    251,    324,    337,    341,    342, 

343,    345,   348. 
Peterson,    H.    J.;    245,    440. 
Peterson,   H.   R. ;   251,  324. 
Peterson,    H.    S. ;    234,    35l,    fi9,    453. 
Peterson,    Halvor;    214,    336,    422. 
Peterson,    J.    M. ;     92,    97,     136,    231,     320, 

322,    323,    417,    424,    425,    453,    463. 
Peterson,    J.    R. ;    224,    322,    336,    416,    426. 
Peterson,    L.    C. ;    237,    323,    3Z7,    422,    444. 
Peterson,    Olivia;    63,    91,   96,    129,    140. 
Peterson,    Samuel;    229,    422,    440,    453. 
Peterson,    Thore;    56,    57,    60,    61,    387. 
Peterson,    Tillman;    241,    417. 
Peterson    family    (E.    E.    Peterson)  ;    94. 
Peterson    family    (F.    E.    Peterson;;    94. 
Phalanx,    The;     146,    353,    354. 
Philomathean    (society);    315. 
Philosophy     (subject     of    study);     76,     138, 

140,  273,    286,    303,    306,    307. 
Physical    Director;    55,    79,    126,    128,    129, 

303,    330,    332,    334. 
Physical    training;    141,    281,    303,    479. 
Physical  welfare;    38,   55,   329,   359. 
Physician,    College;    55,    63,    91,    129,    130, 

134,    135,    136,    137,    138,    140,    175. 
Physics     (subject    of    study)  ;     76,     78,     86, 

101,    104,    105,    114,   118,   123,    124,    134, 

135,    136,    137,    138,    140,    141,    272,    273, 

277,   281,   291,   303-304,   306,    307. 
Physics     Laboratory;     78,     151,     152,     180, 

279,    394. 
Physiology    (subject    of    study)  ;     104,     108, 

109,    110,    lis,    119,    124,    134,    135,    136, 

141,  273,   283. 

Piano    (subject    of    study)  ;    376. 

"The    Pioneer";    319,    320. 

Pioneer  conditions:  10,  11,  13,  14,  15,  17, 
66,  68,  76.  142,  167,  169,  185,  186, 
188,   201,   384,   386,  408,   478. 


505 


Pioneers,   Character   of;    10,    11,    14,    22,   40, 

184,  276,  386,  400,  468. 
Pipe  Organ;  376,  377,  406. 
Plans    for    the    future;    15,    16,    26,    68,    69, 

70,    76,    77,    169,   376,    J7T,    472,    484. 
Platonian    (society)  ;    316. 
Predestination    controversy;    66,    71,    392. 
Preparatory    Department — 

Athletics;    115,    116,   334,   337,   342,  343, 

348. 
Courses   of   study;    28,   30-32,   282,    283, 
284,    285,    287,    288,    289,    290,    291, 
292,    294,   295,    296,   297,    298,    299, 
300,    301,    302,    303,   304,    306,    361, 
482. 
Debating;    326. 
Kntrance    requirements ;    280. 
Graduation    requirements;    281. 
Literary    Societies;    316. 
Organization;    76,     198,    262,    2i6,    267- 

268,   271,   272,   273,   389,  394. 
Principal;    54,   64,    79,   B2-89,    102,    106, 

111,    118,    121,   265,   280,    306. 
Principal   (acting)  ;   84,  85,   122. 
Principal,   Assistant;    84,   S6,    110,    121, 

123. 
Other    references;     24,     131,     197,    200, 
394,    482,    483. 
Preparatory    freshman    year;    271,    283,    285, 
289,   290,   295,   297,   298,  299,   300,   302, 
303. 
Preparatory  junior  year;  269,  271,  283,  284, 
285.   287,   288,   289,   290,   291,   292,   294, 
295,   296,   297,   298,  299,   300,   301,   302, 
303,    304. 
Preparatory     senior     year;     269,     271,    283, 
284,   285,    287,    288,   289,   290,   291,   292, 
294.   295,   296,   297,    298,   299,    300,    301, 
302,    303,   304. 
Preparatory  sopliomore  year;  269,  271,  283, 
284,     285,    286,     287.    288,     289,      291, 
294,   295,   297,  298,   299,   300,   301,    302, 
303. 
Preiiaratory    sub-freshman    year;    271,    282, 
283,  285,   289,   290,   291,   295,   299,   300, 
303    394. 
President;   25,   37,   39,    51,    53,    54,    55,   62, 
64-82,   89,   90,    100,    162,    170,    171,   264, 
265,    306,    392,   393. 
President,   Acting;   62,  64,  82,   89,   100,   395, 

408,    417. 
President    Emeritus;    62,    66,   89,    100. 
President  of  the  Synod;   51,   52,   57,   59,   7i, 

108.    120,    409. 
Presidents   and    Principals,   Chapter  on ;    64- 

87. 
Prestegaard,   P.    O.  ;   234,    323.   350,   351. 
Preus.    A.    C. ;    13,    59,   60. 
Preus,    C.    K. 

Biographical   data;    73-80,    82,    93,    100, 

395,    398,    423. 
Chapel  talks;   37,  80. 
Character;    79-80,    393,    400. 
Family;    74,    93,    398. 
Pastorate   and   other   church    work ;    59, 

73.   74.   440,    460,  465,    466. 
Picture;    36,    75,    100,    131,    334.    376. 
President;    60,    62,    64,    74-79,    89,    393, 

394,  395,  400,  409.  469. 
Student    life;    206,   334.    335.    361. 
Subjects    taught;    34,   35,   36.    136,    137, 

138,    140.    285. 
Other    references;     29,     54.     145,     155, 
275,    319,    374,    401,    408,    429,    453, 
463,    467. 
Preus,   Mrs.   C.   K. ;    74.   93,   240,   408,   473. 


I'reus,     C:ithinka     II.;     see     Stalland.     iMrs. 

K.    D. 
Preus,   H.    A.,   Sr.  ;    13,    14,    21,    56,    57,    59, 

60,  61,   73,   93,   186,  385,   386,   388,  393, 

458. 
Preus,    H.    A.     ('10);    241,    324,    414,    440, 

463. 
Preus,   II.  A.   ("16);    74,  244,  325,  340,  353, 

421,    426,    431,    444. 
Preus,  J.   A.   O. ;   61,   62,   74,  234,   400,   404, 

419,   425,   426,   444. 
Preus,    J.    C.    K. ;    74,    234,    323,    340,    374, 

414,    441,    463. 
Preus,    J.     H.;    249,    416,    441. 
Preus,   J.    W. ;    216,    367,    408,    411,    441. 
Preus,    O.    J.    H.;    74,    232,    340.    403,    404. 

414,   427,   431,    432,    441. 
Preus,    P.   A.  ;    74,   239,   324,   322,   340.   420. 
Preus.    W.   C;   242,  324,   340,  345,  416,  426. 
Preus    family    (C.    K.    Preus)  ;    74,    93. 
Proceedo    (society)  ;    315. 
Professors    at    the    College;    see    Faculty. 
Psychology     (subject    of    study)  ;     76,    106. 

113,    116,    122,    138,    140,    141,   272,   273, 

277,   282,  286,   304.   305,   306,  475. 
Public    Schools;    32,   42,   44,   45,   46,   47,   85, 

86,    87,   261-262,   267. 
Public  speaking;   76,  92,  100,  108,   110,   121, 

123,    137,    141,   288,   289,   290,   307,   310, 

311,    313,    314.    315,    317-318,    326,    327, 

479. 
Publications,  Student;   56,  318-320.  321-326. 
Publicity;    56,    76,    77,    178.    181.    264.    371. 

374. 
Puget    Sound    Luther    College    Club ;    432. 
Pulpit  Rock;  435. 

Qualley.    L.    E.  ;    252,    343. 

Quallev,  O.  W. ;  90.  94.  115,  139,  140, 
247,  293,  298.  299.  303,  306,  307,  324, 
328,   334,   337,   341,    345,    348,   418,   453. 

(J.ualley    family;    94. 

(Jually.  P.  W.  ;  239.  340,  344,  416,  426, 
431,   453. 

Quammen,  A.   G.  ;  225.  433,  441. 

(Ouammen,    N.    A.;    205,   441. 

Ouarve,  T.  L. ;  211,  420. 

Ouiel,   G.   T.;   253,   325. 

Ouill,    C.    j.;    235,    327,    414,    441. 

Quill,    M.    B.;    243,  414,    441. 

Raabolle,    N.    J. ;    60. 

Radio-telegraphy;    141,   272.  304. 

Rahn,    G.    O.    G. ;    245,    326,    327,    420.    441. 

Raml^erg.    F.    E.  ;    246,    420. 

Ramberg,    R.    T.  ;    253.    325. 

Ramsev,    E.    E. ;   252,   343. 

Ramstad,   Ola;    90,   94,    115,    134,    135,    146, 

150.   172.  217.  353,  423,  453. 
Ramstad    family;    94. 
Ranum.    M.    B. ;    253,    324.    345. 
Rasmussen.    Gerhard;    209.    441. 
Rasmussen.    P.    A. ;    60. 
Rasmussen,    W.    A.:    216.    441. 
Ravndal,    C.    M. ;    250,    326,    343,    345,    353, 

420. 
Ravnilal,   Olaf ;   251.  353.   356.  421. 
Reading    Room;     143.    144,     146,    147,     156. 

157.    161.    164. 
Recitation   rooms;    142,    143,    144.    146.    147. 

148.   151.   152.    154,   382.   396. 
Recitation    periods;    274.    281. 
Red     River     Valley     Luther    College    Club ; 

432. 
Reformed     Churches;     42,    43,    44,    45.    46. 

196,    199. 


506 


Registrar;   53,   54,   63,   72,   79,  84,   122,   264, 

307. 
Registrar,    Assistant;    63,    120. 
Reishus,    F.    E. ;    245,    324,    326,    421. 
Reishu*.   G.   A.;   243,  324,  432. 
Reishus,   H.   T. ;  257,  343. 
Reishus,    K.     P.     B.;     242,    323,    327,    417, 

453. 
Reishus,   T.   S. ;    207,   441. 
Reitan,    B.   J.;   222,   441. 

Religion  (subject  of  study);  27-36,  100, 
101  102,  103,  105,  106,  107,  108,  109, 
110,  111,  113,  111,  116,  117,  118,  119, 
120,  122,  123,  125,  132,  133,  134,  135, 
136,  137,  164,  198,  272,  273,  276,  282, 
284,  287,  304,  306,  307,  396,  468,  482. 
Religious  Aim   and   Character,   Chapter   on ; 

24-47. 
Religious    background:    9,    11,    21,    22,    23, 

27,   28,  41,   383,   384. 
Rem,    Oscar:    256,   318,   319,    324,    326,    327. 
Remmen,  Gilbert;    171. 

Remmen,  M.   E. ;   220,  321,  416,  426,  453. 
Remmen,   Marit ;    171. 
Remmen,   N.    E. ;    218.   430. 
Repairs;    145,    149,    151,    155. 
Repertoires;    377-381. 
Reque,   H.    A.;    92,    97,    136,    226,    303,    322, 

416,   426,    453. 
Reque,    L.    S.  ;    34,    54,    60,   61,   90,   94,    116, 
131,    132,    133,    134,    135,    136,    137.    138, 
145,   205,    287,  290,   294,   295,   296,   298, 
299,   329,   353,   367,   390.   392,   422,   423, 
424,    426,   428,    445,    453. 
Reque,  Mrs.   L.   S.  ;  94.  408,  470. 
Reque,    L.    S.    T. :    226,    321,   32;i,    341,    342, 

412.   441,    453. 
Reque,   P.   A.;  221,   321,   335,  336,  416,  426. 

445. 
Reque,    P.    E. ;    256,    324. 
Reque,   Paul  S. ;   250,   350,   353. 
Reque,   Peter   S. :   91,  206,  353,   441. 
Reque,    S.    S. ;    90,    94,    116.    137,    138,    139. 
140,    148,   202,    234.    285,   289,   290,   291, 
302,    303,    307,      332,     334,     337,     340, 
341,   351,  417,  445,   453. 
Reque,   S.  T.  ;   224,  321,   322,   335,  412.   441, 

463. 
Reque,   Styrk  ;   386. 
Reque,   U.   H.  :    251,    326. 
Reque    family    (L.    S.    Reque);    94. 
Reserve    Officers'    Training   Corps;    47,    126. 

128,    270-271,    358-359,    396. 
Residence.   President's;    145,    148,    149,    153, 

154,    167,    177,    180,    265,    470.    471. 
Residences,    College:    177.    178.    180. 
Retrospect  and   Prospect.   Chapter  on  ;    468- 

484. 
Reunion    Band;    402.    403.   406,   407. 
Rickansrud,   T.    M. ;   250. 
"Ridderen  uden  Frygt  og  Dadel"  ;  318. 
Rifles;    146.    353,    356.    357. 
Rikansrud.   O.    T. ;    220,   321,   336,  412,  441, 

453. 
Rindahl,    O.    S. ;    252,    342,    343,    351,    419, 

453. 
Rindahl,  W.   O.  ;  257,  326. 
Ringlee,    Emil ;    245,   340,   345. 
Ringoen,    T.    R. ;    229,    370,    376,    414,    441, 

453. 
Ringstad,   J.   J.;    217,   441. 
Ristv,    Edward;    243,    441. 
Roaikvam.    H.    G. ;    33.    34.    35.    62.    90.    94. 
116.    133,    134,    162,   211,   284,   286.   294, 
296,  300,  411,  424,  428,  441,  453,  463. 
Roaikvam   familv ;    94. 

Rodsater,    G.    I.;    237,    340.    3S0,    351,    416, 
426,    445. 


Roe,  K.  S.  N.;  256,   326. 

Rodsater,  T.   A.;   223,   335,   336,   441. 

Rothe,   Halle,   210,   334,   335. 

Rogne,    E.    T. ;    216,    411,    441. 

Rognlie,    I.   H.    M. ;    253,    350. 

Rognlie,   P.   H. ;   220,   441,  453,   463. 

Rognlien,   J.    B.  ;    242,   414,    441. 

Rohne,   C.   L. ;   254,  326. 

Rohne,  J.  M.;   247,  325,  327,  420,  425,  441. 

Rolfsen,    O.    O. ;    242,    441. 

Rollefson,   C.   I.;   221,   336,   453. 

Romness,   H.   R. ;   247,   325,   414,   441. 

Rondestvedt,    A.    P.;    211,    363,    417,    441. 

Ronnei,   H.    L. ;    247,   418. 

Rosenqvist,    Bernhard ;     92,     97,     242,    319, 

326,    344,    421,    453. 
Rosenqvist,    Rolf;    247,    324,   349,    414,    441. 
Rosholdt,   C.   L. ;   237,   421,   453. 
Rosholdt,    H.    S.;    247,    421. 
Rosholdt,  I.  E. ;  241,  421,  445. 
Rosholdt,  J.  W.;  239,  323,  352,  414,  441. 
Rosholdt,    T.    G.;    242,   421,    453. 
Rosholdt,  T.   L. ;   232,   414,   441,  453. 
Rosholdt,  Tollef;   205,  423,   441,  463. 
Rosholt,   A.    T.;    232,   416,   426. 
Rossing,  A.   C. ;    243,   349. 
Rossing,    C.    A. ;    60. 
Rossing,  T.   A.;   60,   78,    171. 
Rossing,   T.   H.;   249,    325,   420,   445. 
Rostad,    C.    N.;   238,    344,   351. 
Rostad,   M.   L.;   241,   344,   421. 
Rotto,  T.   I.;  247,   341,   345,   416,   44T. 
Rovang,   E.   J.:   254,   350,  351. 
Rovelstad,   A.   M. ;    29,   34.   35.   90,   94,   117. 

137,    138.    139,    140,   275,   295,  296,   297. 

298,   307. 
Rovelstad,   Mrs.   A.   M. ;   94,  410. 
Rovelstad    family ;    94. 
Rue,   H.    S. ;    223,    412,   441. 
Ruen,  O.  C. ;  257,  337. 

Ruen,   Oliver;   234,   323,  327,   340.  421.  445. 
Rugland,    G.    T.;    254,    324,    342,    343,    350. 

351. 
Rugland,  T.  G.;   231,  441. 
Rugland,    S.    L. :    254.    350. 
Rules  and  regulations;   49.   58,  85,  482. 
Rustad,    G.    O.;    59,  61. 
Ruste,    E.    O.  ;    210,    411,    441. 
Rygg,     Enoch  :     63. 
Rygg,   Hans    L. :    63. 
Rvgg,    O.   S. ;    216.   367,    411,   441, 
Rygh,  G.  A.  T.:  90,  94,   117,  134,  216,  411, 

425,   441,  453,   463. 
Rygh    family ;    94. 
Rynning.    Lars:    248.    325. 
Rvstad.   A.  R.  A.:  211.  44i. 
Rystad.  J.   K.;   206,  441. 

Sabbatical    year:    li.  ,     ,,, 

Saervold,   O.  J.;   92,  97,    136,   22j,  322,  416. 

Saetra,    E.    O. ;    60. 

Saetra,  T.   C. ;   60. 

Saetrang.    G.  ;    61. 

Saettre,    T.   A.;   214.   411.   442. 

Saevig,    O.    M.;    216,    442. 

Saga    (society);    311,    312. 

Sagen,   A.   K.  ;   60,   209,   423,  441.  464,   466. 

St    Cloud  Hotel;   18,  68,  143,  328,  386,  387. 

St.    Olaf   College;    389-390,   410. 

St.    Olav,    Order   of;    67,    74,    84,    100,    102, 

105,    108,    118,    120.    13U. 
Salaries;    49,    51,    58,     172,    i78,    179.     181, 

480. 
Salvesen,    Emil;    242,    414,    441. 
Sampson,   B.    O. ;    248,   340,   345. 
Sandager,    C.   N. ;    241,    344,   414,    441,    454, 

467. 


507 


Sandager,  Mrs.  Ragnhild ;  172. 
Sandberg,   Ivar;   241,   326,  414,  441. 
Sanden,  A.   N. ;  92,  97,  138,  247. 
Sander,    A.    B. ;    34,    36,    90,   94,    117,    133, 

208,    423,    425,    454. 
Sander   family  ;    94. 
Sanderson,   Tollef ;    61,   211. 
Sando.    O.    O.  ;    207,    441. 
"Sandvigske    Samlinger" ;     167. 
Sather,   Allen;   237,   340. 
Sauer,  A.   G. ;   245,   324,   421. 
Sauer,    C.    I.;    228,    323,    414,    44l. 
Sauer,    H.    O. ;    232,    323,   419,   4fi. 
Savre,    B.    K. ;    63,    90,    94,    117,    136,    138, 

140,   227,   299,   322,   332,   341,   342,   374, 

416,   427,   445,   454. 
Savre,  H.   K. ;   251,  324,   31'6,   350. 
Savre  family  ;   94. 

Saxvik,    H.    O. ;    236,    323,   340,   417,    445. 
Scarvie,   N.   G. ;    251,   349. 
Scarvie,    W.    B. ;    249,    324,    327,    341,    356, 

420,   445. 
Schavlan,   O.   E. ;   see   Skavlan,  O.    E. 
Scheie,   I.   O. ;   211,  441. 
Schesvold,   T.   P.;   213,  441. 
Schjeldahl,   R.   I.;   255,   343. 
Schjeldahl,    Theodore;    234,    420,    427. 
Schmidt,   F.  A.;    18,   21,   34,   35,   36,  48,  49, 

88,    90,    94,     118,     132,    133,    142,     143, 

145,   287,   290,   291,  292.   295,    298,   299, 

302,    363,   382,    388,    392. 
Schmidt,  O.   E. ;   61,  62. 
Schmidt    family;    94. 
"Schmidt's    Hall";     146. 
Scholarship;   264,    265.   274,   408,   468,   474. 
School    calendar;    273-274. 
School    Plant,    Chapter   on;    142-158. 
School   year.    Length   of;    273. 
Schreuder  Mission;   66. 
Science,    General    (subject    or    study)  ;     104, 

109,    118,    123,    126,   140,   273,   290,   306, 

307. 
Science  Building;   78,   475. 
Scientific    apparatus;    150,    l.'M,    152. 
Seal   of   the   College;    48,   469. 
Secretary   of  the   Svnod ;   57,    59,    108,   466. 
Seebach,    C.    H.  ;    247,    325,    327,    340,    345, 

411,   454. 
Seehuus,    Knut ;    215,    411,    441,    464. 
Seim,   V.    L. ;    209,   441. 
Seippel,    Alex-.;    90.    94,    99,    118,    133. 
Seippel    family;    94. 
Seines.     E.    R.  ;     244.    324,     326.     327,     340. 

420. 
Seltveit,   C.   G. ;    220,   441, 
Semester    hours;    274,    281.    282,    283,    284. 

285,   286,   287,   288,   289,   290,    291,   292. 

293,   294,   295,  296,   297,   298,   299,   300, 

301,   302,  303,    304,    305. 
Semesters;    see    Terms. 
Semicentennial ;   see   Fiftieth   anniversary. 
"Semicentennial"    (annual)  ;    319,    326. 
Senior  High   School;    76,  84,   198,   268,   280, 

281,   394. 
Senior    year;    28,    267,    271,    282,    283,    284, 

285,   286,   287,   288,   28y,   ZVO,   291,   292, 

293,   294,   295,    296,   297,   298,   299,  300, 

301,   303,   304,   305. 
Sevareid,   Alfred;   236.   340.  344.   420. 
Seven-vear   course;    70,    82,    267,    269,    271- 

272,   389. 
Seventeenth    of    May;    312,    335,    336,    355, 

365. 
Severson,   E.  G. ;   237,   348,  349. 
Sextonian    (society)  ;    316. 
Shakespearean   Club;    316. 


Sheel,  H.  W. ;  54,  62,  82,  83,  84,  90,  94, 
118,  131,  135,  136,  137,  138,  139,  140, 
141,  168,  214,  283,  284,  290,  291,  299, 
303,   305,  307,   454. 

Sheel  family;  83,  94. 

Shefloe,  J.   S. ;   218,  420,  425. 

Shervem,   H.    O. ;    242,   417. 

Sherven,    L.    O. :    205,    411,    441. 

Siefken,  C.  H. ;   252,  324. 

Siewers,  Lyder ;  18,  54,  59,  61,  88,  90,  94, 
99,    119,    132,    133,    134,    283,    290,    291, 

292,  300,    302. 
Siewers   family  ;    94. 

Sihler,  Ernest  G.  W. ;  249,  326,  419. 

Sihler,    Wilhelm ;    15,   94. 

Sihler,   William;    9.    15,   34,   35,    36,    54,    62, 

90,    94,    119,    131,    135,    136,    137,    138, 

139,   140,    166,   283,   285,   291,   292,   29^, 

295,   300,   303,   307,   329,   332,    335,   336, 

340,   351,   363,  364. 
Sihler  family;   94. 
Siljan,   O.   G.  U. :   62. 
Simley,  I.  T. ;   243,  324,  353,  417,  454. 
Simmons,    O.    K. ;    62. 
Simonson,    Tver;    see   Hov,    I.    S. 
Singing   societies;   30,   361. 
Siqueland,    Harald ;    247,   325,   327,   421. 
Six-year  course;   70,  82,  266,  267,  269,  271, 

389. 
Sixtieth    anniversary;    30,   38,   395,    398-410. 

Chapter    on;    398-410. 
Skaaland,    S.    G. ;    241,    417. 
Skagen,  J.    A.    M. ;   241,   441. 
Skalet,   C.    H.;   254,   420,   454. 
Skartvedt,    Peder ;    213,  411,   441,   454. 
Skattebol,    Christian;    227,   421. 
Skauge,   N.   O. ;   232,   454. 
Skavlan,   O.  E. ;  241,  327,  441. 
Skindlov,  A.  M. ;   60. 

Skinnemoen,  J.  S. ;  92,  97,   136,  233,  420. 
Skipsnaes,   J. ;    see   Johnson,   J.    A. 
Skotland,     Thore     Peterson;     see    Peterson, 

Thore. 
Skov,    V.    B.;    220,    321,    441. 
Skugstad,   Jens;    210,    441. 
Skyberg,   H.  O. ;   211,   411,  441. 
Skyberg,   K.    O. ;    214,   423,   441. 
Sleeping    rooms ;    see    Dormitories. 
Smeby,    H.    C. ;    235,    323,    340,    414.    432, 

441. 
Smeby,   O.   H. ;    206,   411,   441,   454. 
Smeby,   O.   V.;   239,  352,   414,  441. 
Smith,    A.    C. ;    63,    91,    96,    129,    134,    135, 

136,    137. 
Smith,    Carsten;    63,    91,    96,    129,    137,   229. 
Sociology   (subject  of  studv)  ;   76,   105,   106, 

113,    141,    273,    286,    304-305. 
Sorenson,   P. ;    12. 
Soland,  H.  N. ;  254,  343. 
Solberg,    C.    O.;    410. 
Solem,    O.   M.;    91,   96,    129,    141,    303,   333, 

342    343. 
Solheim,'  Ola;    36.    91.     96.     130,     134.     215, 

363,   365,   367,   375,   417,   445,   454,   464. 
Solseth,   O.    E. ;   207,   441. 
Solstad,    H.    P.;    209.    441.    454. 
Solum,   II.    E.  •    62,   221,   321,   412,   431,   441. 

454. 
Sondresen,    Sigvard ;    423,    427. 
Sophomore    year;    28,    271,    282,    283,    284, 

285,   286,   287,   288,   289,   290,  291,   292, 

293,  294,     295,     296,     297,      298,      299, 
300,   301,  302,   303,   304,  305. 

Sorenson,   A.   R. ;    234,   416,   426. 
Sorenson,    Andrew;    225,    412,    442. 
Sorenson,    Garfield;    257,    348. 
Sorenson,    M.    A.;    251,    419. 


508 


Sorlien,    A.    R. ;    250,    325,    326,    341,    342, 

343,  345,  348,  421,  431. 
Sorlien,   Carl;    239,   340. 
Sorlien,    H.   T. :    237,   323,   340,  420. 
Sorlien,    L.    C.  ;    250,    324,    326,    341,    342, 

345,   348,   356,   419. 
Sorlien,   O.    C. ;    244,    340. 
Sorlien,  S.  O. ;  250,  337,  341,  342,  343,  345. 
Sorose,    Bernhard ;    239,   326. 
South    Dakota    Luther    College    Club;    431, 

432. 
South    Wing;    69,    144,    145,    146,    147,    389. 
Southern   Wisconsin    Luther    College    Club ; 

317,    430,    432. 
Special    instructors    and    officials:     91,    92, 

96,    125,    126,    127,    128,    129,    130,    376. 
"Spectator";    313,    315. 
Sperati,   C.   A.:   30,  34,   35,   36,  90,   95,    119. 

134,    135,    137,    138,   139,    140,    146,    222, 

285,   300,   307,   348,   363,   364,   366,   369, 

370,   371,   372,   373,   374.   375,   376,   377, 

378,   398,   407,   409,   410,   417,   441,   454. 
Sperati,  Mrs.  C.  A.;   95,  375. 
Sperati,    C.    E. ;    242,    418,   454. 
Sperati,    C.    V.;    251,    337,    341,    343,    348, 

404. 
Sperati,   K.   Marie ;    307. 
Sperati,    O.    Angelo ;    248,    377,    406. 
Sperati,    P.   H. ;   242,   419. 
Sperati,   S.  R. ;  257,  337. 
Sperati   family;    95. 
Sperley,   Tohn ;   237,   421. 
Sponheim,   O.   H. ;    237,   344,   352,  420,   432, 

454. 
Sports    and    games;    328-353,    359-360. 
Stabo,   Trond;    60,    61,   62,    63,   91,    96,    130. 

138,    140,    410. 
Stalland,    K.    D. :    250,    325,    326,    327,    349, 

350,   416,  426,  431. 
Stalland,    IMrs.   K.    D. ;    63,   74. 
Standards,   Educational;   274,  408,  468,  483. 
Statue    of    Luther;    77,    153,    403,    472,    484. 
Stavaas.    M.    O. ;    254. 
Steen,    E.    B. ;    255,   324.    341,    342,    350. 
Steen,  S.   J.;   255,  326,   327. 
Steensland,    Halle;     61. 

Steensland,   J.    G. ;    227,   322.   323,   419,   4.-2. 
Steensland,     M.     M. ;     60,     222,     321,     336, 

348,   420,    424,    445,    454. 
Stenographer;     54,     79,    307. 
Stenographic   Club;   316. 
Stensby,    Theodore;    245,    325,    327,   423. 
Stenseth,    Chr. :    63,    307. 
Stensrud,    E.    M  ;    223,    322,    374,    412,   441, 

464. 
Stevens,  Don  A.  :  255,  326. 
Steward;    53,    55,    63,    143,    146,    147,    382. 
Stoen,   C.  G. ;   249,  324,   350. 
Storaasli,    Gynther ;     244,     324,     340,     344, 

345,  419,  441,  467. 
Storaker,    E.    P.;    222,    454. 
Storli,    K.    O.;   211,   411,   441. 
Stormo,    C.    A.;    250,    324,    340,    341,    345, 

416,    441. 
Storstad,    A.    G. ;    244,    325,    326,    348,    349. 

411. 
Stortroen,    Marvil ;    256,    348. 
Storvick,   A.    O. ;    252,    325,    326,    343,    420, 

445. 
Storvick,    R.    O.  ;    252,    324,    326,    341,    342, 

343,    345,    419,    454. 
Stoughton    Academy;    391. 
Strand,    H.    J.;    62,    209,    361,    411,    441. 
Strand,   Herman;    237,    411. 
Strand,  T.   E. ;  236,  344,  421. 
Strand,   J.   J.;    220.   412,    442. 
Strand,    T.    T. ;    231,   442. 
Strandjord,  S.  J.  H. ;  249,  442. 


Strandskov,   H.    C. ;   214,   442. 

Streeter,    E.    M.  ;    246,    340,    341,    345,    420. 

Stromme,    P.    O. ;     31,    34,    209,    285,    408, 

423,  430,  442,  454,  464. 
Strom,  A.  E.  ;  233,  414,  442. 
Strom,     C.     W. ;     56,    63,    90,    95,    120,    139, 

140,  251,   293,   299,    307,  309,    324,   326, 
353,    401,    419,    431,    432,    454. 

Strom,    E.   I.;    95,    172,   223,   321,   412,   431, 

442,  454. 
Strom,    H.   H. ;    60. 
Strom,    O.    A.;    92-   97,    136,   229,    320,    322, 

412,   442,   454,   467. 
Strom,    O.    J.;    256,    409. 
Strom  family   (C.   W.    Strom)  ;    95. 
Struxness,   A.  ;    431. 

Struxness,   Edwart ;    238,   323,   414,  442. 
Stub,   H.   A.,   Sr.  ;    12,    13,   95. 
Stub,  H.   A.    COO);   232,   414.   442. 
Stub,    H.    G.;    25,    34,    35,    59,    60,    62,    63. 

11,    90,    95,     120,     136,     156,     176,    206, 

310,    318,    392,   394,  395,   406,   407,   409, 

415,   416,   425,   442,   454,   464,   466,   467. 
Stub,   Ingolf;   238,  350. 
Stub.    T.    A.    O. ;    225,   322,    323,    416,    425, 

442,   467. 
Stub,   O.   T.   A.;   214,   423,   442. 
Stub  family  (H.  G.  Stub)  ;  95. 
Stubb,    L.    O.  ;    60. 
Student  aid;    158,   170,    171,     172,    173,    174, 

178,    431. 
Student  Assistants;   89,   90,  92,  97,  98,   101, 

110,    114,    117,    120,    123,    131. 
Student   fees;    159,    170,    173,    175. 
Student  life:    17,    18,   30,   37,   38,   55,   68.   71, 

169,   276,   314,    329,  335,    336,    342,   471. 
Student     organizations,     Chapter     on ;     309- 

327. 
Student    organizations    and    activities:     30, 

38.    69.    77,    78,   86,    145,    146,    154,    155. 

159,   160,   265,   290,   299,   300,   303,    309- 

377. 
Student   publications;    56,   318-320,    321-326. 
Student    Singers'    Association    of    Norway: 

119,   362. 
Students:    204.    205-258,   265-266,    398,   408. 

Pictures   of;   249,    259,   390. 

Roster    of;    205-258. 
Students'    Army    Training    Corps:     47,    76, 

79.    120,     125,    126,    127,    269-271,    272, 

343.    355-357,    396,   397. 
Students'   Union;    309,    311,    313. 
Students'    TTnion    Convention;    see    Lutheran 

Students'   LTnion    Convention. 
Study   clubs;    316,    317,    318. 
Study   hours;    274. 

Study  rooms;    17,  55,  72,   157.  276,  382. 
Stvve,   O.   C. ;   232,  323,  421,  454. 
Subev.    W.    A.:    246.    324,   411. 
Sumstad,    M.    0._:    239,   327,   414,    442. 
Sunday    Association;    38,    317. 
Sunday  schools;   38,  317. 
Sundby,   G.   A.;    233.   323,   414,   442. 
Sundheim,  J.   M. ;   60.   62. 
"Sunnyside  Property";   155. 
Surveving    Csubiect     of     study):      76,      118. 

141,  272,    273,    299,    305. 
Svanoe,    Bjarne ;    90,    95,    120,    138,   329. 
Svanoe   familv  ;   95. 

Svare,   H.    O. ;   431. 
"Svein   LTrad";    318. 
Sveine,    Svein;    229,    323. 
Svenning,  W.  N. ;   255,  325. 
Svennungsen,   Stener ;   206,   442,   454. 
Swain,  C.   C. ;   62. 
Swalestuen,  J.   D. ;   222,  442. 
Swansen,    H.    F. ;    62,    84,    86,    90,    95,    121, 
140,   246,   324,   358,   418.  454. 


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Swansen    family;   86,    95. 
Swanson,   L.   O. ;   246,  340,   418. 
Swennes,   O.   S. ;   222,   336,  416,   426. 
Swensen,  A.   W. ;   251,  419,  454. 
Swensen,    Daniel;   222,    442. 
Swensen,  .W.  J.;    245,   418. 
Swenson,   B.   C. ;   225,   414,  442. 
Swenson,   L.   S. ;   60,  62,   78,   160,   220,  321, 

394,     402,     408,     419,     424,     431,     454, 

464. 
Syftestad,    O.    P.;    211,    336.   423,   442. 
Symphonia    (glee   club)  ;    363. 
Synod  for  the   Norwegian  Lutheran  Church 

in   America;    see   Norwegian   Synod. 

Taft,   W.   H.;   356. 

Tallakson,   H.    A.;    251,    345. 

Tallakson,   S.    L. ;    238,   323,   407,   414,  432, 

442. 
Talle,    H.    O.  ;    90,    95,    121,    139,    184,    249. 

286,  289,  290,   291,   298,    307,    318,   324, 
326,    327,    418,    454. 

Talle    family;    95. 

Tande,    Ole ;    217,    420,    445. 

Tarvestad,   J.    C. ;    368. 

Tasa,    Gilbert;    228,    411. 

Teachers,    Training   of;    266,    268,    279,   286, 

287,  297,    389,    474. 

Teachers   at   the   College;    see    Faculty. 
Teachers      from      Norway ;      see      Norway, 

Teachers   from. 
Teaching     load.     Distribution     of;     132-138, 

140-141,    306,    307. 
Teigen,   Martin:   228,  341,   342,  442. 
Teisberg,    A.    K. ;    90.     95,     121,     133,    306, 

419,   454,   465. 
Teisberg,   C.   B. ;   234,  416,  426. 
Teisberg,  C.   O. ;   229.  323.  421,  432.  454. 
Teisberg,   Thomas;    92,    97,   239,    323,    421. 
Teisberg   family    (A.    K.    Teisberg)  ;    95. 
Tennis;    153,    331,    350,    351-353. 
Tenold,    O.    A.;    62. 

Terms;    135,    136,    272,    274,    282,    306,    307. 
Textbooks;   27,  28,   30,   31,   32,   33,   34,    114, 

283,   284,   285,   286.   287,   288,   289,    29a, 

291,   292,    294,    295,   296,    297,    298,   299, 

300,    301,    302,    303,   304,    305. 
Theological     Department;     24,    25,    26.     66, 

100,    391. 
Theological  students;  444-445,  446. 
Theology,    Study    of:    28.    70,    71,    76,    170, 

171,    172,    173,   266,    444,    474. 
Thistedahl,    Chr. ;    64. 
Thoen,   E.  A.;   246.   324,  325,   349. 
Thoen,    T.    E. ;    224,    321,     322,     412,     44.?, 

454. 
Thoen,    Lauritz :    206,    430,    454. 
Thollehaug,    S.    K.  :    228,   442,   454,    465. 
Thompsen,    P. ;    63. 
Thompson.    C.   S. ;    230,  320,    322,   323,   370, 

376,  412,  442,  454. 
Thompson,  J.  B. ;  60. 
Thompson,    T.    &    Sons;    368. 
Thompson,  M.  A.;  251,  325,  341,  345,  419. 
Thompson,   O.   C. ;   248,  442. 
Thompson,    S.    I,. ;    229,    442. 
Thompson,    T.    A.;    170. 
Thompson,   Mrs.   T.  A.;   170. 
Thompson,    T.     E.  ;    62,    90,    95.     121,    137, 

138,   140,   236.   289,   290,   317,   323,    327, 

351,    417,    424,    454. 
Thompson  family   (T.   E.  Thompson)  :   95. 
Thorgrimsen,  G.  G.  C.  T. ;  247.  324.  420. 
Thorgrimsen,    TI.    A.    S. ;    258,    350. 
Thorgrimsen,  H.    B. ;   92,   97,    134,   214,   363. 

366.   367,   375,   403,   409,   411,   442. 
Thorkveen,  L.  P.:  221,  442,  454,  465. 
Thorlaksson,  N.   S. ;   216,  416,  442.  466. 
Thorpe,    C.    S. ;    236,   414,   442,   467. 
Thorpe,    L.    O. ;    60,    61,   207,    368. 
Thorpe,    N.    B. ;    246,    324,    349,   414,   442. 
Thorpe,  O.   B. ;   220,  423,  442. 


Thorpe,   O.  C. ;  243,  421. 

Thorsen,    M.    H. ;    238,    344,    416,    426,    445 

Thorsen,    Markus ;    211,   442. 

Thorsen,   O.    H.  ;   250.   324.   327.  421. 

Thorsgaard.  K.   L. ;  224.  335,  336,  340,  341, 

342,   416,   426. 
Thorson,    H. ;    368. 
Thorson,    I.    A.;    61,    62,    92,    98,    136,    225, 

336,    340,    341,    342,    366.    375,    421. 
Thorstensen,    Knut ;    205,    442. 
Thorstenson,    K.    A.:    232,    421,    431,   454. 
Thorvilson,  T.   K. ;   211,  363,   365,  423,  442, 

465. 
Throndsen,   Knud ;   34,   90,   95,    122,    132. 
Throndsen    family  ;   95. 
Thuland,   C.    M.  :   222,   416,   426. 
Thykesen,    E.  ;    60. 
Tingelstad,    Bent;    60,    84,   95. 
Tingelstad.     Edvin ;     247,     324,     327,     418. 

431. 
Tingelstad.     John;     36.     90,     95,     122,     134, 

135,   219,    363,   366,   370,   417,   424,  442, 

455. 
Tingelstad,    O.   A.;    34,   35,   36,   54,   62,   63, 

84-85,   88,    90,    95,    122,    137,    138,    139, 

140,    141,   238,   275,   285,   286,   287,   303. 

304,   307,    317,    323,    326,   344.   374,   404. 

417.  424.  433,  435,  442,  455,  465,  467^ 
Tingelstad  family  (John  Tingelstad)  ;  95. 
Tingelstad   family    (O.    A.    Tingelstad)  ;    84, 

95. 
Tjernagel,    H.    M. ;    92.   98.    136,    225.    321, 

322,    368,    375,   442,    455,   465,    467. 
Tiernagel,   L.  J.;   368. 
Tftnnesen,    T.    H. :    216.   442. 
T6nnesen,   T.   J.    E. ;    220.   442. 
Tollefsrud,    E.    O. ;    252.    324.    326.    342. 
Tollefsrud,    M.    B. ;     251,     324,     349,     420. 

445. 
Tolo.    A.    T. ;    250,   325,    326,    327,    405,    420. 

445,   455. 
Tolo,   G.  W.;  249,  416,  442. 
Tolo,    H.    M. ;    252,    326.   342,   419. 
Tolo,  T.   O. ;   223,   318.   321,  412,  442,  455, 

465. 
Tonning,     Ole;     235,     350,     351.    417,     424, 

455. 
Topness,    S.    M.  ;    247,    340,    345,    414.    442, 

445,  455. 
Torgerson,    A.    T. ;    223,    442. 
Torgerson,    Abel;    238,    340. 
Torgerson,   Andreas;    208,   334,   335. 
Torgerson.     T.     A.     C. ;     92,    98,     232,     323, 

340,    420,    455. 
Torgerson,   T.   A.:    59,   60,   61.   98. 
Torgerson,    Thomas;     235.    376. 
Torgerson,   W.    B.  ;    223,   .|22,   336. 
Torrison,    A.    O. ;    238,    416,    426. 
Torrison,    Aaron;    225,    335.    336.    340.    342. 
Torrison,  G.  A.;  62,  219,  321,  336,  407,  416. 

425. 
Torrison,    Gustav ;    222,    336 
Torrison,    I.    B.  ;    34,    35.    63,    90,    95,    123. 

127,    137,    138,    140.    160.    213.    285.    317, 

336,   367,    402,   406,    411,   431,    442.    455, 

465. 
Torrison.    N.    G. ;    223.   321,    336.    420,    432. 
Torrison,  O.   M. ;   217,  365,  407,  419,  426. 
Torrison,   O.  T.  ;   256.  337. 
Torrison.   Osuld.   61.   95.   368. 
Torrison.  T.    E. ;   60.  61,  210,   423. 
Torrison,    W.    L. ;    225,    322,    335,   336,    340, 

342,   421. 
Torrison    family    (T.    B.    Torrison)  ;    95. 
Track    athletics;     126,     128,     149,     153,    333, 

350-351. 
Treasurer    of    the    Board    of    Trustees;    see 

Trustees,    Board   of.   Treasurer. 
Treasurer  of  the  College:   49,   53,  54,  62-63, 
72,    103,    111,    117,  264,   306. 


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Treasurer  of  the  College,  Assistant ;   63. 
Treasurer  of  the  Corporation ;   see   Corpora- 
tion,   Luther    College. 
Treasurer    of    the    Synod ;    59. 
Tri-State    Conference;    331. 
Trunk  house;    145,    147,    149. 
Trustees,   Board   of;    49,   57,   58,    60-62,    100, 

101,      102,    107,      108,     109,      111,      116, 

129,    130,    161,    172,   263,   264,    3S7,   410. 

Election  of  members;    57,   264. 

Meetings;    58. 

President;    57,    58,   60,    100,   130,   264. 

Secretary;   57,  58,  60,  82,  100,   101,   107, 
108,    109,    111,    116,    171,    264. 

Term  of   office  of  members;    57,    58. 

Treasurer;   57,   58,  61,   100,  264. 

Vacancies  ;    57. 
Tryttcn,   C.   O. ;   241,   420. 
Trytten,   E.  G. ;  255,  337,  341,  351. 
Trytten,    G.   N. ;    251,    325,   343,   419,    455. 
Trytten,  J.   M. ;    243,    353,   420,   431. 
Trytten,    M.    H. ;    54,    56,    84,    90,    95,    123, 

139,    140,    141,    248,   283,    299,    304,   307, 

325,   411,   418,   455. 
Trytten,    O.   B.  ;   258,    350. 
Trytten   family    (M.    H.   Trytten);    95. 
Tufte,   M.    C. ;    222,    321,   423,   442,   455. 
Tufte,   O.    B.;   242,   319,  326,   348,   414,  442. 
Tuition;    170,    173,    175,   482. 
Turmo,   A.    M.  ;    237,    442. 
Turmo,    A.    O. ;   98,   209,   442. 
Turmo,    Olaf;    92,    98,    136,    231,    322,    323, 

414,   442,   465. 
Turmo,    Stener ;    231,  414,  431,   442,   455. 
Turmo,   U.  A.;    255,   350. 
Turning;   329,   348-350. 
Turning    Club;    303,    329,    348-350. 
Tvedt,   C.   W.  ;    255,   325,   326. 
Tvedt,   N.   G.  ;  207,  423,  442. 
Tvete,    N.   K. ;    60. 
Tweten,   J.    O.  ;    235,    323,   414,   442. 
Tweten,    O. ;   60. 

Twin  City  Luther  College  Club ;  432. 
Twito,  Helmer;  92,  98,  138,  248,  418. 
Tyssen,    Carl;    90,    95,    123,    138,    238,    323, 

417,   424,   455. 
Tyssen  family;   95. 

Ulen,  G.  C. ;  225,  442. 
Ullensvang,    L.    L. ;    232,    414,    442. 
Ulsaker,    S.    K. ;    217,    423,    442. 
Ulvilden,  George;  84,  90,  95,   123,    140,  248, 

324,    345,   414,  442,    455. 
Ulvilden,     Reinhardt ;    243,     326,    340,     345, 

414,    442. 
Ulvilden   family    (George   Ulvilden)  ;    95. 
Union   of   synods;    51,   55,   74,   79,   187,    193, 

194. 
Unit    (society)  ;    310. 
United    Norwegian    Lutheran     Church;     51, 

193. 
"University     Fund;"    16,    24,   25,    172,    385, 

386. 
"LTniversity"    resolution;    24,    385. 
Unseth,  J.    B.;    228,  412,   432,   442. 
Unseth,    M.   A.;    221,  416,   426,  432. 
I'nseth,    M.   W. ;   251,   324,  349,   353,   420. 
Upidee   Glee   Club;    363. 
Urnes,   J.    A.;    220,    442,  455. 
Urness,    T.    N. ;    92,   98,   242,   326,    418,   425, 

431.' 
Ursin,    N.    B. ;    238,   442. 

Vaala,   A.    O. ;   237,  417,   455. 

Vaaler,    A.    J.;    92,    98,    239,    323,    326,    327, 

414,    442,    455. 
Vaaler,    E.   A.;    235,    323,   423,    442,   455. 
Vaaler,  J.   R.  ;   95,  98,   208,   442. 
Vaaler,  K.  B.  ;  342,  323,  324,   327,  414,  442. 
Vaaler,  Torvald  ;   90,  95,   124,   140,  251,  324, 

420,    455. 


Vacation   schools  ;    44. 

Valder,   C.   H. ;   91,   96,    130,    134,    135,   302. 
Vangen,    C.    O. ;    237,    420,    455. 
Vangsnes,    O.     P.;    60,    62,    209,    361,    423 

442,    465,    466. 
Varlo,    Olaf;    209,   423. 
Veblen,   A.   A.;    90,   95,    124,    133,    134 
Ventilation;     147,    148,    153. 
V'ereide,    O.    M. ;    220,   412,   442. 
Vetleson,    Torjus;    206,    442. 
Vice-President    of    the    Synod;     59      66      74 

100,    102,    108,    120,   466. 
Vigness,    L.    A.  ;    62. 
Vik,   E.   O.;  217,  367,   411,   442. 
Viking   ship  ;    407. 
Vinnor,  A.   T.  ;   205,  423,  443. 
Violin    (study)  ;    92,    376. 
Visitation    and    inspection;    49,    57,    58,    59, 

263. 
Visitors,    Board  of;   49,   50,   57,   58     59     no 

263,    264.  '        '     "   ' 

V^oice   culture;    92,    376,    475. 
Volapuk    Club;    316. 
Void,   E.   E. ;   61. 
Voldeng,    M.    N. ;    217,   419,   425 
Vollum,    E.    O.  ;   237,   323,   416,   426. 
X'olumes  in  the  Library;    159,   160,   161     163 

166,   478. 

Waage,  Johannes,  Jr.;  90,  95,  124,  140  M6 
324,  327,  420,   455.  '  "     ' 

Waage,  Johannes,   Sr.  ;    95,    215,   443. 

Waage,   K.    O.  ;    246,   416,   443. 

Waage    family;     95. 

Waldeland,    Erik;    59. 

Waldorf    College;    196,    197. 

Walhus,    Nora;   63,   91,    96,    130,    307 

Waller,  M.  C.  ;  92,  98,  135,  225,  322  41? 
443,  455. 

Waller,   T.   H.  ;   244,   340 

Walther,   C.    F.   W. ;   15,   66,   392 

Wanberg,   R.    T. ;   244,   324,   325,   414,   443. 

War  courses;  105,  117,  140  141  '7'  ^h'j 
396.  ,  -   -,    -o   , 

Water  Supply;   143,  144,   145,   147,   148.   154. 

Webster    (society);    315. 

Weeks,    S.    W. ;   211,   334,   335. 

Wein,   H.   J.;   230,   320,   322,   323     342,   414 

432,   443. 
Weiser,   H.   S. ;   254,   341. 
Welo,   J.   I.;   207,   423,   443. 
Werthwein,    Pearl ;    92. 
Westby,   J.    M. ;    252,    342,   343,    350. 
Western     Intercollegiate     Gymnastic     Meet; 

349. 
Western    Minnesota    Luther    College    Club  • 

429,    432. 
Western      North     Dakota     Luther     College 

Club;    432. 
Westward    Movement;    184,    185,    192,    193 

194,   261. 
White,  A.   O.;  92,   98,   136,  230,  414,  443. 
Whitney,    Casper;    336. 
Widvey,  P.  A.;   211,  443. 
Wierson,   A.   T. ;   249,   418,   455. 
Wierson,    L.    I.;    255,    325 
Wiese,  M.    Fr.  ;    63. 
Wilhelmsen,    O.    I.    M  •    211     443 
Willett,    G.    R. ;   49. 
Willett,    George;   210,   443. 
Williams,  H.    W. ;    242,   340,   344. 
Willmar  Seminary;   390. 
Wind-mill;     145. 
Winger,    J.     E.  ;    228,    336,    340,    341,    342, 

423,   445. 
Winger,    Oscar;    432. 
Winneshiek    County;    189,    191. 
Winneshiek    Countv    Sangerforbund ;    403. 
Wiprud,    T.    T.  ;    222,   443. 
Wisnaes,   J.    C.  ;   241,   348,    349,   414,   443 
Wisnaes,    R.    J.;    213,    443. 


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Wisness,   A.    M. ;    246,   324,    345,    409,   418. 

Wittenberg    Academy;    391. 

WoU,    Oluf;    222,   443. 

Wollan,    C.    I.;    90,   95,    124,    138,    243,    324, 

344,   345,  421,  455. 
Wollan,    G.    B.;    230,    322,    342,    370,    421, 

432,  455    465. 
Wollan,'  G.   C. ;   230,   323,   421,   455. 
Wollan,    M.    A.;    60. 
Wollan,  O.   B.   F. ;   235,  420. 
Wollan,   W.    A.;    244,    326,   345,    349,   420. 
Wollan  family   (C.   I.   Wollan);   95. 
Women   of   the   Church;    230,    471,   472. 
Workshop;    149,   151. 
Works,    Frances;    92,   96. 
World    War,    Luther    College    and    the;    47, 

79,   86,    269-271,    309,    315,    395-397. 
Wraamann,   W.   W. :   208,  455,  465. 
Wrolstad,    T.    O. ;  236,   414,   443,   455. 
Wulfsberg,    Einar ;    230,   417,    443. 
Wulfsberg,  J.   A.  O. ;  236,  414,  443. 

Xavier,   J.    U. ;    92,    98,    135,    223,    .^22,    417, 

443,    455,   465. 
Xavier,   Karl;    67,    222,    412,    443,    455,    465. 

Ygdrasil   (society);    311,   312,    313. 
Ylvisaker,  A.   C. ;    60,  215,  411. 
Ylvisaker,   C.    B. ;    249,   324,   353,   416,   443. 
Ylvisaker,   H.   L. ;   247,   324,   326,   418. 
Ylvisaker,    I.    D. ;    60,    220,    321.    376,    406, 
416,    443,   466. 


Ylvisaker,  J.    F. ;   248,  420,   443,  467. 
Ylvisaker,   J.    W. ;   252,   324,   325,   326.   342. 

353,  419,   455. 
Ylvisaker,   Johan    Th. ;    34,    35,    63,   90,    95. 

125,    135,    210,    423,   443,   455.   466. 
Ylvisaker,    Johannes;    31,    3i,    62,    95,    211, 

423,   425,   443,   455,   466. 
Ylvisaker,    L.    S. ;    242,   323,    324,   351,    352, 

353,    416,    426,    445. 
Ylvisaker,    N.    M. ;   235,    323,  416,   443,   467. 
Ylvisaker,   N.    W. ;    242,   414,   443. 
Ylvisaker,    Olaf    ('88);    220,    321,    336,    423, 

445. 
Ylvisaker,    Olaf    S. ;    232,    421,    443. 
Ylvisaker,   R.   S. ;    252,   325,   353,  420. 
Ylvisaker,    S.    C. ;    34,    35,    36,    90,    95,    125, 

137,    138,   140,   236,    285,   293,   295,   317, 

357,    417,    425,    443,    455,   466. 
Ylvisaker,  S.  J.  N. ;  225,  322,  340,  412,  432, 

443,    467. 
Ylvisaker,    W.    O. ;    252,    343. 
Ylvisaker    family     (Johan     Th.     Ylvisaker)  ; 

95. 
Ylvisaker   family    (S.    C.    Ylvisaker)  ;    95. 
Young    People's    Association;    317. 
Young    People's     Luther     League ;     85,    87, 

374,    375,    416,    462,    467. 
Young  people's   societies;    37,    38,   377. 
Ytterboe,    H.    T.  ;    215,    336,    423,    455. 

Zoology   (subject   of   study);    110,    118,    119, 
134,    135,    136,    137,    269,    271,    272,   283. 


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